Qatar National Library (QNL), in collaboration with Dar al-Makhtutat, Qatar Foundation and the Istanbul Sultanahmet Foundation, is hosting a series of seminars dedicated to exploring the preservation, production and illumination of manuscripts of the Qur’an. These seminars will examine the meticulous craftsmanship and artistic traditions that have shaped these manuscripts over the centuries.

Session 1: Opening Lecture
28 November 2024

• “Manuscripts of the Qur’an Attributed to Yakut ibn Abdullah Al-Musta'simi: A Study of their Craftsmanship” - Prof. Dr. Ghanem Quduri Al-Hamd
• "The Scripts used in 7th Century Qur’anic Manuscripts in the Historical Script Context" - Eng. Ibrahim Fakhro
• "The Munich Mus’haf: The Ratio of the Number of Verses in the Surahs Based on Information about the Surah and its Ending" - Prof. Dr. Bashir Al-Hamiri

Session 2: Bibliographic and Codicological Studies
29 November 2024

• "The Aesthetic Codicology of 7th Century Qur’anic Manuscripts and Beyond: An Epistemological Approach" - Prof. Dr. Idham Hanash
• "Qur’anic Manuscripts of the 7th Century in the Islamic West: A Comparative Study of the Writing, Support Structure and Script" - Prof. Dr. Mustafa Al-Toubi
• "Examples of Qur’anic Manuscripts from Jerusalem in the 7th Century: A Codicological Study" - Dr. Bassam Al-Aghbar
• "7th Century Qur’anic Manuscripts at the Jumaa Al-Majid Center for Culture and Heritage in Dubai: A Bibliographic Study" - Dr. Mohamed Kamel Jad

Chair: Prof. Dr. şeyhmus Demir

Session 3: General Characteristics of 7th Century Qur’anic Manuscripts
30 November 2024

• "External Texts in 7th Century Qur’anic Manuscripts: Between Travel Records and Codicological Cultural Exchange" - Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Ahmad Masri
• "Page Layout in 7th Century Qur’anic Manuscripts" - Prof. Dr. Faisal Al-Hafian
• "Aesthetic and Decorative Characteristics of Qur’anic Manuscript Covers in the 7th Century" - Eng. Ahmad Mahmoud Masri
• "Signs of Counting and Sectioning in 7th Century Qur’anic Manuscripts: A Descriptive Study" - Dr. Mohamed Abdullah Al-Waili

Chair: Prof. Dr. Abdul Samad Romero

Session 4: Qur’anic Manuscripts from the 7th Century AH: Case Studies
1 December 2024

• "The Manuscript of Seville copied in 624 AH: A Descriptive Analytical Study" - Prof. Dr. Iyad Salem Al-Samarrai
• "The Manuscript of Ibn Al-Ra'id (609 AH)" - Dr. Mohamed Al-Dasouqi Kahila
• "A Moroccan Manuscript preserved in the British Library dated 652 AH: An Analytical Study" - Prof. Dr. Abdullah Al-Khateeb and Mr. Ahmed Wisam Shakir
• "The Qur’anic Manuscript of Yakut Al-Musta'simi in the National Library of France: A Codicological Study" - Prof. Dr. Karim Ifraq

Chair: Prof. Dr. Idham Hanish

Session 5: Closing Lecture
2 December 2024

• "Towards the Creation of a Database for 7th Century Qur’anic Manuscripts" - Mr. Abdul-Ati Al-Sharqawi
• "A Mamluk Manuscript of one Quarter of the Qur’an from the Early Mamluk Era" - Mr. Sultan Al-Shaibani

Chair: Prof. Dr.  Faisal Al-Hafian

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The Library will offer a special tour of the building on 1 December 2024 from 10:30 to 11:30 AM. If you are interested, please register via the following link: https://ssl.eventilla.com/event/d4Npq/EN

Date: 28 November - 2 December 2024

Time: 12:00 - 3:00 PM

Language: Arabic and English

Target Audience: Public

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