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Sharjah: This Ramadan, visitors at the ongoing ‘Tales from the East’ exhibition in Sharjah will have a chance to see a rare Ottoman copy of the Holy Quran, dating back to 1827 AD, written by renowned female calligrapher, Sherifa Zulaikha Khatami Al Saadi, daughter of Hajj Abdi Zadeh Basari Yari.
A copy of the Holy Quran by Omar bin Ismail, one of the most renowned calligraphers in Islamic art history, is also on display at the exhibition that runs until May 3 at the Sharjah Book Authority headquarters. Written in the Naskh script in 1685, the manuscript begins with two decorated panels, followed by Surat Al An’am.