The Holy Quran Museum in Makkah’s Hira Cultural District houses a collection of rare manuscripts and artefacts tracing the history of Quranic transcription across Islamic history, drawing on both traditional exhibits and interactive digital displays to document how the text has been preserved and recorded over the centuries.<\/p>\n
Among the museum’s notable exhibits is a copy of the Quran engraved on brass plates dating to the 12th century AH, equivalent to the 18th century CE. The piece, reported by the Saudi Press Agency, represents an example of Quranic calligraphy produced using non-traditional materials, requiring a level of technical precision that differs significantly from work on parchment or paper. It reflects a tradition within Islamic decorative arts of combining scholarly accuracy with craftsmanship across a range of media.<\/p>\n
The museum is part of the Hira Cultural District, located at the foot of Mount Hira in Makkah, which also includes the Revelation Exhibition and access to the path leading to Cave Hira, the site where the first verses of the Quran are believed to have been revealed. The district has received over four million visitors from 132 countries since its opening.<\/p>\n
Specialised sections within the museum cover the history of Quranic documentation, Quranic sciences, and rare manuscripts, with digital exhibits providing context on how the text was compiled and preserved across different periods.<\/p>\n
The museum offers an educational complement to the pilgrimage experience for Hajj and Umrah visitors, as well as a resource for those with an interest in the material history of the Quran and the development of Islamic calligraphic traditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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