Int’l Quran Exhibition Planned in Iraqi Holy City of Karbala

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The holy city of Karbala in Iraq will host the second edition of an international Quran exhibition in a few weeks from now.

The Astan (custodianship) of Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine will organize the Quranic event in the lunar Hijri month of Rajab (Janaury 23- February 21).

It will be staged at Bain-ul-Haramain, an area between the holy shrines of Imam Hussein (AS) and Hazrat Abbas (AS), on the occasion of World Quran Day, for the second year.

Last year’s event put on display different works related to the Holy Quran including five historic handwritten Qurans, 63 historic artworks related to the Quran, and 46 copies of the Quran published in various countries.

Some of the displayed data-x-items had been gathered from other countries including Syria, Iran, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Bahrain, Turkey, Malaysia, Brunei, Libya, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Morocco, Germany, and France.

The exhibition had different booths, including one for teaching correct reading of the Quran to visitors.

Meanwhile, Sheikh Hassan al-Mansouri, the Quranic advisor to the Astan, in a meeting with Rafi al-Ameri, director of the National Quranic Sciences Center affiliated to Iraq’s Shia Waqf Department, invited the center to attend the upcoming invitation.

The two sides also discussed ways for enhancing cooperation in Quranic fields and activating a Quranic movement in Iraq.

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