1 Million Copies of Quran Printed by Jordan’s Awqaf Ministry

IQNA – Jordan’s Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has printed one million copies of the Holy Quran since it was founded in 1968.

The copies have been distributed in mosques and schools in Jordan as well as a number of other Muslim countries, the ministry said, Suraha News reported.

Among the copies published by the ministry are several Mus’hafs printed with the support of the country’s rulers, it said.

They include the Mus’haf Al Al-Bayt, Mus’haf Hashimi, and Mus’haf King Hussein, the ministry added.

Meanwhile, Awqaf Minister Mohammad Ahmad Muslim Al Khalayleh said earlier that a new version of the Mus’haf Hashimi is being prepared and will soon be printed by the ministry.

He also stressed the growth in Quranic activities in Jordan and efforts to serve the Holy Book and spread the teaching of the Quran.

A special Waqf (endowment) program is planned to be launched for supporting the printing of the Quran, he further noted.

In addition to holding Quranic programs in Jordan, the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs supports Quranic activities at Al-Aqsa Mosque in the holy city of al-Quds, Palestine, as Jordan is the official custodian of the Islamic and Christian holy sites in al-Quds.

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