Posted: Mar 19, 2010 8:29 pm
I've found what looks like a very authoritative article about the Yemeni early Korans. Which of course are said to refute the immutability and so divine certainly of said book. It seems that not only were these ancient documents found in the mosque at Sana, but some of them found their way into the art market and were flogged off as examples of Arabic calligraphy. Thus finding their way into the public domain. Unlike the 35,000 photographs of the other fragments found with them AFAIK.
Unfortunately, my computer refuses to download the accompanying images because of some Javascript problem. They include at least one image of a palimpsest section of a very early Koran - maybe pre-Uthmanic - revealed by UV light.
I haven't read the extensive footnotes yet but they look Quite Interesting.
http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/ ... soth.html#
Edit: correct acronym
Unfortunately, my computer refuses to download the accompanying images because of some Javascript problem. They include at least one image of a palimpsest section of a very early Koran - maybe pre-Uthmanic - revealed by UV light.
I haven't read the extensive footnotes yet but they look Quite Interesting.
http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/ ... soth.html#
Edit: correct acronym