Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Kabul (BNA) A copy of Holy Quran was submitted yesterday by head of Baihaqi books publishers to head of national archive in a ceremony held with participation of deputy minister of publication affairs for information and culture ministry, Sayeeda Mojgan Mostafavi and deputy minister of cultural affairs for information and culture Sayed Mosadiq Khalili.
According to head of Baihaqi Books Publishers Faizullah Muhtaj, the copy of the Holy Quran has been prepared from ‘Osmani Taha and Taj company style fonts, written and published by Mohammad Hussain Stiz Bakhtyari.
In the ceremony, deputy minister of publication affairs for information and culture Sayeeda Mojgan Mustafavi briefed related to benefits of reading the Holy Quran and said, “I’m happy to witness an unveiling ceremony of a copy of Holy Quran in the month of Muharam and a hardworking and experienced team of directorate of Baihaqi Book Publishers and I want to congratulate it first to ministry of information and culture, the people of Afghanistan, head of Baihaqi Books Publishers, Hussain Bakhtyari and his team.”
Mostafavi asserted that most of the country’s population was Muslims and the Holy Quran has particular position in their life, adding that it was better to pay consideration to practical perspectives of the holy book. Meanwhile, deputy minister of cultural affairs for information and culture Sayed Mosadiq Khalili also spoke and praised those making effort in preparation of the copy, stressing that overall consideration should be paid in connection with preservation of the copy of Holy Quran in national archive.
