Closeup of Chapter 96 of the Holy Qur'an, Surah al 'Alaq, "The Clot" - the first lines are the first revelation received by the Command of Allah to Muhammad, (God's peace and blessings be upon him), delivered by the Archangel Gabriel. This is a derivative work (cropped and enlarged for printing purposes) based on an Islamic Arts.org photo of a "Leaf from the Quran, Egypt, 1400-1500. Museum no. 7217-1869" in The Victoria and Albert Museum collection.