On 5r: verse 76 spans lines 2–4, verse 77 lines 4–6, verse 78 lines 6–8 and verse 79 lines 8–9. The 4v record instead contains Qur’an 5:18–27.
Qur’an manuscripts · Arabic
Abraham, the setting lights and the Creator: Qur’an 1572b
Corpus Coranicum maps the star, moon and sun sequence in Qur’an 6:76–79 to folio 5r, lines 2–9 of Mingana 1572b.
Arabic verse-to-line concordance checked
- Physical witness
- Mingana Islamic Arabic 1572b · University of Birmingham
- Selected unit
- Qur’an 6:76–79 · folio 5r, lines 2–9
- Edition or research reference
- Manuscripta Coranica / Corpus Coranicum, manuscript 281, folio 5r. Catalogue: Michael Marx with Tobias J. Jocham; Arabic transliteration: Salome Beridze. Corresponding English verse translation consulted separately.
- Review boundary
- The public folio data and transliteration were inspected. English scripture readings are separate from manuscript-specific palaeographic interpretation.
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The corresponding English readings, including Pickthall, were consulted through the Quranic Arabic Corpus. They do not replace the folio’s Arabic transcription or its uncertain-letter apparatus.
The selected sequence is on folio 5r, lines 2–9; a search URL carrying a verse parameter is not evidence that folio 4v contains that verse.
Read the selected passage
The sequence moves through a star, the moon and the sun. Each disappears from view; Abraham then directs himself toward the Creator of the heavens and earth. The passage argues about worship and discernment. It does not identify a particular star or provide a dated astronomical observation.
The folio record identifies this unit on 5r. A catalogue inconsistency remains visible: the top-level folio count says nine, while the descriptive account says seven surviving folios, consistent with Fedeli’s 2015 thesis, p. 57. That count needs clarification rather than silent harmonization.
What remains to check
Check images and correction marks, clarify the conflicting catalogue folio count, and retain the difference between the scripture translation and a complete diplomatic translation of this witness.
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Notice how an appearance can invite a conclusion and how further attention can change it. Babylon’s reflection can ask where you place trust and how you revise a judgement. This exercise does not turn the narrative into a modern planetary timestamp.
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Sources you can retrace
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- Corpus Coranicum · 1572b folio 5r ↗
Manuscripta Coranica; Michael Marx with Tobias J. Jocham, transliteration Salome Beridze. Metadata CC BY 4.0; image rights separate.
Manuscript folio and transliteration route - Corpus Coranicum · inspected 5r source data ↗
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy project · folio data; metadata and source images have separate rights.
Consulted verse-and-line source data - Corpus Coranicum · catalogue metadata ↗
The descriptive and numeric folio fields disagree; no final harmonization is asserted.
Consulted catalogue and count discrepancy - Quranic Arabic Corpus · corresponding English verse 6:76 ↗
Named translations, including Pickthall; follow adjacent verses 77–79 for the complete selected unit.
Consulted English scripture readings
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Babylon Learning Centre. “Abraham, the setting lights and the Creator: Qur’an 1572b.” Passage Research Studio, revision 1, 5 November 2026. https://learn.babylonencyclopedia.com/research/passages/quran-abraham-setting-lights/
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