Pakistan National Museum Has World’s Rarest Manuscripts of Holy Quran

TEHRAN (IQNA) - Special Assistant to CM Sindh (The Chief Minister of Sindh) for Culture and Tourism, Sharmila Faruqui on Tuesday said that National Museum of Pakistan has some of the rarest manuscripts and copies of the holy Quran that were not found anywhere else in Pakistan.

She said that these copies were there for scholars, students and researchers so that they might be able to further enlighten us on the Muslims’ valuable contribution to human advancement and the development of thought and intellect, Pak Observer reported.

This she said while inaugurating a fortnightly exhibition of the rare copies of the Holy Quran at the National Museum. More than 50 copies of Holy Quran are displayed at foyer and Quran gallery of museum.

Thousand years old Persian, Arabic and Turkish manuscripts are worth watching.

She informed that the Sindh culture department had chalked out various programs and schemes for the rehabilitation, restoration and preservation of Sindh heritage including buildings, monuments, artifacts and other assets.