Manuscript Timeline
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I've been brewing over several questions related to the history of the muslim people after the prophet's lifetime. I'm not sure how to word them though.
One thing I'm wondering is if anyones ever attempted to construct a timeline of the earliest manuscripts in the 'post-muhammad' community. What is the earliest definitive manuscript that is together? Did people at that time even date their texts? I'm aware of a couple epigraphic mantertial but would like to learn more.
The best website I've found that some of you may be familiar with is https//www.islamic-awareness.org/ which has some great list for sure.
hope all is well. peace.
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I've been brewing over several questions related to the history of the muslim people after the prophet's lifetime. I'm not sure how to word them though.
One thing I'm wondering is if anyones ever attempted to construct a timeline of the earliest manuscripts in the 'post-muhammad' community. What is the earliest definitive manuscript that is together? Did people at that time even date their texts? I'm aware of a couple epigraphic mantertial but would like to learn more.
The best website I've found that some of you may be familiar with is https//www.islamic-awareness.org/ which has some great list for sure.
hope all is well. peace.
peace,
there was a re-structure in verse counts and style otherwise pretty much same except for some spelling i.e., numerous alifs added which the current in use today Cairo Quran canonized in 1924 and in mass print officially written by this guy which all the numerology infatuated are following.
https//thecognate.com/madinah-mushaf-quran-uthman-taha/
earlies manuscripts are here including these via Carbon 14 dating
likewise, these manuscripts pre-date hafs and warsh by 150 yearsBirmingham, Cadbury Research Library Islamic Arabic 1572 568-645, CE (95.4%)
https//corpuscoranicum.de/handschriften/index/sure/20/vers/1?handschrift=281Gotthelf Bergsträßer Archive Cairo, National Library qāf 47 606-652, CE (95.4%)
https//corpuscoranicum.de/handschriften/index/sure/4/vers/137/handschrift/734137 ان indeed الذىن the ones امنوا believes they of ثم furthermore كفروا reject they of ثم furthermore امنوا believes they of ثم furthermore كفروا reject they of ثم furthermore ازددوا increases they of كفرا rejection of لم not ىكن beeth الله the god (end text) لىغفر to forgived لهم for them ولا and not لىهدىهم to guided them سبىلا pathway of
Berlin, Staatsbibliothek ms.or.fol. 4313 606-652 CE (95,4%)
it's the same manuscript as qāf above since verse starts where above ends
https//corpuscoranicum.de/handschriften/index/sure/4/vers/137?handschrift=154137 … (start text) سبىلا path of
4138 بشر glad tiding المنفقىن those hypocrites بان in that لهم for them عذبا punishment of الىما dire ofTübingen, Universitätsbibliothek Ma VI 165 649-675, CE (95,4%)
https//corpuscoranicum.de/handschriften/index/sure/17/vers/36?handschrift=107in common in earliest oldest manuscripts and scribe style can easily distinguish
- alifs were seldom written in the middle of words (no need and they stood out)
- initialed chapters e.g., 21 الم alif lam meem 201 طه ta ha (not counted separate)
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peace Noon,
Thanks for the reply. I should have specified I was thinking non quranic manuscripts.
Manuscripts that may reference Quranic concepts but more like the earliest records of the muslim community outside of the Quran. Maybe legal or even reverential.
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Very cool website. Thank you Euphoric
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peace Noon,
Thanks for the reply. I should have specified I was thinking non quranic manuscripts.
Manuscripts that may reference Quranic concepts but more like the earliest records of the muslim community outside of the Quran. Maybe legal or even reverential.
See
http//islam-and-muslims.com/islamic-books-online.htmlSpecifically
http//www.islam-and-muslims.com/External-References-Islam-Hoyland.pdf -
Wowee. Thank you wakas. Thats enough material to last me more than a year, lol.
What I've read and heard from Hoyland is great work, thanks for that link as well. JazakAllah Khair.
