'Oldest' Koran fragments found in Birmingham

Date:

7/21/2015

Time:

22:42:34

Source:

BBC News

Content:

22 July 2015 Last updated at 06:42 BST What may be the worlds 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. Sean Coughlan reports.

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http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-33618444

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