To mark the Islamic month of Ramzaan, a two-day long Quran exhibition showcasing different kinds of Quran, the Islamic holy book, began at Inder Road on Saturday.
More than thousands of copies of the Quran are written in various languages and in different sizes which varies from one inch to six feet. It is being organised by Tasmia Quran library. A few Qurana are written in golden and silver ink. Raghiv Qasmi, a member of the exhibition, said that a 337-year-old set of Quran verses, written by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb on a roll of paper not more than three inches, was also on displayed. Quran translated in different translation including Russian, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese, German and several Indian languages, including a copy in Braille script were also showed.
In the 300 to 750 years old hand-written Quran with ink made of gold and precious stone is used. The colour of Quran is not faded. The first coloured Quran to have printed in India in 1908 was also on display in the exhibition. A scheme of seven colours was used for its printing and it was given by the king of Afghanistan, Ameer Saheb Bahadur, said Raghiv Qasmi.
There was a separate section for Qurans that could be contained in lockets as well as pocket-sized editions, which are miniature forms of the holy book. This exhibition would not relate to religion because the things that are displayed here are wonder for us. You would not see such collection under one roof anywhere,” said Sandeep Singh, a visitor. On display were also copies of the Quran weighing from 1.75 grams to 2,500 kilograms. Copies on displayed ranged from ancient to present manuscripts.