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There are a lot of mesmerizing Muslim temples, but this time it’s a lavish Quran that grabbed everybody’s attention. Azerbaijani painter Tünzale Memmedzade spent 3 years meticulously rewriting the sacred book by hand and the result is captivating even if you’re an atheist.
Memmedzade started her project after investigating that, even though the Quran had been transcribed onto various materials, it has never been inked on silk. She took the official version released from the Diyanet, the Turkish Presidency of Religious Affairs, as her source and used a little more than three pints of liquid gold and silver as well as 164 feet of 11.4″ x 13″ sheets of fine silk.
The artist considers this project to be her masterpiece, that also doesn’t violate any religious law because there are silk references in the Quran itself.
(h/t: mmm)
What do you think ?
Marcia 8 years ago
this is beautiful It shows lots of love and dedication. People should get marriage licenses and birth certificates done the same way.
Penny Cillin 8 years ago
That's actually a brilliant idea. Fifty years ago, birth certificates and marriage licenses in the U.S. were so beautiful with scroll work and intricate design. Now, they're just empty stock forms and a huge disappointment as tokens of the most important landmark moments in a family's history.
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Ali Hamdhaan 7 years ago
Since Kyledefrosch has mentioned that quran proclaimed to slaughter all infidels, I would like to ask where exactly has he seen that in Quran. I shouldn't be surprised to know that such people wouldn't even know a thing about Quran and yet talk about it. But I would suggest that such people should speak up in public places and social medias if they have enough evidence regarding Quran because I have read Quran six times and never found any verse of such that you are claiming of. Read the Quran carefully and you will find hundreds of verses saying that not to force anyone to convert and to leave them all who turn away....
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Penny Cillin 8 years ago
Goosebumps. Perhaps the first book in human history to qualify as physically ethereal. The article's comment that "even if you're atheist" you can appreciate this exquisite beauty is a statement void of wisdom, lacks maturity and is absurd to the point of insulting. I'm atheist myself, but I would imagine that Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Zoroastrians, Celtic traditionalists and anyone of any faith or no faith at all would find this artist's work breathtaking.
me myself 8 years ago
please read the english transaltion of the quran you'll find it even more breathtaking or may be watch / listen to this https://youtu.be/z-W_NfyAP3Q
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Ivan Irawan 8 years ago
It's like... Quran +7.. Enchanted with holy element :O I guess I play games too much
jacluckycat 8 years ago
This is absolutely incredible! What a beautiful way to honor your faith.
pearl dsouza 8 years ago
the name Mariyamsuits her more, amazing dedication and flawless work.
Shauday Smith 8 years ago
i like that she used dark silk, really highlights the gold, and the fringing on the outside of the sheets adds more fragile delicateness to the book. Very elegant product. Beautiful
Ikkaku Kempachi 8 years ago
See....one can't even make a work of art without intelligent people making very intelligent comments on Islam😒! Mashalla on this sister!
Rafi'ulfath Riwansia 8 years ago
I wonder will this post getting more comments because of the Islam sentiments or her art.
Siobhan Sands 8 years ago
Doesn't matter. It's pretty and she's talented. Rather people express love than hate though right?
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Meera Reid 7 years ago
Beautiful. 3 years! The ENTIRE Quran! The Quran is very long! In gold! On 164 feet of silk. This is a artist.
Slawomir Wojcik 8 years ago
this is the most beautiful and most useless thing I've seen today.
Amaranthim Talon 7 years ago
All art is basically "useless". Its "use is in the beauty it shows and the feeling of the artist. This is amazing work in any form. I can't say as I care for the subject matter given the times we are living in- however- look at the illustrated manuscripts from the Christian churches hundreds of years ago- also "useless" and also beautiful.
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Sondre Strøm Linde 8 years ago
Riiiight.. What an excellent use of time. Lol. Very pretty, tho.
Cathy Binder 8 years ago
given that hundreds or possibly thousands of women died from the 9/11 attacks and the fall out of the attacks the fact that the q'uran condemns the killing of women as one of the worst sins a man can commit tells you pretty much everything you need to know about the faithfulness of "islamic extremists."
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Marcia 8 years ago
this is beautiful It shows lots of love and dedication. People should get marriage licenses and birth certificates done the same way.
Penny Cillin 8 years ago
That's actually a brilliant idea. Fifty years ago, birth certificates and marriage licenses in the U.S. were so beautiful with scroll work and intricate design. Now, they're just empty stock forms and a huge disappointment as tokens of the most important landmark moments in a family's history.
Load More Replies... Ali Hamdhaan 7 years ago
Since Kyledefrosch has mentioned that quran proclaimed to slaughter all infidels, I would like to ask where exactly has he seen that in Quran. I shouldn't be surprised to know that such people wouldn't even know a thing about Quran and yet talk about it. But I would suggest that such people should speak up in public places and social medias if they have enough evidence regarding Quran because I have read Quran six times and never found any verse of such that you are claiming of. Read the Quran carefully and you will find hundreds of verses saying that not to force anyone to convert and to leave them all who turn away....
Load More Replies... Penny Cillin 8 years ago
Goosebumps. Perhaps the first book in human history to qualify as physically ethereal. The article's comment that "even if you're atheist" you can appreciate this exquisite beauty is a statement void of wisdom, lacks maturity and is absurd to the point of insulting. I'm atheist myself, but I would imagine that Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Zoroastrians, Celtic traditionalists and anyone of any faith or no faith at all would find this artist's work breathtaking.
me myself 8 years ago
please read the english transaltion of the quran you'll find it even more breathtaking or may be watch / listen to this https://youtu.be/z-W_NfyAP3Q
Load More Replies... Ivan Irawan 8 years ago
It's like... Quran +7.. Enchanted with holy element :O I guess I play games too much
jacluckycat 8 years ago
This is absolutely incredible! What a beautiful way to honor your faith.
pearl dsouza 8 years ago
the name Mariyamsuits her more, amazing dedication and flawless work.
Shauday Smith 8 years ago
i like that she used dark silk, really highlights the gold, and the fringing on the outside of the sheets adds more fragile delicateness to the book. Very elegant product. Beautiful
Ikkaku Kempachi 8 years ago
See....one can't even make a work of art without intelligent people making very intelligent comments on Islam😒! Mashalla on this sister!
Rafi'ulfath Riwansia 8 years ago
I wonder will this post getting more comments because of the Islam sentiments or her art.
Siobhan Sands 8 years ago
Doesn't matter. It's pretty and she's talented. Rather people express love than hate though right?
Load More Replies... Meera Reid 7 years ago
Beautiful. 3 years! The ENTIRE Quran! The Quran is very long! In gold! On 164 feet of silk. This is a artist.
Slawomir Wojcik 8 years ago
this is the most beautiful and most useless thing I've seen today.
Amaranthim Talon 7 years ago
All art is basically "useless". Its "use is in the beauty it shows and the feeling of the artist. This is amazing work in any form. I can't say as I care for the subject matter given the times we are living in- however- look at the illustrated manuscripts from the Christian churches hundreds of years ago- also "useless" and also beautiful.
Load More Replies... Sondre Strøm Linde 8 years ago
Riiiight.. What an excellent use of time. Lol. Very pretty, tho.
Cathy Binder 8 years ago
given that hundreds or possibly thousands of women died from the 9/11 attacks and the fall out of the attacks the fact that the q'uran condemns the killing of women as one of the worst sins a man can commit tells you pretty much everything you need to know about the faithfulness of "islamic extremists."
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