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This photograph clearly depicts Momika burning a Syriac Bible. Its Commons description is incorrect. He burned many books. Ivan (talk) 01:06, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
How are you certain it's a Syriac Bible? I can't really tell for sure, though the script could be Syriac, and I think there are too many pages for that to be a Qu'ran. Mooonswimmer19:29, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The easiest to recognise are the prominently Syriac letters like ܛ, but for it being a Bible, very few multi-column books with decorative headers, lower margin commentary and book indicators exist in Syriac, and the paper and binding style is too recent for it to have been anything else. Ivan (talk) 20:47, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Good catch. I can read the script clearly in this image, the page is from Surah al-Rum. Good reasoning though, I was convinced but not certain! Mooonswimmer21:32, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I couldn't rule out an Arabic script (I can read Arabic perfectly). Not standard Arabic letters, but it could be Kufi. You're right about the lower margin commentary, it's typically only a few lines in Qu'rans, but it could be a book with commentary or a translation. You're also right about the paper and binding aspects, I've never seen a Qu'ran like that, but I don't think we can be certain. Mooonswimmer21:30, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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