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Déroche repeatedly says the Arabic script was 'adapted' to scriptia continua.
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It is true, all Hijazi Qurans are written in scriptio continua, e.g. BL Or. 2165 and BnF Arabe 328a.
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Leiden Universiteitbibliotheek Or. 228.
…online.com.ezproxy.leidenuniv.nl:2048//browse/memo-1… (no open acces; sorry).
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Throughout the entire written history, the Arabic script didn't have spaces.
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The assumption that Arabic script "should" work like that is anachronistic.