This Islamic writing board would have been used by a Muslim scholar or in a Muslim school to teach Arabic and learn passages from the Qur’an. Due to the fact that Muslims believe the Qur’an to incorporate the word of God/Allah as revealed to the Prophet Mohammed, the Qur’an and the words in the Qur’an are handled with a great deal of respect. It is believed by some that the words on the Islamic boards themselves hold mystical properties and to this end religious scholars are sometimes consulted by those wishing to ward off the evil eye or obtain protection. During such consultations words and diagrams are drawn on the board and then washed off and drank by the person who has initiated the consultation. As a result of this, the Islamic/Quranic boards are prized as it is the believed that the greater their usage the greater their power due to the fact that they have been successfully used for such activities. The wooden handle of this board has been covered in tooled leather, which was probably done as a way of increasing the longevity of the handle and also as a way of decorating the board. This board also show obvious signs of age; the wood at the bottom is worn and there are two visible cracks. This Arabic written on this Islamic board is truly beautiful.