LONDON — A British university disclosed Wednesday that scientific tests prove a Quran manuscript in its collection is one of the oldest known and may have been written close to the time of th… ...

A Quran manuscript long held by a British university is now believed to be among the world's oldest, written close to the time of the prophet Mohammed. ... Caliph Uthman, Thomas added. ...

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Iraqi at center of Quran burnings in Sweden shot dead before court verdict. Salwan Momika’s 2023 burning of Islam’s holy book drew ire in the Muslim world.

The first known formal text of the Quran was not assembled until 653 A.D. on the orders of Uthman, the third caliph, or leader of the Muslim community after Muhammad’s death.

Known as the Uthman Quran or Tashkent Quran, this manuscript is among the oldest in the world, with studies suggesting it dates back to the 8th to 10th centuries.

The first leader of the community after Muhammad's death, Caliph Abu Bakr, ordered the book to be written and it was completed by the third leader, Caliph Uthman, in 650.

Momika, meanwhile, says he intends to burn the Quran again. "Within 10 days I will burn the Iraqi flag and the Quran in front of Iraq's embassy in Stockholm," he told the newspaper Expressen Friday.