This is a single leaf, with two sides of beautiful Arabic text on paper.  Early 19th century illuminated (gold, green, and red) Arabic handwritten prayerbook with a marginal commentary.  The main body of the text (within the rectangular block) have quotations from the Quran (or Koran) or other Arabic prayers.  The margins above and to one side have commentaries and explanations.  This manuscript leaf has writing on both sides.  The rectangular block has a beautiful border made of gold and green ink, and within the rectangle there are gold and green circles, marking the end of each verse or ayat.  There are also other red words and marks. This handwritten text of the Quran on paper exhibits beautiful calligraphy.  Overall size:  4 in. x 6 1/4 in. (= 103 mm x 159 mm).  Text area: about 3 1/2 in. x 5 1/2 in. (= 92 mm x 135 mm).  On this leaf there are an amazing seven (7) instances of the red word meaning "O God," or "O God of Mine," or "My God" (two are shown in the 1st enlarged image).  There is some discoloration and staining due to the use and age of the manuscript.  At some point in time a piece of scotch tape was applied to the page.  Nothing has been done to remove or repair this tape.   This is an original manuscript, not a reproduction.  Its authenticity is 100% guaranteed.

Since most of the pages of this manuscript have quotations from the Quran / Koran, I offer the following explanation:  The Qur’?n  (literally "the recitation"; also sometimes transliterated as Quran, Koran, or Alcoran) is the central religious text of Islam. Muslims believe the Qur'an to be the book of divine guidance and direction for mankind, consider the text in its original Arabic to be the literal word of Allah revealed to Muhammad over a period of twenty-three years, and view the Qur'an as God's final revelation to humanity.  Muslims regard the Qur'?n as the culmination of a series of divine messages that started with those revealed to Adam — regarded, in Islam, as the first prophet — and including the Suhuf-i-Ibrahim (Scrolls of Abraham/Ibrahim), the Tawrat (Torah), the Zabur (Psalms), and the Injil (Gospel). The aforementioned books are recognized in the Qur'?n,  and the Qur'anic text assumes familiarity with many events from Jewish and Christian scriptures, retelling some of these events in distinctive ways, and referring obliquely to others. It rarely offers detailed accounts of historical events; the Qur'an's emphasis is typically on the moral significance of an event, rather than its narrative sequence.  The Qur'anic text itself proclaims a divine protection of its message: Surely We have revealed the Reminder and We will most surely be its guardian. 

The Qur'anic verses were originally memorized by Muhammad's companions as Muhammad recited them, with some being written down by one or more companions on whatever was at hand, from stones to pieces of bark. In the Sunni tradition, the collection of the Qur'?n compilation took place under the Caliph Abu Bakr, this task being led by Zayd ibn Thabit Al-Ansari. "The manuscript on which the Quran was collected, remained with Abu Bakr till Allah took him unto Him, and then with 'Umar till Allah took him unto Him, and finally it remained with Hafsa bint Umar (Umar's daughter)."

The Qur'an consists of 114 chapters of varying lengths, known as surahs. Each chapter possesses a title: usually a word mentioned within the chapter itself. Apart from the first chapter, the rest appear to be arranged roughly by size in descending order— although not consistently so. As such, the arrangement is not connected to the sequence of revelation. Each chapter commences with the basmala, an Arabic phrase meaning ("In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful"). The exception is the 9th chapter, where there is no basmala recited.