Exhibition in Thailand to Showcase Iranian Quranic Works

IQNA – An exhibition featuring Iran’s Quranic works and products is planned to be mounted in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.

Heading a delegation, Ali Reza Moaf, the Quran and Etrat deputy of the Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, will attend the opening ceremony on Monday, February 5.

The exhibition will be organized by the Iranian Cultural Center in the Southeast Asian country from February 5 to 11.

It is aimed, among other things, at promoting and facilitating the presence of Quranic arts and handicrafts in global economy and art, according to the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization.

Twenty-four Quranic calligraphy works as well as 20 handicrafts with Quranic themes are among the data-x-items to be displayed at the expo.

There will also be multilingual digital products and Quranic apps as well as more than 130 books and publications on subjects related to the teachings of the Holy Quran and Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS).

Thailand is a country at the center of the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast Asia.

Muslims are the second largest religious group in Thailand making up about five percent of the country’s 70 million population.

Islam was first introduced to the Thai people by Sheikh Ahmad Qomi.

He was an Iranian Shia Muslim who promoted Islam in Thailand in the 16th century AD and became the country’s first Sheikh-ul-Islam.

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