Qur'anic verses in Naskh Script, South Asian origin. Dimensions of Written Surface: 14.3 (w) x 8.6 (h) cm It is indeed a Message of instruction. / Therefore let whoever will keep it in remembrance. / It is in Books held in honor, / Exalted, kept pure and holy, / Written by the hands of scribes, / Honorable, pious, and just. (80:11-16) These Qur'anic verses are written in a fluid naskh script in dark brown ink. Vocalization marks are also executed in brown ink, while orthoepics (pronunciation) marks --such as the duplication of a consonant (tashdid) and long "a" sounds (alif) --appear in red ink. Verse markers consist of small gold and red circles or drops. Notations in red ink indicating whether stopping recitation is allowed or not appear above the ayah (verse) markers as well. The panel of calligraphy has been extracted from a Qur'an, provided with colored frames, and pasted onto a pink board for strengthening. This calligraphic fragment includes verses 17-34 of the 80th chapter of the Qur'an entitled 'Abasa (He Frowned). Surat 'Abasa is an early Meccan surah containing 42 verses. It describes an episode during which a blind man interrupted the Prophet while he was attempting to teach. Because he wanted to learn the Qur'an, the Prophet excused the disruption and held the man in high honor. The verses continue with an exaltation of revelation and the Qur'an. Script: naskh 1-04-713.19.10
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