The first translator of the Holy Quran into Kurdish passed away

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Mulla Abdullah Warli, the first translator of the Holy Quran into Kurdish passed away on Saturday, February 3.He died of heart attack at the age of 72 in the Avicenna Hospital in the city of Agri, eastern Turkey, Turkiya Al-Yawm website reported.His translation of the Quran, published in 1997, was the first rendering of the Holy Book into the Kurdish language.Mulla Abdullah Warli was a Quranic-cultural activists in turkey and conducted research studies on cultural issues, including one on Ahmed Khani, the renowned Kurdish poet.His body will be buried in his hometown of Van in southeastern Turkey. /129