For generations, the postage stamp-sized book has been passed down in his family - surviving wars and one of the world's most fanatical 'godless regimes'.
Printed most likely towards the end of the 19th Century on nearly 900 pages, a miniature Quran, considered one of the smallest in the world, has been preciously kept by an Albanian family in Tirana for several generations. Photo: AFP
Scholars say it is one of the smallest Qurans on record, with the minuscule holy book held inside a silver case blackened with age. The Quran is difficult to date in the absence of scientific analysis, but according to Elton Karaj - a researcher in Quranic studies at Beder University in Tirana - the 900-page copy has been around since at least the 19th century."This Quran was printed in a very small format, one of the smallest in the world. From its appearance, its publication dates back to the end of the 19th century. It is an extraordinary work, very valuable.
Years later, under the communist dictatorship of Enver Hoxha - who completely banned all forms of religion and sent all practicing believers to prison - the book survived in part because it could be so easily hidden.
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