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Smithsonian to host 1st major Qur’an exhibition

Edit Arabnews 22 Jun 2016
Attached Files. . ID. . 1466535342938100600. Publication Date.  ... The Arabic text of the holy Qur’an was fixed as early as the late 7th century, Farhad said, but the variety in Qur’ans is “staggering.” The exhibition will showcase different styles of calligraphy and illumination ... These Qur’ans span nearly a millennium, dating from the late 7th or early 8th centuries (not long after the time of Muhammad) to the 17th century ... ....

First major Quran exhibition to be held in Washington DC

Edit The National 21 Jun 2016
The Smithsonian's Arthur M Sackler Gallery announced on Tuesday that The Art of the Qur'an ... The Arabic text of the Quran was fixed as early as the late 7th century, Mr Farhad said, but the variety in Qurans is "staggering" ... "It shows how diverse the Muslim world is." ... The Qurans span nearly a millennium, dating from the late 7th or early 8th centuries (not long after the time of Prophet Mohammad) to the 17th century ... * Associated Press ....

Smithsonian to host 1st major US Quran exhibition

Edit Springfield News-Sun 21 Jun 2016
The Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery announced Tuesday that "The Art of the Qur'an ... The exhibition is set to open Oct ... 20, 2017 ... Why are these Qurans special?. The Arabic text of the Quran was fixed as early as the late 7th century, Farhad said, but the variety in Qurans is "staggering." ... These Qurans span nearly a millennium, dating from the late 7th or early 8th centuries (not long after the time of Muhammad) to the 17th century ... ....

Smithsonian to Host First Major US Quran Exhibit

Edit Voa News 21 Jun 2016
She calls it an opportunity to “focus on the importance of this as a work of art and importance in art history.”   Why are these Qurans special?   The Arabic text of the Quran was fixed as early as the late 7th century, Farhad said, but the variety in Qurans is “staggering.” The exhibition will showcase different styles of calligraphy and illumination....

Smithsonian to host first major US Quran exhibition

Edit Dawn 21 Jun 2016
WASHINGTON ... The Smithsonian's Arthur M ... Why are these Qurans special? The Arabic text of the Quran was fixed as early as the late 7th century, Farhad said, but the variety in Qurans is 'staggering' ... How old are they? These Qurans span nearly a millennium, dating from the late 7th or early 8th centuries (not long after the time of Prophet Muhammad PBUH) to the 17th century ... DAWN_VIDEO - /1029551/DAWN-RM-1x1 ... ....

A New Foundation Is Formed To Promote Islamic Knowledge In Ghana And Africa , Says ...

Edit Modern Ghana 21 Jun 2016
By ModernGhana.Com. Sheikh Mustapha Ibrahim, Chairman of Islamic Council for Development and Humanitarian Services (ICODEHS) has disclosed that a new foundation has been formed to promote the dissemination of Islamic knowledge in Ghana and Africa ... Background to Islam in Africa. Africa was the first continent, outside of Arabia that Islam spread into in the early 7th century ... Get in touch with us for more info through. ... ....

>A New Foundation Is Formed To Promote Islamic Knowledge In Ghana And Africa , Says ...

Edit Modern Ghana 21 Jun 2016
By ModernGhana.Com. Sheikh Mustapha Ibrahim, Chairman of Islamic Council for Development and Humanitarian Services (ICODEHS) has disclosed that a new foundation has been formed to promote the dissemination of Islamic knowledge in Ghana and Africa ... Background to Islam in Africa. Africa was the first continent, outside of Arabia that Islam spread into in the early 7th century ... Get in touch with us for more info through. ... ....

Gujarat: Likely remains of Buddhist monastery found in Vadnagar

Edit DNA India 20 Jun 2016
In his accounts belonging to 7th century AD, Hiuen Tsang talked about ten Buddhist monasteries flourishing in Onantopulo, or Anandpura, the ancient name of Vadnagar. Buddhism is likely to have flourished in Vadnagar between 3rd century AD and 9th century AD, she said ... cells, supposed to have been used between 2nd century AD and 4th century AD....

Kerman's tourist attractions

Edit Press TV 20 Jun 2016
Believed to have been founded in the early 3rd century AD by Ardashir I, the founder of the Sassanian dynasty, it was from the 7th century ruled in turn by the Arabs, Buyids, Seljuqs, Turkmen and Mongols, and then until the Ghajar dynasty (1779-1921) by a further succession of invaders and regional despots....

Buddhist monastery remains found in Gujarat

Edit The Hindu 20 Jun 2016
In his accounts belonging to 7th century AD, Hiuen Tsang talked about ten Buddhist monasteries flourishing in Onantopulo, or Anandpura, the ancient name of Vadnagar. Buddhism is likely to have flourished in Vadnagar between 3rd century AD and 9th century AD, she said ... We also found archaeological remains belonging to 1st century AD and 2nd century AD there,” she said....

ASI unearths remains of Buddhist monastery in Vadnagar, Gujarat

Edit Indian Express 20 Jun 2016
In his accounts belonging to 7th century AD, Hiuen Tsang talked about ten Buddhist monasteries flourishing in Onantopulo, or Anandpura, the ancient name of Vadnagar ... Buddhism is likely to have flourished in Vadnagar between 3rd century AD and 9th century AD, she said ... We also found archaeological remains belonging to 1st century AD and 2nd century AD there,” she said....

Walkers re-enact historic royal visit to St Winefride's Well

Edit BBC News 18 Jun 2016
Six centuries ago Henry V walked from Shrewsbury to Holywell in Flintshire, to give thanks for his famous victory over the French at Agincourt ... According to legend, Winefride was the daughter of a 7th Century nobleman, who shunned the amorous advances of a local prince named Caradog ... "She had two 12th Century Latin Lives and a 15th Century Welsh Life and she is one of the very few Welsh saints to make it into the Roman Martyrology....

Half Of Turks In Germany Regard Islamic Law As Supreme

Edit Breitbart 17 Jun 2016
Even more shocking is that one third of all those polled thought that “Muslims should strive to a societal order like that in the time of Mohammed,” meaning a return to 7th century sharia ....
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