Doha, Qatar: Doha International Book Fair currently being held at Doha Exhibition & Convention Center (DECC) features a collection of a rare Holy Quran versions at the artistic level, in terms of calligraphy, writing and historical value.
One of most outstanding series of the Holy Quran is made by the Syrian artist Mohammad Mahir Hadri written on the black velvet cloth in a style of covering threads of the Holy Kaaba (Kiswah).
In statements to Qatar News Agency (QNA), the Syrian calligrapher and embroider said he has innovated a new style in writing using thread and sewing machine, a new method which is globally unknown in writing the Holy Quran, adding that he had entirely completed the Holy Quran to be written by thread and sewing machine for the first time in the world.
Mohammad Hadri has participated in many international book fairs. He pointed out that the overall weight of the Holy Quran is 200 kg with the dimension of a roughly one meter high and half a meter wide per page, and took 12 years to be completed, adding that each volume contains two and half parts, while the page itself includes 15 paragraphs.
Also at the book fair, Dar al-Ihsan for Publishing and Distribution (Iran) is exhibiting a set of rare Holy Quran version that dates back to more than 500 years.
