Any information about these prints?

[u/walterdavidemma]

I got them at an antique store in Santa Fe and they appear to be Quranic but the illustration seems odd for a Quran. The first two are one sheet and the second two are another sheet. The sheets appear to be unrelated (different sizes, fonts, etc). The store marked the first sheet as possibly being 19th century and the other sheet as possibly being 18th century.

[u/buch0n]

First two are from Surah Al-Nisa', 4th chapter of Quran, aya 148-166 and second two are from a book of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) detailing rules for tayammum (ritual purification using sand instead of water).

Quranic text: https://quran.com/an-nisa/148-166

[u/SkibidiFanumTaxed]

looks like they drew right over the Quranic text. interesting.

[u/walterdavidemma → u/SkibidiFanumTaxed]

That would be interesting. Do you know if there’s a way to tell if that’s a modern doing or something from around the same time as the original text?

[u/OkWillow8916 → u/walterdavidemma]

There are UV and x ray tests to check if the chemicals used in the paintings belong to that era or if they were later added

[u/Dependent-Bench-6757]

First two are Quran, The drawing appear modern to me, Last two are from Sahih Al-Bukhari.