'Oldest' Koran fragments found in Birmingham University

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'Oldest' Koran fragments found in Birmingham University

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Unread post by Muslim First » Wed Jul 22, 2015 2:12 pm

'Oldest' Koran fragments found in Birmingham University

What may be the world's oldest fragments of the Koran have been found by the University of Birmingham.
Radiocarbon dating found the manuscript to be at least 1,370 years old, making it among the earliest in existence.
The pages of the Muslim holy text had remained unrecognised in the university library for almost a century.
The British Library's expert on such manuscripts, Dr Muhammad Isa Waley, said this "exciting discovery" would make Muslims "rejoice".

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