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'Oldest' Koran Fragments Found in Birmingham University
BBC News ^
| 22 July 2015
| Sean Coughlan
Posted on 07/22/2015 1:16:50 PM PDT by nickcarraway
What may be the world's oldest fragments of the Koran have been found by the University of Birmingham.
Radiocarbon dating found the manuscript to be at least 1,370 years old, making it among the earliest in existence.
The pages of the Muslim holy text had remained unrecognised in the university library for almost a century.
The British Library's expert on such manuscripts, Dr Muhammad Isa Waley, said this "exciting discovery" would make Muslims "rejoice".
The manuscript had been kept with a collection of other Middle Eastern books and documents, without being identified as one of the oldest fragments of the Koran in the world.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: birmingham; birminghamkoran; cancerofislam; epigraphyandlanguage; faithandphilosophy; godsgravesglyphs; islam; islamiccancer; koran; mohammed; moslems; muhammad; muslims; radiocarbon; radiocarbondating; rcdating; religionofpieces; rop; unitedkingdom; waronterror
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To: nickcarraway
"exciting discovery" would make Muslims "rejoice". Isn't that special.
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posted on
07/22/2015 1:18:02 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: nickcarraway
Set them on fire. Yesterday.
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posted on
07/22/2015 1:18:35 PM PDT
by
waterhill
(I Shall Remain, in spite of __________.)
To: nickcarraway
Give them the Joseph’s tomb treatment.
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posted on
07/22/2015 1:19:58 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Conservatism: Now home to liars too. And we'll support them. Yea... GOPe)
To: nickcarraway
written on sheep or goat skin I know they are not allowed to eat a sheep or goat after they have raped it, but are they allowed to write portions of the koran on its skin?
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posted on
07/22/2015 1:19:59 PM PDT
by
WayneS
(Yeah, it's probably sarcasm...)
To: nickcarraway
Isn’t it interesting that there are medias out there reporting on wonderful things related to Islam.
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posted on
07/22/2015 1:21:20 PM PDT
by
Beowulf9
To: nickcarraway
“bacon is ok!”
signed, moe-ham-head”
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posted on
07/22/2015 1:21:31 PM PDT
by
dynachrome
(We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.)
To: nickcarraway
this "exciting discovery" would make Muslims "rejoice". I doubt it. I have noticed that not very many things make muslims "rejoice" apart from the rape, torture and slaughter of people who do not follow their beliefs.
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posted on
07/22/2015 1:21:35 PM PDT
by
WayneS
(Yeah, it's probably sarcasm...)
To: nickcarraway
Burn, baby, burn.........................
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posted on
07/22/2015 1:22:09 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
To: nickcarraway
Neat - only 500-520 years more recent than the oldest extant fragment of the New Testament.
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posted on
07/22/2015 1:22:53 PM PDT
by
skeeter
( THAT)
To: Beowulf9
Would not call it interesting nor surprising, the media just wants to be the last ones killed.
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posted on
07/22/2015 1:23:11 PM PDT
by
waterhill
(I Shall Remain, in spite of __________.)
To: nickcarraway
It will be interesting to see how they compare the current Koran.
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posted on
07/22/2015 1:25:28 PM PDT
by
Little Ray
(How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
To: nickcarraway
Burn it with a flamethrower.
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posted on
07/22/2015 1:25:44 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
To: nickcarraway; Slings and Arrows; Salamander; JoeProBono
Discovered by a janitor while cleaning out the loo?
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posted on
07/22/2015 1:27:06 PM PDT
by
shibumi
("Cover it with gas and set it on fire.")
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
07/22/2015 1:27:52 PM PDT
by
b4its2late
(A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
To: nickcarraway
“holy text”
Handbook for headchopping, burning and destroying.
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posted on
07/22/2015 1:28:00 PM PDT
by
I want the USA back
(Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country)
To: Paladin2
Put it at the bottom of a pit and flood it with sewage.
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posted on
07/22/2015 1:28:17 PM PDT
by
NorthMountain
("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
07/22/2015 1:33:14 PM PDT
by
shankbear
(The tree of Liberty appears to be perishing because there are few patriots willing to refresh it.)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
07/22/2015 1:39:34 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: nickcarraway
It would be interesting to see if anything changed.
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