This prayer scroll is written in naskh and muhaqqaq scripts. There are magic squares and roundels containing prayers. It features various Qur’anic verses and pious formulae arranged in a variety of compositions. Such talismanic scrolls would have been rolled and carried on one's person for protection. Naskh is a popular script for copying manuscripts and the Qur'an. The muhaqqaq script which means 'certain' or 'distinct', is one that is very stately, with shallow downward curves.
