From Ink to Sacred Text, Malaysia's Quran Makers Blend Craft and Faith
The complex uses ritual purification, expert inspections and trained calligraphers to produce up to 3 million copies a year in 30 languages.
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From ink to sacred text, Malaysia’s Quran makers blend craft and faith – WTOP News
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — There’s a ritual that all workers must observe before entering the printing room of Malaysia’s largest Quran production center. Known as “wudu,” it’s a purification that Muslims perform ahead of prayer to prepare mentally, physically and spiritually. “If they want to touch the Quran, if they want to work, they have...
From ink to sacred text, Malaysia’s Quran makers blend craft and faith
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — There’s a ritual that all workers must observe before entering the printing room of Malaysia’s largest Quran production center. Known as “wudu,” it’s a purification that Muslims perform ahead of prayer to prepare mentally, physically and…
Nasyrul Quran has a production capacity of up to three million copies annually with translations in 30 languages. |To complete one page of the manuscript, a calligrapher needs about six to 10 hours. |The artwork and translation can help introduce Islam as a religion that prioritizes peace and living together.
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