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There are also commentaries on the Koran and books of law.

It has remained in Tashkent ever since.

But the Birmingham find suggests otherwise, said Frank.

The manuscript is written on parchment, and comprises two layers of text, both of which are in the Hijazi script.

The story of how the Othman Koran came to Tashkent is a remarkable one.

Birmingham Quran Manuscript Year Written: c.

And frankly, that is a good thing.

But do two ancient leaves of the Quran, which go on show today at the University of Birmingham, really pre-date the Prophet Mohammed? Seville Quranic Manuscript Seville Quranic Manuscript is a 13th-century manuscript, and it counts among the select few surviving oldest manuscripts of the Quran from Spain.

Though the manuscript is archaeologically significant either way, Hoffmann argues that one would expect to seem more variation in such an old version.

About one-third of the original survives - about 250 pages - a huge volume written in a bold Arabic script.