A million Qur’anic copies to be sent overseas during Ramadan: King Salman
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman gave his blessing for the holy Qur’an to be distributed overseas in a million copies for the month of Ramadan on Sunday.
The copies will comprise many versions of the holy book in more than 76 languages, as well as copies of the Qur’an in various sizes.
The copies, which were printed in Madinah at the King Fahd Glorious Quran Printing Complex, will be distributed to Islamic centres throughout 22 nations.
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According to Sheikh Dr Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh, Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance, shipping preparations have begun in order to ensure that the copies of the holy book will reach in time for Ramadan.