November 4, 2025
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Istanbul, Iraqi calligrapher Ali Zaman has completed what is believed to be the world’s largest handwritten Quran, a project that took six years of dedication in Istanbul.
Once a goldsmith in Iraq, Zaman left his trade in 2013 to pursue Islamic calligraphy. His manuscript, written in the elegant thuluth script, features pages measuring 4 meters long and 1.5 meters wide, all inscribed by hand using traditional reed pens.
Working alone in a small room at the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque complex, Zaman self-funded the entire project and continued despite health issues and pandemic challenges.
This is more than art it’s devotion, he told Anadolu Agency. Every letter reflects years of patience and faith.
The completed Quran now surpasses the previous record-holding manuscript, which measured 2.28 by 1.55 meters, setting a new milestone in calligraphic history.
