Islamic Republic of Iran to Hold Quranic Week in Different States

A number of world countries announced their readiness to host Quranic weeks in the holy month of Ramadan organized by Iran’s Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO).
The organization planned to introduce the Holy Qur’an to other nations by performing various programs at the occasion of Ramadan, regarded as the spring of the Qur’an, ICRO director Mohammad Baqer Khorramshad said.

Canada, Britain, Sweden, France, Russia, Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia and Tunisia are among the countries to host the Quranic weeks, he added.

The event has been slated to present Qur’an recitation along with calligraphy, photography, and illuminations with the theme of the Qur’an.

The cultural weeks in Indonesia and Malaysia is going to be a distinct program, in which a rare hand-woven Quranic carpet will be put on show, Khorramshahi stated.

A number of religious preachers will also attend the program, in order to answer to any religious questions. Furthermore, several software and computer games with Quranic concepts will also be distributed during the event.

The Muslims consider Ramadan, being the month in which the first verses of the holy Qur’an were revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), as an auspicious month.