When you walk into the Smithsonian's "Art of the Qur'an" exhibition, you're met with a book that weighs 150 pounds. The tome, which dates back to the late-1500s, has giant pages that are covered ...

For Muslims, the Quran is the word of God, given directly to Muhammad at the start of the 7th century by the Archangel Michael in oral messages in Arabic that the prophet — the last prophet &… ...

The Holy Quran is a scripture of enlightenment and knowledge, and a book of guidance that covers every aspect of human life. In the Quran, the Almighty swears by one object or another.

That manuscript is among more than 50 centuries-old Qurans on display at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exhibition isn't about the words of the Quran so much as the people who ...