Qurans in Braille Distributed among Visually-Impaired Pilgrims at Mecca Grand Mosque
The Quranic Affairs Department of the General Presidency for the affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque in implementing the plan.
Saad al-Nadawi, director of the department, said it is aimed at helping the pilgrims who need Qurans in braille.
He added that efforts are made so that Hajj and Umrah pilgrims will have the best experience in Mecca.
The department also provides pilgrims from different countries with access to translations of the Holy Quran in different languages.
Braille is a writing system which enables the blind and partially-sighted people to read and write through touch.
It was invented by Louis Braille (1809-1852), who was blind and became a teacher of the blind.
In recent years, the Holy Quran and religious books have been printed in Braille to help the visually-impaired Muslims read the texts with ease.
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