Rare 1000-year-old Quranic manuscript unveiled in Saudi Arabia

Apr 2, 2026 - 09:01
Rare 1000-year-old Quranic manuscript unveiled in Saudi Arabia
A nearly millennium-old manuscript, "Gharib Al-Qur’an" by Abu Ubaidah Ma'mar ibn al-Muthanna, has been discovered in Saudi Arabia. This significant find, detailing rare Qur'anic terms, highlights the King Abdulaziz Public Library's extensive archive of early Islamic scholarship and its commitment to preserving these invaluable texts for academic research.