There are many factors that make this edition extremely rare, including:
- This rare printed copy appears for the first time, and none of the book collectors had ever seen it before.
- The official title “King Saud (the First)” appears on it — may God have mercy on him.
- It contains a translation and marginal notes of the Qur’an in the Turkestani language, possibly the first of its kind, intended to serve speakers of that language among the Turkestani community residing in Saudi Arabia.
- The translator and author of the marginal notes was from Madinah; his name was Mahmoud Al‑Tarazi Al‑Madani.
- The printing costs of the Mushaf were covered by Turkestanis living in Taif.
- Requests for copies were directed to Mirza Abdulkarim Khan, a judge in Taif, and likewise to King Saud. He may have been one of the Turkestani residents who obtained Saudi citizenship.
All the points above are strong indicators of exceptional rarity, and this Mushaf deserves a detailed study and the publication of a scholarly research paper in a peer‑reviewed journal.
— Hassan Halabi