Exhibition of rare, ancient manuscripts of Holy Quran inaugurated

ISLAMABAD (APP) - On the blessed occasion of Ramazanul Mubarik, a three-day long exhibition of the rare and ancient manuscripts of the Holy Quran was inaugurated here at Safa Gold Mall on Wednesday.

Council of Islamic Ideology (CCI) Chairman Dr Qibla Ayaz formally inaugurated the exhibition, organized by the Iranian Embassy and Iran-Pakistan Persian Research Center.

The CCI chairman appreciated the cultural initiative and described the enthusiastic participation of people in the exhibition of Quranic manuscripts as a manifestation of the long-standing friendship between the people of Iran and Pakistan.

He said the Holy Quran is an essential axis for the unity and closeness of the hearts of the Islamic Ummah. In the exhibition, along with Quranic manuscripts, calligraphy panels and works of art have were presented and placed before the public. These Quranic manuscripts are written in beautiful Nastaliq, Thulth Naskh calligraphy, and some of them are decorated with gold water and other colours and patterns of flowers and shrubs.

The exhibition includes dozens of original manuscripts of the Quran, some of which are accompanied by Persian translations. The organizer said the existence of 800-year-old copies of the Holy Quran is an emphasis on the historical status of the legacy of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad Sallahu Alaihe wa Alihe Wasallam Khatam-un-Nabiyyeen. A large number of calligraphers, activists and art lovers participated in the event.