The Guinness Book of Records has recognized a 2-meter tall copy of the Holy Quran, kept in a mosque in the city of Kazan, the world’s largest printed Koran.
(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The Guinness Book of Records has recognized a 2-meter tall copy of the Holy Quran, kept in a mosque in the city of Kazan, the world’s largest printed Koran.
Kazan is the capital of Tatarstan, an autonomous republic within Russia which is populated mainly by Muslims. The mosque where the world’s largest Koran is kept, called Kul Sharif (also spelled “Qolsharif”), is unique in itself, as it is one of Europe’s largest mosques.
The record-winning Qoran was made in Italy at Tatarstan’s request. Its size is 2 meters by 1.5 meters, it has 632 pages made of special paper, and its covers are incrustation with malachite, jasper, silver and gold.
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Kazan is the capital of Tatarstan, an autonomous republic within Russia which is populated mainly by Muslims. The mosque where the world’s largest Koran is kept, called Kul Sharif (also spelled “Qolsharif”), is unique in itself, as it is one of Europe’s largest mosques.
The record-winning Qoran was made in Italy at Tatarstan’s request. Its size is 2 meters by 1.5 meters, it has 632 pages made of special paper, and its covers are incrustation with malachite, jasper, silver and gold.
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