Verse 23 starts in the XML’s 7r line 24 and continues on 7v line 1. Verse 24 occupies 7v lines 1–3. The XML marks supplied letters at the page crossing.
Qur’an manuscripts · Arabic
Qur’an 18:23–24: plans, remembrance and truthful speech
Fedeli’s transcription follows the instruction about tomorrow’s plans across a page boundary, from 7r line 24 to 7v lines 1–3.
Cross-folio verse mapping checked
- Physical witness
- Mingana Islamic Arabic 1572a · University of Birmingham
- Selected unit
- Qur’an 18:23–24 · former combined-volume folio 7r line 24 through 7v lines 1–3
- Edition or research reference
- Alba Fedeli, Q18_Birm1572a.xml, manuscript transcription dated 2 October 2015, in University of Birmingham’s Qur’anic transcriptions of Mingana manuscripts dataset. Corresponding English readings consulted separately in the Quranic Arabic Corpus.
- Review boundary
- The XML page and line markers and separately named English scripture readings were inspected. The source photographs were not independently collated.
Follow the reading
The Quranic Arabic Corpus gives corresponding-verse English translations, including Pickthall and Arberry. These are scripture translations, not a new diplomatic translation of this manuscript’s spelling and restorations.
Qur’an 18:23–24 is mapped to Fedeli’s former combined-volume foliation 7r:24–7v:3.
Read the selected passage
The paired verses qualify a confident claim about what one will do tomorrow with reference to God’s will, then call for remembrance and guidance when one forgets. Reading the two verses together preserves the movement from a future claim toward an acknowledged dependence on guidance.
The manuscript address is itself a useful lesson in careful reading. A verse can cross a leaf boundary, and an editor can mark letters as supplied within it. Keep the preceding line, the following page and the editorial marker together on a reading sheet. A selected verse number alone does not describe all of the physical evidence.
What remains to check
Check the source photographs, reconcile the older foliation with current image labels and retain the supplied-letter notation at the verse crossing.
Bring the learning forward
Choose one promise you are considering. Name what you intend, what depends on others and what remains uncertain. Babylon’s reflection invites truthful speech and a practical next step; forgetting or revising a plan does not remove anyone’s dignity.
The Father and Yeshua remain Babylon’s devotional centre. This reflection offers perspective and a freely chosen next step; it makes no judgement about a reader’s worth.
Sources you can retrace
These source links identify the consulted catalogue, transcription, edition or scholarly quotation. Source images and complete modern translations remain at their original hosts.
- University of Birmingham · Fedeli transcription dataset ↗
Alba Fedeli; dataset page dates the deposit’s content 7 December 2015, while the Q18 XML publication header reads 2 October 2015. These are separate metadata events.
Consulted source dataset and file metadata - Fedeli · Birm1572a XML archive ↗
XML notice: noncommercial reuse with attribution and share-alike conditions. The transcription remains source-hosted.
Consulted Q18_Birm1572a.xml page and verse markers - Quranic Arabic Corpus · English readings of 18:23 ↗
Parallel named English translators; retain the translator’s name when discussing a rendering.
Consulted corresponding-verse translations - Quranic Arabic Corpus · English readings of 18:24 ↗
Verse 24 completes the selected two-verse reading; it is not an independent translation of the manuscript’s damaged letters.
Consulted continuation of the selected unit
Cite this Babylon study
Babylon Learning Centre. “Qur’an 18:23–24: plans, remembrance and truthful speech.” Passage Research Studio, revision 1, 5 November 2026. https://learn.babylonencyclopedia.com/research/passages/quran-plans-and-remembrance/
The ancient edition is credited separately above. These downloads cite Babylon’s study, not a new edition or translation of the manuscript.
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In Babylon, the Father’s light opens perspective, learning and a chosen next step. Your worth remains intact. Every person is sovereign, with dignity, freedom and room to grow.
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