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. More photos after cut
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.
Credit: Boredpanda
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