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The 47-page manuscript of the opening suras, or chapters, of the Islamic holy book was taken from Al-Azhar's mosque.
Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798 triggered a revolt in Cairo and the mosque was the rebels' headquarters.
During an attack on the mosque, the manuscript was saved from being destroyed by fire by Jean-Joseph Marcel, an Orientalist who had accompanied Napoleon.
The manuscript now belongs to a private collector.
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Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798 triggered a revolt in Cairo and the mosque was the rebels' headquarters.
During an attack on the mosque, the manuscript was saved from being destroyed by fire by Jean-Joseph Marcel, an Orientalist who had accompanied Napoleon.
The manuscript now belongs to a private collector.
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