Exquisite manuscripts on display at Arts Council

The Punjab Arts Council, the Khana Farhang Iran Rawalpindi, and the Persian Research Center in Iran and Pakistan have jointly organised an exhibition of handwritten copies of the Holy Quran along with an exhibition of calligraphy-based on the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) era by renowned calligrapher Muhammad Azeem Iqbal.

Speaking on the occasion, the Cultural Consular Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ehsan Khazaei, said Muslims need more empathy and compassion than before to resolve problems faced by the Ummah, and the best solution is the Holy Quran which serves as a beacon for humanity.

He said the exhibition is meant to honour the Holy Quran, promote the Quranic culture and concepts, and create a spiritual atmosphere for the promotion of the Quran.

Ehsan Khazaei said the Center for Persian-Iranian Research in Iran and in Pakistan, which has recently moved to Khaneh Farhang-e-Iran, Rawalpindi, has more than 600 manuscripts of the Holy Quran and there is no precedent for such a collection.

However, due to space constraints, it’s not possible to display all manuscripts. Therefore, only 41 manuscripts are on display in this exhibition and these manuscripts are being presented to the public for the first time. The show will continue till Wednesday.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 30^th, 2021.