Copies of the Bible were rare and expensive. It has been said that it would take ten months for a skilled copyist to produce just one handwritten copy of the Bible!
كَمَا أَنَّ ٱلْكِتَابَ ٱلْمُقَدَّسَ نُسِخَ عَلَى رُقُوقٍ مُكْلِفَةٍ جِدًّا مَصْنُوعَةٍ مِنْ جِلْدِ ٱلْحَيَوَانِ .‏