{"product_id":"25742-quran-miniature-quran-in-small-handpainted-box","title":"[Quran] Miniature Quran in Small Handpainted Box","description":"\u003cp\u003eMiniature Quran with purple paper covers stamped in silver ink, containing 81 pp. of selected surahs (chapters) of the The Quran, the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation directly from God. No publisher information printed, but ca. early 1900s. 1.8 x 2.1 cm. Light wear to edges, first page partially adhered to inside cover with small skinning to upper edge, else fine throughout. Contained in a later small circular hand-painted box. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe printing of miniature Qur'ans was already established in Delhi and Istanbul by the late nineteenth century but \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eduring the First World War achieved their widest circulation, being supplied to British-Muslim troops, where they were worn as pendants that carried talismanic properties as well as serving as functional Qur'ans for reading.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62758652084383,"sku":"25742","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Koran25742a.jpg?v=1777310561","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/25742-quran-miniature-quran-in-small-handpainted-box","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}