Morisco Quran

[1] The selection of surahs and verses appearing in Morisco Qurans represents about 12 percent of a full muṣḥaf.

[1] After the Fall of Granada, non-Christians that stayed in Iberia were subject to forced conversions and various measures of cultural Christianization.

[2] In 1564, all Arabic books were to be burned in Valencia and Moriscos in Granada were ordered to learn Spanish within three years.

[2] Ironically, in spite of these prohibitions, most extant manuscripts from these Muslim communities come from this time in the late-16th century, as the use of Arabic script became a form of resistance.

[3] Manuscripts from this period have been found hidden in ceilings or in walls—the most important collection at Almonacid de la Sierra.