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World’s largest hand-written Quran goes on display in AJK’s Mirpur

Three-day display, which began on Sunday, allows visitors to behold sacred manuscript

A rare hand-written version of the world’s largest Holy Quran has been put on display at the Kashmir Press Club in Mirpur, Azad Jammu Kashmir.

The 41-foot long and 8.5-foot wide Quran is inked by renowned religious scholar and caligrapher Pir Imtiaz Haider Shah Noorani Mujadadi.

The three-day display, which began on Sunday, allows visitors to behold the sacred manuscript, complete with Urdu translations of all verses. The pilgrimage is open to the general public, including religious scholars, students, and people from all walks of life.

Pir Imtiaz Haider Shah Noorani Mujadadi, the calligrapher, shared that it took 425 days to complete the manuscript and three months to assemble it. The Quran has previously been displayed in various cities across Pakistan and is now in Mirpur for the first time.

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The “public pilgrimage” will continue for three days till Sept 10 - Tuesday from 8am in the morning to 6pm daily for above three scheduled days, KPC President Syed Abid Hussain Shah told reporters.

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