The Thaalibia Quran is a

mushaf A muṣḥaf ( ar, مُصْحَفْ, ; plural ''maṣāḥif'') is an Arabic word for a codex or collection of sheets, but also refers to a written copy of the Quran. The chapters of the Quran, which Muslims believe was revealed during a 23-yea ...

(Quranic manuscript) written in

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in the

Maghrebi script Maghrebi script or Maghribi script () refers to a loosely related family of Arabic scripts that developed in the Maghreb (North Africa), al-Andalus (Iberia), and ''Bilad as-Sudan'' (the West African Sahel). Maghrebi script is directly derived ...

Manuscript description

The transcription of this mushaf was done in accordance with the

Warsh recitation Abu Sa'id Uthman Ibn Sa‘id al-Qutbi, better known as Warsh (110-197AH), was a significant figure in the history of Quranic recitation (''qira'at''), the canonical methods of reciting the Qur'an. Alongside Qalun, he was one of the two primar ...

, which is the main canonical qirāʼah, or method of reciting the Qur'an, practiced in

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. Since 1895, the two brothers Kaddour Rodosi and Ali Rodosi made this initiative to publish a Warsh mushaf through their publishing house,

Thaalibia Publishing Thaalibia Publishing (Arabic: المطبعة الثعالبية) is an Algerian publishing house based in Algiers and founded in 1895. It publishes books in religion, Sufism, literature, nationalist thought, and art as well as culture. Thaalibia ...

Editions

The printed copy of this Quran Mus'haf followed several editions. The 1905 edition Mus'haf was first published by the

in 1905 in a full version. The manuscript was written by

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. The 1907 edition was edited by the same

publisher Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...

. The manuscript of this edition of the Mus'haf was written by

Omar Racim Omar Racim (1884–1959) was an Algerian artist who founded the Algerian school of miniature painting in 1939, alongside his brother Mohammed Racim. Racim also founded the nationalist journals ''Al Djazair'' in 1908, ''Al Farouq'' in 1913, and '' ...

(1884–1959). The manuscript of 1912 edition was written by

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, who was also responsible for the 1931 edition. and 1937 edition. The 1937 Mus'haf was also divided in four quarters printed separately: # First quarter, from

Al-Fatiha Al-Fatiha (alternatively transliterated Al-Fātiḥa or Al-Fātiḥah; ar, ألْفَاتِحَة, ; ), is the first ''surah'' (chapter) of the Quran. It consists of 7 '' ayah'' (verses) which are a prayer for guidance and mercy. Al-Fatiha i ...

Al-An'am Al-An'am ( ar, ٱلأنعام, ; The Cattle) is the sixth chapter ( sūrah) of the Quran, with 165 verses ( āyāt). Coming in order in the Quran after al-Baqarah, Al 'Imran, an-Nisa', and al-Ma'idah, this surah dwells on such themes as the ...

. # Second quarter, from

Al-A'raf Al-Araf ( ar, ٱلأعراف, ; The Heights) is the 7th chapter ('' sūrah'') of the Qur'an, with 206 verses ( āyāt). Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (''Asbāb al-nuzūl''), it is a "Meccan surah", which mean ...

Al-Kahf Al-Kahf ( ar, الكهف, ; The Cave) is the 18th chapter (sūrah) of the Quran with 110 verses ( āyāt). Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (''asbāb al-nuzūl''), it is an earlier "Meccan surah", which mean ...

. # Third quarter, from Maryam to

Fatir Fatir ( ar, فاطر, ; Originator), also known as Al-Mala’ikaha (, ; "The Angels"), is the 35th chapter ( sūrah) of the Qur'an with 46 verses ( āyāt). Parts of Q35:39-49 are preserved in the Ṣan‘ā’1 lower text. Regarding the t ...

. # Fourth quarter, from

Ya-Sin Yā SīnGeorge Sale translates Y. S. (also Yaseen; ar, يٰسٓ, ; the letters 'Yāʼ' and 'Sīn') is the 36th chapter of the Quran (''sūrah''). It has 83 verses ('' āyāt''). It is regarded an earlier "Meccan surah". Some scholars maintain ...

Al-Nas Al-Nās or Mankind ( ar, الناس, ''an-nās'') is the 114th and last chapter (''sūrah'') of the Qur'an. It is a short six- verse invocation. : ۝ Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, :۝ The Sovereign of mankind. :۝ The God of manki ...

. The Thaalibia Quran was reproduced by independent

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from 1962 til 1971 in a full version. The idea of realizing the

Algeria Quran The Algeria Quran is a Quranic manuscript (''mus'haf'') written in Algeria with the Kufic script, written according to the Warsh recitation in 1977 by . To date, the print copy has seen three editions, the first published by the SNED, (formerly ...

was then born and concretised in 1979 with the participation of the illustrator .

Gallery

1931 edition

File:خاتمة مصحف المطبعة الثعالبية.jpg, End of Thaalibia Mus'haf.

1937 edition

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