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Large, Hand-Written Copy of Quran on Display in Pakistan’s Mirpur

9:28 - September 09, 2024
News ID: 3489817
IQNA – A rare hand-written copy of the Holy Quran, said to be the world’s largest, is on show in Mirpur, Azad Jammu Kashmir.

A page from a large handwritten copy of Quran

 

It is on display at the city’s the Kashmir Press Club.

The 41-foot long and 8.5-foot wide Quran is inked by renowned religious scholar and calligrapher Pir Imtiaz Haider Shah Noorani Mujadadi.

The three-day display, which began on Sunday, allows visitors to behold the sacred manuscript, complete with Urdu translations of all verses.

The exhibit is open to the general public, including religious scholars, students, and people from all walks of life.

Pir Imtiaz Haider Shah Noorani Mujadadi, the calligrapher, shared that it took 425 days to complete the manuscript and three months to assemble it.

The Quran has previously been displayed in various cities across Pakistan and is now in Mirpur for the first time.

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The public display of the copy will continue for three days till Sept 10 - Tuesday from 8am in the morning to 6pm daily for above three scheduled days, KPC President Syed Abid Hussain Shah told reporters.

 

Source: english.aaj.tv

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