Iran: Permission Issued for Printing 397,000 Copies of Quran

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) -  Permissions were issued in the last month on Iranian calendar (August 22-September 21) for printing 397,000 copies of the Holy Quran.This is according to Ahmad Hajisharif Deputy of the Dar-ol-Quran Organization for Supervising Quran Printing and Publishing.He added that 265,000 copies included one or more Juzes (parts) of the Holy Book, while 132,000 copies contained the entire Quran.Hajisharif also noted that in the said period, 857 prints of Quran were proofread.The Dar-ol-Quran Organization, which is affiliated to the Islamic Development Organziation, oversees the printing of the Quran in the country. /129