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Source Description
From an early age, Muslims are encouraged to memorize the Qur'an. By adulthood, many can recite long passages, if not the entire text. In Qur'anic schools across northern Africa, students commit verses of the Qur'an to memory by writing them on Qur'an boards, or "lawh." Faint traces of words are still visible on this example. Once a verse was memorized, the board was washed off with water, and the student could start afresh. The water was treated with great reverence, for it was believed to contain the words of God and at times was used to ward off illnesses.
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Document identity
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76569
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Qur'an Board
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Source metadata
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76569
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object
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normalized
title
Qur'an Board
description
From an early age, Muslims are encouraged to memorize the Qur'an. By adulthood, many can recite long passages, if not the entire text. In Qur'anic schools across northern Africa, students commit verses of the Qur'an to memory by writing them on Qur'an boards, or "lawh." Faint traces of words are still visible on this example. Once a verse was memorized, the board was washed off with water, and the student could start afresh. The water was treated with great reverence, for it was believed to contain the words of God and at times was used to ward off illnesses.
provenance
Sam Fogg, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by purchase.
date
19th century
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CC0
language
en
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religious objects
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4
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import
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cm
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52
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27.6
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1
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H: 20 1/2 × W: 10 7/8 × D: 3/8 in. (52 × 27.6 × 1 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
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wood, ink, and hide
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15527
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2827
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