Saudi offers financial assistance for Pakistan’s first state-owned Quran complex

Saudi Arabia has offered financial assistance for the construction of Pakistan’s first state-owned Quran complex in Islamabad. The government will be building the complex to preserve historical manuscripts of the Muslim scripture. The center will also oversee and set standards for the publication of the Quran in the country and would recycle worn pages of the holy book.

Religious Affairs Ministry spokesman Imran Siddiqui revealed that Saudi Arabia, the Saudi-based World Muslim League and some other Gulf countries have offered financial assistance for the building of the complex.

“This would be a huge complex on approximately 10 kanal land in Islamabad. The complex will have different sections like error-free publication of new Qur’an and a plant for the recycling of worn pages of the book gathered from all over the country,” Siddiqui said.

He reiterated that the center is going to initiate a new translation of the holy book that would be acceptable to all Islamic schools of thought.

Source: Arab News