Radiocarbon analysis shows that a Quran manuscript held by the University of Birmingham, England, was written close to the time of the Prophet Mohammed.

“This manuscript could well have been written just after he died,” said David Thomas, a professor of Christianity and Islam at the University of Birmingham. “Parts of the Quran that are ...

A Quran manuscript held by the University of Birmingham has been placed among the oldest in the world thanks to modern scientific methods. The manuscript will be put on public display at The ...

A 1,500-year-old parchment could be one of the oldest known copies of the Quran, possibly dating back to a time that overlapped with the life of the Prophet Muhammad.

LONDON-- The University of Birmingham said Wednesday that scientific tests prove a Quran manuscript in its collection is one of the oldest known and may have been written close to the time of the ...

The manuscript consists of two parchment leaves and contains parts of the suras, or chapters, 18 to 20 written in an early form of Arabic known as Hijazi. Radiocarbon analysis dated the parchment ...

LONDON – The University of Birmingham says new scientific tests on a Quran parchment place it close to the time of the Prophet Muhammad. The university said Wednesday that radiocarbon dating has ...

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A rare and ancient copy of the Quran will soon be available for public viewing at the Sharjah book fair in the United Arab Emirates. The 1,350-year-old document is a copy of an original manuscript ...

A British university disclosed Wednesday that scientific tests prove a Quran manuscript in its collection is one of the oldest known and may have been written close to the time of the Prophet Muham… ...

Radiocarbon analysis shows that a Quran manuscript held by the University of Birmingham, England, was written close to the time of the Prophet Mohammed.