Leaf from a Koran written in Bihari

This very colorful paper leaf from a Koran is written in Bihari – a local Indian variant of the classical Naskh. The lines alternate in blue, black, and gold. The leaf, which was trimmed, has two columns in its outer margin. The inner column has words from the text of the Koran written in red. The outer column has a commentary in Persian on selected words, which once again are highlighted with red. The large, colorful markers in the outer margin are not verse markers. They designate the end of a quarter hizb (a specific part of the text). They also show when the believer should bow. Little gold rosettes with colored dots are the markers that denote the individual verses.