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I wonder if this article was about an illuminated quran if it would have reached HN front page. Religious scriptures for sale feels really weird on HN either w
by BiteCode_dev 1y ago
I wonder if this article was about an illuminated quran if it would have reached HN front page.
Religious scriptures for sale feels really weird on HN either way.
- kyleee 1y agoMohamed would probably summarily have you killed, if that alters your perspective at all
- ForOldHack 1y agoIt's art, if you just want the text translated to kingon or L33t speak, you can down load that. No need for a jihad.
- giomasce 1y agoWould he? There seems to be a tradition of illuminations of the Quran (see e.g. https://www.islamicity.org/77800/illumination-of-the-quran/ https://www.islamicity.org/77800/illumination-of-the-quran/, first result of an internet search). The style is quite different, since Islam forbids making representations of animated beings, but that didn't prevent the development of a rather exquisite craftmanship.
- mcphage 1y agoIf you ever get the chance, visit the Aga Khan museum in Toronto. It has a number of illuminated Qurans, and they're absolutely gorgeous.