1. Introduction, Fahmida Suleman
Opening Reflections
2. 1 The Qur'an as a source of artistic inspiration, Oleg Grabar
Qur'anic Calligraphy and Inscriptions in the Medieval Muslim World
3. Beyond the secular and the sacred: Qur'anic inscriptions in medieval Islamic art and material culture, Doris Behrens-Abouseif
4. Arts of the 'Celestial Pen': Qur'ans from the Library of The Institute of Ismaili Studies, Duncan Haldane
5. Qur'anic inscriptions on Sinan's imperial mosques: a comparison with their Safavid and Mughal counterparts, Gulru Necipoglu
6. 'And the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truthfulness and righteousness': Qur'anic inscriptions on Fatimid coinage, AH 296-488/AD 909-1095, Alnoor Jehangir Merchant
Amulets, Talismans and Magic
7. Amulets inscribed with the names of the 'Seven Sleepers' of Ephesus in the British Museum, Venetia Porter
8. A magic mirror in the Louvre and additional observations on the use of magic mirrors in Yemen today, Anne Regourd
9. Persian glosses on a Qur'anic manuscript from Central Asia, Marie Efthymiou
The Qur'anic Text in Recent Times
10. The art of Qur'anic penmanship and illumination among Muslim scholars in southwestern Nigeria, Ismaheel Akinade Jimoh
11. The art of the Qur'an in Southeast Asia, Annabel Teh Gallop
12. Qur'anic inscriptions on woodcarvings from the Malay Peninsula, Huism Tan
13. Sacred calligraphy in contemporary art, Ayse Turgut
Qur'anic Inscriptions on Textiles
14. Ka'ba covers and their inscriptions, Hulya Tezcan
15. Qur'anic inscriptions on the so-called 'Pennon of Las Navas de Tolosa' and three Marinid banners, Miriam Ali-de-Unzaga
Final Reflections
16. Written, spoken, envisioned: the many facets of the Qur'an in art, Sheila S. Blair