Quran Exhibition at the Upcoming International Islamic Festival in Malaysia
The three-day festival features exhibitions on photography, calligraphy, weapons and the Holy Quran from various parts of the world.
The festival includes an exhibition of rare photographs of Makkah and Madinah during the reign of the Ottoman Empire.
The exhibition is presented by the Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA) under the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
IRCICA will also display 20 calligraphy plates made by the winners of a competition it organized.
The contribution of Malaysian Muslims to Islamic arts may be seen in the collection of handmade and handwritten al-Quran displayed in the exhibition Al-Quran Mushaf. Made in Tanah Melayu (Malay Peninsula) and Malaysia, some of the Quran manuscripts date back to the Malacca Sultanate.
The Malaysian keris is featured in the weapons exhibition, alongside versions of the dagger from Indonesia and other Asian countries.
The pavilion at the centre of the festival houses the souq, or marketplace, with wares from traders from Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kuwait, Algeria, Iran, Indonesia, China, Tunisia and Malaysia.
Putrajaya Corporation has teamed up with renowned fashion designer Datuk Radzuan Radziwill to host an Islamic fashion show featuring the designs of local fashion designers working with batik and songket.
Fashion designers from Indonesia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan will also show their work.
Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and Tunisia will present cultural performances. Kelantan’s dikir barat will represent Malaysia in the showcase.
Umno Putrajaya religious bureau, Gajir Calligraphy, and SMK Agama Putrajaya will attempt to enter the Malaysian Book of Records with calligraphy stretching one kilometre in front of the Putrajaya Corporation conference hall.
Those in search of knowledge may browse the 110 booths selling books from Indonesia, Singapore, United Kingdom, Morocco and Saudi Arabia.
The organizer has provided Aulad Zone, a children’s centre with learning and fun activities to keep the little ones occupied while the adults are at the festival.
Source: Malaysian Insider
