Professor Ohlig told me that Von Bothmer went to the university library who asked him what to do with this microfilm which is not registered in the catalog of the library. I had to go to see the Rector of the university because he is responsible for it. How can he bring it home? » But nothing to do. I objected to his remarks: “But who financed the microfilm? It’s a microfilm that belongs to the university. Why be silent? Professor Puin defended Von Bothmer by arguing that it was the latter who made the microfilm. I opposed it, but Professor Karl-Heinz Ohlig answered me: “We don’t want to cause a scandal. After Von Bothmer retired, he took the microfilm with him. Some of these photos were exhibited at a conference at the university. I wanted to check how a Quranic sentence is written in these manuscripts. So Hans-Caspar Graf von Bothmer traveled to Sanna to make the microfilm. I urged him to write again to the Ministry to give 50 thousand marks for scientific research. The ministry responded that the project was finished and there was no money left. I was shocked and asked him, « What did you do for four years in Sanaa? Were you sticking papers? » He replied, « Yes, that’s all we did. » I asked him to contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which had funded the project, to fund a microfilm of these manuscripts. I once asked Professor Puin, « How is the word Quran written in the Sanaa manuscripts? » He replied: « As in the Cairo edition. » I asked him, « Did you make a microfilm of these manuscripts? » He replied: “No”. The Professor: I’ll tell you what happened. Sami Aldeeb : And now, where is this microfilm? The Professor : Unfortunately, one of my colleagues (Hans-Caspar Graf von Bothmer) took it with him and refused us access. It’s a scandal.
Sami Aldeeb : What is the fate of the microfilm of the Sanaa manuscripts? I took advantage of my contact with a trustworthy professor from the University of Saarland, whose name I will not mention, to ask him questions concerning this microfilm. I give you here the essence of the conversation I had with him: I wrote to Professor Puin to inquire about its fate, but he never answered me. But what about the entire microfilm that Von Bothmer brought with him to Germany? Nobody talks about this microfilm and nobody knows its fate. UNESCO has released a cd-rom containing only 651 photos. Hans-Caspar Graf von Bothmer (who worked as an assistant at the Institute of Art History at Saarland University) made a microfilm of 35,000 photos in 1997, left a copy at the House of Manuscripts in Sanaa and brought another to Germany. Puin from Saarland University until 1985. The project costed 2.2 million German marks and ran from 1981 to 1996. The restoration and maintenance of these manuscripts were funded by Germany. The visible text of the manuscripts is identical to the current Quran called « Quran of Uthman », while the lower text (the erased one which is not visible) contains many differences from the Quran of Uthman. They were discovered under the roof of the Great Mosque of old Sanaa in 1972. These are the oldest manuscripts of the Quran dating from the first centuries of Islam. The Sanaa Manuscripts refer to a collection of Quranic manuscripts and fragments, totaling approximately 4,500 manuscripts, written in Kufic, Hijazi, and other styles. Let’s start by defining these manuscripts and their importance, starting from an article on Wikipedia in different languages.
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