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"inscription": "Translation:\r\nSurah I: 1-7:\r\nIn the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.\r\nPraise belongs to God, the Lord of all Being, the All\r\nmerciful, the All-compassionate, the Master of the Day of Doom\r\n\r\nThee only do we serve; to Thee alone do we pray for succour.\r\nGuide us in the straight path, the path of those whom Thou\r\nhas blessed, not of those against whom Thou art wrathful,\r\nnor of those who are astray.\r\n\r\nLeft folio (Surah II, 1-4)\r\nIn the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.\r\nAlif Lam Mim\r\nThat is the book, wherein is no doubt, a guidance to the \r\ngodfearing who believe in the Unseen, and perform the\r\nprayer, and expend of that We have provided them; who\r\nbelieve in what has been sent down to thee and that had been\r\nsent down before thee, and have faith in the Hereafter;\r\nthose are upon guidance from their Lord, those are the ones\r\nwho prosper.\r\nSura al-Fatiha [Chapter: The Opening] 1:1-7 (Arabic)\r\nScript: Naskhi (five lines to a page)",
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"description": "The Qur'an is the sacred book of Islam. In the view of orthodox Muslims, it is the literal word of God as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (d. 632) in the Arabic language, and thus, recorded in the Arabic script. Because of its association with the divine word, Arabic calligraphy came to be a supreme art form in the Islamic world. As the quintessential symbol of the culture, it became a pervasive decorative element in Islamic art and architecture. Although secondary to calligraphy, a splendid tradition of illumination\u2014that is, ornamentation with colors and gold\u2014developed to enhance the pages of the Qur'an. Because of the prestige associated with the book arts in the Islamic world, the decorative motifs employed by illuminators (scrolling vines, blossoms, lozenges, and cartouches) found their way into other art forms, for example, metalwork, textiles, and carpets.",
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