MADINAH: The Qur鈥檃n exhibition held in Madinah, in cooperation with Samaya Holding, aims to introduce the content of the Qur鈥檃n accurately according to a system of techniques which follows a museum exhibition style.
The exhibition involves the participation of the King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Qur鈥檃n, the General Presidency for the affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet鈥檚 Mosque, King Abdul Aziz Foundation for Research and Archives, King Abdul Aziz General Library in Madinah, King Saud University, and King Abdul Aziz University.
The sub-goals include the call for learning and teaching Qur鈥檃n; highlighting the greatness of the Qur鈥檃n; understanding the history of Qur鈥檃n, displaying the special technologies of the Qur鈥檃n; and demonstrating the efforts of the Kingdom in caring for the Qur鈥檃n.
Hamzah Abdul-Karim, the supervisor of the exhibition, told Arab News that the Qur鈥檃n exhibition contains many manuscripts and modern technologies which suit the needs of society, including manuscripts written on gazelle鈥檚 skin and others written by Hafez Osman, who wrote 106 manuscripts of the Qur鈥檃n and passed away while writing the 107th.
Another unique manuscript was written by Ghulam Mohiuddin about 200 years ago, which was carried on four camels from Afghanistan to Madinah due to its heavy weight. The manuscript is one-and-a-half meters long and one meter wide, and weighs 154 kilograms. There is a translation in Persian at the bottom of each page.
Abdul-Karim added that the exhibition is held in 12 halls, and there are interpreters to many languages including English, French, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Indonesian, Pashtu and Malawian. He also noted that a large number of pilgrims visit the exhibition during Umrah and Hajj seasons, with the number of visitors reaching 10.000 daily during Hajj season. Moreover, people from around 150 nations visited the exhibition.
Visitors to the Qur鈥檃n exhibition in Madinah have been amazed at the talents of the Egyptian Qur鈥檃n calligrapher Hani Al-Tawil who displays his skills to visitors. Tawil told Arab News that he masters the Naskh and Diwani styles of the Arabic alphabet, as well as six other types of calligraphy.