{"id":30643,"date":"2026-06-27T13:43:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T13:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/?p=30643"},"modified":"2026-06-27T13:43:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T13:43:39","slug":"discovery-of-the-oldest-quran-attributed-to-imam-ali-as-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/discovery-of-the-oldest-quran-attributed-to-imam-ali-as-in-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovery of the oldest Quran attributed to Imam Ali (AS) in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>&gt; Researchers at the German University of **T\u00fcbingen** recently announced that they had found an ancient copy of the **Holy Qur\u2019an**, written in **Kufic script**. Based on the available indications and evidence, this copy may be considered the oldest Qur\u2019anic manuscript.<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; The **International Quran News Agency (IQNA)** reported, citing the media website **Commdiginews**, that the research of these scholars indicates that this Qur\u2019anic manuscript was written about **20 to 40 years after the death of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)**. It is believed to be attributable to **Imam Ali (peace be upon him)**, who became the caliph of the Muslims in **656 CE**.<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; According to the magazine **Medieval History**, this Qur\u2019anic manuscript dates back to the years **649 to 675 CE**. Since **Imam Ali (peace be upon him)** was among the few Muslims at that time who were able to read and write, it is considered highly likely that this manuscript was written in his hand.<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; According to researchers at the university, this copy includes from **verse 37 of Surah Al-Isra\u2019** to **verse 57 of Surah Ya-Sin**. It was written in **Kufic script** on **high-quality parchment**, which has preserved its quality over the past **1,339 years**.<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; It is worth mentioning that another Qur\u2019anic manuscript is currently preserved in **Sana\u2019a**, the capital of Yemen, and it had previously been believed to be the oldest Qur\u2019anic copy, as it dates precisely to **671 CE**.<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; It is also noted that this latest copy of the Holy Qur\u2019an, most likely attributed to **Imam Ali (peace be upon him)**, will soon be displayed at the exhibition **\u201cHoly Books \u2013 Holy Places\u201d** in the city of **Antwerp**, Belgium.<\/h4>\n<h4>If you want, I can also give you:<br \/>\n&#8211; a **more polished academic\/news-style translation**, or<br \/>\n&#8211; a **simple plain-English version**.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&gt; Researchers at the German University of **T\u00fcbingen** recently announced that they had found an ancient copy of the **Holy Qur\u2019an**, written in **Kufic script**. Based on the available indications and evidence, this copy may be considered the oldest Qur\u2019anic manuscript. &gt; &gt; The **International Quran News Agency (IQNA)** reported, citing the media website **Commdiginews**, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":30644,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":4,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1498],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-koran-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30643"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30645,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30643\/revisions\/30645"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}