Malaysia Collecting Damaged Qurans in Flood-Hit Areas

IQNA – Copies of the Holy Quran damaged in flood-hit areas in Malaysia are being collected to be disposed of, with the community receiving new copies for free.

The Home Ministry (KDN) anticipates collecting 150,000 damaged copies of the Quran from the flood-affected states of Kelantan, Terengganu and Kedah for proper disposal.

Its Enforcement and Control Division secretary, Nik Yusaimi Yussof, said 55,000 damaged copies had already been collected and would be handled with due respect as prescribed by Islamic tradition.

This initiative, part of the Jom Exchange al-Quran (JEQ) program, is being carried out in collaboration with the Kelantan Islamic Affairs Department, the State Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council and local authorities.

Launched on Dec 4, the program is expected to run until the end of the monsoon season in Malaysia’s northeast.

Collection centers have been established in flood-affected areas such as Tumpat, Pasir Puteh and Bachok, facilitating the community’s participation in the initiative.

“To date, 25,000 damaged Qurans have been collected in Kelantan alone,” Yussof told Bernama at a Jom Exchange al-Quran program at Taman Maka Utama Mosque in Pasir Mas.

He said the damaged Quran are being disposed of through methods that comply with Islamic law, including drying and converting the paper into ash or removing the ink for recycling.

In return, affected communities are being provided with new Qurans, certified by KDN, at no cost.

Source: thestar.com.my