800-Year-Old Quran Found After 5 Centuries Hidden in a House Wall
An approximately 800-year-old Quran was found in Cútar, Spain, after being hidden for five centuries inside a house wall. The manuscript, known as the Quran of Cútar, is thought to date back to the late 12th or early 13th century, a time when Al-Andalus was still a hub of Islamic civilization.
Around the year 1500, when Muslims in Spain were under heavy pressure, an imam named Muhammad al-Yayyar hid the Quran along with two other manuscripts inside the walls of his home. This was likely an attempt to save religious heritage from an increasingly unsafe situation.
The manuscript was only discovered in June 2003 during house renovations. The find brought back an important fragment of Spanish Muslim history, showing how Muslims tried to preserve their religious and intellectual legacy.
Now the Quran of Cútar is kept in Malaga. Its existence serves as a reminder that the traces of Islamic civilization in Al-Andalus aren't just found in historic buildings, but also in manuscripts quietly saved from destruction.
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