Museum object · religious objects
Qu'ran
early - mid 20th century
Mecca, Makkah al Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
Miniature Qur'an acquired by Elijah Muhammad on Umrah in Mecca, 1959. The Qur'an (a) has a wood and mother of pearl cover (b-d) and is wrapped in a white cloth.
- Catalog date
- early - mid 20th century
- Recorded places
- Mecca, Makkah al Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Faith; Islam; Religion; Worship services
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog reference: 2011.76.7a-d
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection