The Islamic Collection

In the name of God, to the intimates and believers, it has been revealed to the blessed. The Islamic Collection contains distinguished artifacts with an Islamic civilizational dimension that bear the titles of the cultural and intellectual prosperity of the Arab and Islamic nations across stages of their glorious history. From the first Arabic scripts of the Holy Qur’an and the development of the art of Qur’ans and the aesthetics of its illumination, gilding, indexing,

The Islamic Collection

Indeed, the believers have succeeded in their religion. They guard their private parts, except from their wives or those they possess of them, for indeed, they will not be blamed. Beyond that, it is those who are the transgressors. And it is those who are at tentive to their trusts and their covenants. And Allah knows best. Indeed, because they transgressed, they are the ones who will inherit Paradise, from which they will abide eternally. And We have certainly created man from an extract of clay. Had We made him a drop in a secure place of flight, then We created We see through the plant and animal engravings on the handles and links of swords and daggers the great interest in recording the events of time and the effects of place, which can only be described as absolute beauty and the splendor and skill of the skilled hand of the Muslim craftsman. The sturdy war weapon is not just a tool for battle, but it had its own Islamic concept adorned with the title of beauty and its own vision of life. It was destined for these pieces to remain and to receive the attention and knowledge appro priate to the material and the concept, and their reflection on Islamic art and its immor tal effects.

Islamic manuscripts and shedding light

Knowledge has occupied the Islamic world since eleven centuries before the Re naissance in Europe. Arab and Muslim scholars made great research contributions, as well as scientific, astronomical, medical, and literary discoveries that contributed to the movement of intellectual and cultural enlightenment of human civilization throughout the world. At the museum, Abu Dhabi, we are pleased to share this knowledge with others by displaying a small portion of rare Islamic manuscripts and shedding light on eras of the great history of our glorious nation.

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