A traditional chrome-free vegetable tanned leather cover hand-bound to last a lifetime (God-willing) and beyond

Calligrapher: Turkish calligrapher: Hussain Kutlu

Printed in Turkey

Bound in Istanbul

Script: Neskh

Neskh is a cursive, proportional script, first developed in the 10th century by the Abbasid vizier and calligrapher Ibn Muqlah (886–940), and later perfected by Ibn al-Bawwab (d. 1022), the master calligrapher who continued his tradition. The Ottoman variation is known for its delicate features and lightness upon the eyes.

15 lines per page. 20 pages per Para/Juz

The coincidental organization or tawafuq of this 15-line arrangement is that every page ends with the last word of the verse. The last verse is never incomplete. This makes it easier for both the regular reader to pick up where they left off as well as for the Hafiz to read 20 pages in 20 units of prayer in the Ramadan tarawih prayers. Hafiz Osman Nuri Kayish-zade (d. 1895) was the first to write the Mushaf in this style called “ayetberkenar.” Badiuzzaman Said Nursi described this as part of the miraculous offering of the Quran for the human eye.

Note that this edition was not bound with a Miklab/flap as shown in some of the images. Those with the Miklab will be in stock soon God-willing.

Please allow 5 – 15 business days for delivery within the U.S. International orders may take longer to ship depending on location.