Staff Reporter
National Book Foundation (NBF) has received a set of 74 precious Islamic books on Quranic scripts, calligraphy and Tafseer for its museum.
Talking to media, country’s known calligrapher Azeem Iqbal who did the designing and finishing of the gallery, said that Professor Zahid Butt has given the collection of these unique Quranic scripts, calligraphic pieces and Hadith and Tafseer books.
He said that the display of rare collection of Quranic scripts and stunning stone studded Quranic pieces at Quran gallery of National Book Museum is serving as the source of inspiration for general public and the youth with the opportunity to know about the history of various eras of calligraphic scripts.
He said that from world’s smallest to largest Quran displays, the gallery depicts precious stone studded scripts, Arabic and Persian scripts written with gold and silver ink and three rare micro Qurans that a magnifying glass needs to be used to recite them.
