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  2. Birmingham Quran manuscript - Wikipedia

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    The Birmingham Quran manuscript comprises two leaves of parchment from an early Quranic manuscript or muṣḥaf. In 2015, the manuscript, which is held by the University of Birmingham, [1] was radiocarbon dated to between 568 and 645 CE (in the Islamic calendar, between 56 before Hijrah and 24 after Hijrah). [2][3] It is part of the Mingana ...

  3. University of Birmingham - Wikipedia

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    The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) [8] [9] is a public research university in Birmingham, England.It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham (founded in 1825 as the Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery), and Mason Science College (established in 1875 by Sir Josiah Mason), making it the first English civic or 'red brick ...

  4. Aston University - Wikipedia

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    Aston University (abbreviated as Aston for post-nominals) is a public university situated in the city centre of Birmingham, England. Aston began as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School in 1895, evolving into the UK's first college of advanced technology in 1956. [6] Aston University received its royal charter from Queen Elizabeth II on 22 ...

  5. Library of Birmingham - Wikipedia

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    In December 2014 Birmingham City Council proposed reducing the opening hours of the library because of a council funding shortfall, [30] and in February 2015 confirmed opening hours will be reduced from 73 hours per week to 40 hours per week, saving £1.3 million per year on running costs and involving making redundant about half of the 188 ...

  6. Mingana Collection - Wikipedia

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    In 1924 Alphonse Mingana, an ethnic Assyrian, made the first of three trips to the Middle East to collect ancient Syriac and Arabic manuscripts.The expedition was sponsored by John Rylands Library and Dr Edward Cadbury, the Quaker owner of the famous chocolate factory at Bournville, Birmingham, who Mingana had met through Rendel Harris.

  7. Birmingham City University - Wikipedia

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    Website. bcu.ac.uk. Birmingham City University (abbrev. BCU) is a university in Birmingham, England. Initially established as the Birmingham College of Art with roots dating back to 1843, [3] it was designated as a polytechnic in 1971 and gained university status in 1992.

  8. Birmingham Newman University - Wikipedia

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    Website. newman.ac.uk. Birmingham Newman University is a public university based in the suburb of Bartley Green in Birmingham, England. The university was founded in 1968 as Newman College of Higher Education. From 2008 to 2013, it was known as Newman University College, gaining full university status in 2013.

  9. Early Quranic manuscripts - Wikipedia

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    The two leaves are held by the University of Birmingham, [17] in the Cadbury Research Library, [7] but have been recognized [7] [18] [14] as corresponding to a lacuna in the 16 leaves catalogued as BnF Arabe 328(c) [19] [20] in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France in Paris, now bound with the Codex Parisino-petropolitanus.

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