On December 23, Al Arabiya reported that the remnants of the world's oldest known Koran, held at Birmingham University, could date back to the Caliphate of Abu Bakr, the successor of the Prophet Muhammad. According to the article, the fragments could represent the first version of the Koran in written form, commissioned during Abu Bakr's reign, which has led some to claim that this is the most important discovery in the history of the Muslim world. Part I  Part III

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