One of the world’s oldest compositions of the Quran which is easily 1,370 years old and composed on material that was potentially made around the Prophet Muhammad’s lifetime was exhibited out in Birmingham on Friday. Reportedly, Around 2,000 tickets to see the world’s oldest compositions of the Quran have as of now been sold out and the University of Birmingham anticipates that a ton more will be sold out before the show closes on October 25. “When I saw these pages I was exceptionally moved. There were tears of happiness and feeling in my eyes. I’m certain individuals from everywhere throughout the UK will come to Birmingham to have a look of these pages,” said Muhammad Afzal, executive of Birmingham Central Mosque.
Not only Muhammad Afzal but many others who witnessed this treat went emotionally into tears with sheer joy. In the month of July, the university had declared that they have found the world’s oldest compositions of the Quran which is at least 1,370 years old. Cadbury Research Library at the University of Birmingham has held all the researches and then Radiocarbon analysis declared that the material used to make Quran are to the period between AD 568 and 645 with 95.4 per cent accuracy.
Prophet Muhammad is for the most part thought to have lived between AD 570 and 632. “The radiocarbon dating has conveyed an energizing result, which contributes essentially to our comprehension of the most punctual composed duplicates of the Quran. We are excited that such an essential verifiable archive is here in Birmingham, the most socially various city in the UK,” said Susan Worrall, director of special collections at the Cadbury Research Library. The composition is a University’s piece Mingana Collection of Middle Eastern original copies held in the Cadbury Research Library.