Rare Quran manuscripts exhibition at Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation extended until summer  

‘Sacred Words, Timeless Calligraphy: Highlights of Exceptional Calligraphy from the Hamid Jafar Qur’an Collection’ is on display at the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization is on display at the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization. (Supplied)
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Updated 02 February 2023
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Rare Quran manuscripts exhibition at Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation extended until summer  

DUBAI: An exhibition showcasing a selection of 50 Quran manuscripts spanning 14 centuries of Islamic civilisation from China to North Africa has been extended until the summer at the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation.  

The rare works are part of the Hamid Jafar Quran Collection.  

The exhibition, titled “Sacred Words, Timeless Calligraphy: Highlights of Exceptional Calligraphy from the Hamid Jafar Qur’an Collection,” showcases the craftwork and detail of key pieces of Islamic calligraphy and design.  

“I am proud and honoured to be exhibiting this selection from my collection for the first time ever, doing so in my beloved Sharjah which I have taken as my home for over half a century, and to be sharing with the wider community the beauty of these remarkable works,” said Hamid Jafar, the  founder and chairman of Sharjah-based Crescent Group of Companies.

The 52 works on display illustrate intricate craftwork and design, demonstrating successive breakthroughs while reflecting the aesthetics of the location and era in which they were produced. 


Highlights from Saher Nassar’s ‘Chronicles from the Storm’ exhibition in Dubai

Updated 27 February 2026
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Highlights from Saher Nassar’s ‘Chronicles from the Storm’ exhibition in Dubai

DUBAI: Here are three highlights from Saher Nassar’s ‘Chronicles from the Storm,’ which runs until March 18 at Zawyeh Gallery in Dubai.

‘Chronicles No. 1’

In his latest solo exhibition, the Palestinian artist “reimagines events that push past emotional capacity toward moral exhaustion, questioning the ethical certainty of the human spirit when faced with immense suffering,” according to the show catalogue, with works that “contemplate the devaluation of hope as a fundamental factor of human survival, sometimes revealed as currency for escape, sometimes seen in people resorting to their primal instincts to endure.”

‘Chronicles No. 8’

“Drawing from both personal and collective experiences, the exhibition unfolds as a layered reflection on how repeated trauma reshapes perception, belief, and the instinct to survive,” a press release for the show states. “Nasser translates lived realities into visual studies that move beyond immediate reaction. Rather than seeking resolution or catharsis, the works dwell in a state of moral exhaustion.”

‘Chronicles No. 3’

In “Chronicles from the Storm,” the UAE-based multidisciplinary artist is not attempting to offer answers, the press release suggests; rather, he is “bearing witness” and “inviting viewers to sit with unresolved questions and the uneasy persistence of the human spirit in the aftermath of the storm.” The works on show “carry a restrained intensity, resisting spectacle in favor of contemplation,” the release continues.