Quran Gifted to Hazrat Abbas (AS) Holy Shrine to Be Unveiled
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A copy of the Holy Quran, gifted to the holy shrine of Hazrat Abbas (AS), will be unveiled in a ceremony today, August 9.
Deputy of the holy shrine’s custodian will attend the program to be hosted by Al-Zahra (SA) Husseyniya of the Center for Quran Printing and Publication in Tehran.
The copy of the Dive Book was calligraphed last year in Naskh script by 244 calligraphers from different provinces of Iran.
It was inscribed in 604 pages, 12 lines per page, including diacritics according to Rasm Al-Mushaf (the way of writing the text of the Quran).
The copy was presented to the Supreme Leader on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan.
The ceremony will begin at 5 p.m. local time.
