معرفی و سبک‌شناسی قرآن وقفی امام‌قلی‌خان بر مزار الله‌وردی‌خان (نسخۀ شمارۀ 2139 کتابخانۀ آستان قدس رضوی)

Abstract
In the library of Astan Quds Razavi, there is a manuscript of the Quran that was endowed to the portico of Allah-verdi Khan in the month of Rabi' al-Thani in the year 1023 AH. Allah-verdi Khan was the governor of Fars during the reign of Shah Abbas Safavi. He passed away in 1022 AH and was buried in a portico that he had built on the eastern side of the shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad. The dedicator of this Quran is Imam-Quli Khan, the eldest son of Allah-verdi Khan, hence it is named "The endoweded Quran of Imam-Quli Khan."
The endoweded Quran of Imam-Quli Khan lacks the scribe's signature and the date of transcription, and its dedication note was added later. This Quran, in addition to its historical significance, is also noteworthy for its codicological features and is considered one of the valuable manuscripts in the library of Astan Quds Razavi. However, it has not yet been investigated. In the following article, the dome and mausoleum of Allah-verdi Khan in Astan Quds Razavi are first discussed, and the historical background of this Quran is reviewed based on the marginal notes of the manuscript and related documents. Then, the codicology and physical characteristics of Quran are examined. The aim of these studies, which have been obtained from a close and detailed examination of the manuscript of the Quran, is to identify the style and determine the historical and geographical context of the production of the Quran. The endoweded Quran of Imam-Quli Khan is cataloged under number 2139 in Astan Quds Razavi Library.
The results of this research indicate that the endoweded Quran of Imam-Quli Khan was kept and recited in the portico of Allah-verdi Khan from the time of its dedication until the year 1315 SH, and after this date, it was transferred to the library of Astan Quds Razavi. The text of this manuscript is written in Naskh script, but its additions are in Thuluth, Tawqi, and Nastaliq scripts. The endoweded Quran of Imam-Quli Khan closely resembles the manuscripts of Shiraz during the Safavid in codicology of its compilation style. The use of a pair of Illuminated medallions on the first Opening double page, the beginning of the Quran text from the second Opening double page, and the conclusion of the Quran with a Persian Horoscope of poetry are among these features. The Illumination and Ruling of this manuscript also follow the general rules found in the Shiraz art school during this period.
Perhaps, the endoweded Quran of Imam-Quli Khan can be considered among the manuscripts that were produced in the workshops of Shiraz without a specific commission and circulated in the market. Shiraz was the most active center for the production of such manuscripts throughout the 10th century AH. However, most of these manuscripts, like the endoweded Quran of Imam-Quli Khan, were produced anonymously and lack a colophon. The dedication note on the first page proves that Imam-Quli Khan did not order this copy. This manuscript was probably made and gilded in Shiraz between the second half of the 10th century and the beginning of the 11th century AH.