AhlulBayt News Agency: In an exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey, 114 rare copies of the Holy Quran from 44 countries have been put on display.
The exhibition, as a unique cultural event, has traced the historical course of Quran writing in different Islamic periods and from various geographical regions from the East to the West and from Central Asia to Andalusia, diffah reported.
The expo, which will continue until the end of this month, familiarizes visitors with the evolution of Quranic scripts, from early Kufic to Naskh, Thuluth and Diwani and printed Qurans, and highlights the artistic and decorative differences influenced by the cultural and political environments of each period.
The Rare Quran Exhibition is a new event in the cultural arena of Istanbul; a city considered to be a capital of Islamic heritage and a place of cultural gatherings that connect the past and the present.
This exhibition summarizes the geography of Islam in one place and shows how the Quran, despite the differences in languages and cultures, has united people, said Osman Onlu, the head of Turkey’s religious affairs department, at a press conference.
He added that the diversity of scripts and decorations in the Qurans reflects the many artistic schools and at the same time emphasizes the unity of the Quranic text throughout different eras.
Onlu went on to say that the exhibition is not limited to the artistic dimension alone, but rather reflects the special attention that has been paid to the Holy Quran throughout history and emphasizes how the Quran, as a sacred text, has been the center of Islamic sciences and arts and a bridge for the unity of Islamic nations despite the diversity of their languages and cultures.
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