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DescriptionBirmingham Quran manuscript.jpg	العربية: مخطوطة قُرآنيَّة تعود للقرن السَّابع الميلاديّ ضمن مجموعة مخطوطات ووثائق جامعة برمنغهام. English: Seventh-century Quran manuscript held by the University of Birmingham. Folio 2 recto (left) and folio 1 verso (right). Folio 2 (left) from the end of Chapter 19 to the beginning of Chapter 20. Folio 1 (right) from chapter 18 verse 23 to verse 31 فارسی: بخشی از یک نسخه باستانی قرآن که گفته می شود به عصر پیامبر اسلام بر میگردد. این نسخه در ردیف قدیمی ترین نسخ قرآن قرار گرفته است و در دانشگاه بیرمنگام یاقت شده است Français : Manuscrit du coran de l'Université de Birmingham Bahasa Indonesia: Manuskrip Alquran Birmingham اردو: مخطوطہ قرآن جامعہ برمنگھم 中文：伯明翰古蘭經手稿
Date	the parchment was carbon-dated to 568–645 (2σ CI)
Source	The New York Times.
Author	AnonymousUnknown author

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