New Website to Share the Quran with the World
-- A website entirely dedicated to the Quran is in the works, set to be multilingual and offer a host of information including a virtual Quran museum.
The Volunteers of the Quran Platform is set to introduce a number of projects it has prepared as part of the Religious Affairs Directorate’s designation of 2010 as the Year of the Quran at a fast-breaking iftar dinner for local and foreign statesmen on Sept. 5.
The platform is preparing a website entirely dedicated to the Quran, with the goal of accurately transmitting the Quranic message to a wide audience. The website will be multilingual and offer a host of information about the Quran. It will also feature a virtual Quran museum.
Volunteers of the Quran Platform spokesman Ahmet Şişman noted that after the launch they will quickly implement their project, stressing that their goal is to promote the Quran around the world. “Sept. 5 is the Night of Power. The Quran began to be revealed in the Night of Power. Therefore, starting on Sept. 5, 2010, we would like to promote the Quran with its true qualities and in the best and most effective manner, both in our country and all around the world. We will try to promote the traditions of hafızlık – memorizing the entire Quran -- and mukabele --reading the entire Quran in large groups -- as well,” he said. Şişman indicated that they want to promote the practice of mukabele even outside the holy month of Ramadan and that they will cooperate with renowned hafizes -- people who have memorized the entire Quran and can recite it properly with a trained voice -- to this end. “We will issue certificates to the people who attend the mukabele sessions,” he said.
A virtual Quran museum
As part of the website a virtual museum will be created to provide a permanent display for Quranic works of art. The museum will consist of two parts, one of them being a Quran library. This will contain first editions of works written about the Quran, as well as original editions of works of art produced within Turkey. The other part of the museum will display printed or handwritten manuscripts of the Quran, visual materials about the history of the Quran and other relevant records and materials. The project will employ well-known publishers around the world to prepare a series of books on the Quran. In this way, the organizers hope the Quran will be promoted and misconceptions about it will be minimized. Moreover, competitions, symposiums and open sessions will be organized to raise awareness about the Quran in cooperation with the Education Ministry and other institutions. In this context, hat (calligraphy), tezhip (gilding) and cilt (ornamental book binding) artists will compete with each other and Quran-oriented booths and exhibitions will be organized at big book fairs in Turkey and abroad.
Source: Today Zaman
The platform is preparing a website entirely dedicated to the Quran, with the goal of accurately transmitting the Quranic message to a wide audience. The website will be multilingual and offer a host of information about the Quran. It will also feature a virtual Quran museum.
Volunteers of the Quran Platform spokesman Ahmet Şişman noted that after the launch they will quickly implement their project, stressing that their goal is to promote the Quran around the world. “Sept. 5 is the Night of Power. The Quran began to be revealed in the Night of Power. Therefore, starting on Sept. 5, 2010, we would like to promote the Quran with its true qualities and in the best and most effective manner, both in our country and all around the world. We will try to promote the traditions of hafızlık – memorizing the entire Quran -- and mukabele --reading the entire Quran in large groups -- as well,” he said. Şişman indicated that they want to promote the practice of mukabele even outside the holy month of Ramadan and that they will cooperate with renowned hafizes -- people who have memorized the entire Quran and can recite it properly with a trained voice -- to this end. “We will issue certificates to the people who attend the mukabele sessions,” he said.
A virtual Quran museum
As part of the website a virtual museum will be created to provide a permanent display for Quranic works of art. The museum will consist of two parts, one of them being a Quran library. This will contain first editions of works written about the Quran, as well as original editions of works of art produced within Turkey. The other part of the museum will display printed or handwritten manuscripts of the Quran, visual materials about the history of the Quran and other relevant records and materials. The project will employ well-known publishers around the world to prepare a series of books on the Quran. In this way, the organizers hope the Quran will be promoted and misconceptions about it will be minimized. Moreover, competitions, symposiums and open sessions will be organized to raise awareness about the Quran in cooperation with the Education Ministry and other institutions. In this context, hat (calligraphy), tezhip (gilding) and cilt (ornamental book binding) artists will compete with each other and Quran-oriented booths and exhibitions will be organized at big book fairs in Turkey and abroad.
Source: Today Zaman
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