How modern technologies preserve Islamic cultural heritage
Islamic history and culture are inextricably connected with the numerous relics that travel with believers from generation to generation and are real monuments of Islamic cultural heritage. But it is not always possible to see these masterpieces because they are located in different parts of the world. To appreciate their beauty, you need to make many trips that is not so easy for the majority of Muslims and just an art connoisseur. Modern blockchain, AR and VR technologies come to the rescue, allowing you to visit a virtual museum and even purchase a unique digital copy of an artifact without leaving your home.
According to historians, it is one of the most complete copies of the oldest manuscript of the Holy Quran, known as the «Quran of Uthman», copied by the hand of the third "righteous Caliph" and bearing his blood on its pages. Radiocarbon analysis of this manuscript conducted in Holland, showed that it was made no later than the second century of the Hijri, that is refers to the VIII-IX centuries. Paleographic analysis has shown that the manuscript was compiled in Arabia or Northern Syria.
The "Golden Quran" is a complete copy of the "Quran of Uthman" and consists of 162 pages made of Au 999. It exists in a single copy and is currently stored at the St. Petersburg Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
This unique artifact is periodically sent to special exhibitions and has already been demonstrated in Iran, Egypt, Libya and Bahrain. On March 7th, 2009, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador and the Special Representative of the President of Russia, presented His Highness, the King of Saudi Arabia with a page from the “Golden Quran”.
Numismatics is one of the favorite activities for millions of collectors around the world. Many Arab sheikhs and members of the royal families of the Middle East have been replenishing their collections with the unique postage stamps for many years.
The unique collection of 40 stamps made of Ag 999 are the copies the original postage stamps issued in different years by 24 Islamic countries, such as Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Comoros, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen. The silver stamps exactly repeat the famous originals and area historical artifacts.
Modern technologies and the cultural heritage of Islam
And now let's return to the topic that we outlined at the beginning of this article. Can blockchain, AR and VR technologies preserve and make the cultural heritage of Islam accessible to everyone? The answer is obvious. Of course, it can! And we are ready to prove it!
In the near future, we’re planning to digitize and transfer the pages of the Golden Quran and the collection of silver stamps in 3D and make them available in halal metaverse. In addition, the pages of the Golden Quran and stamps will be available in form of an exclusive NFT objects, which everyone can purchase.
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Recently, we presented the NFT collection dedicated to Uzbekistan – one of the oldest countries in Central Asia and a real pearl of the ancient Silk Road, which is of great importance in the Islamic world. You can learn more about this collection in our article.
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