Today’s Quran is an exact message to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent 14 centuries ago. There are many ancient manuscripts of the Quran in the world, including those that were written during the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the righteous caliphs. Most often, these are fragments or several surviving sheets, but they have the greatest value. We have prepared a selection of the five most ancient manuscripts of the Holy Book.