Al Quran Tübingen Fragment

Al Quran Tübingen Fragment
Year Written: c. 649 AD – 675 AD
Language: Arabic
Script Type: Hijazi
Current Location: University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
References: medievalhistories.com

The Quran fragment from the University of Tübingen in Germany has been dated to a period between 649 AD – 675 AD. This date means the manuscript was written about 20 – 40 years after the Prophet Muhammad’s death. Pieces of the manuscript were analyzed in a lab in Zürich using modern C14-radiocarbon and dated within a 95.4% statistical probability.
The manuscript has been in the university’s possession since the 19th century when first Prussian Consul to Damascus, Johann Gottfried Wetzstein, acquired several ancient Arabic manuscripts. The research into the fragment’s age was conducted as part of a project funded by the German Research Society (DGF) and the corresponding French institution: Agence National de la recherché (ANR).