Latest Preparations Underway for Restu Global Quranic Arts Festival in Malaysia
Chairman of Restu Foundation, Datuk Haji Abdul Latif Mirasa, and Iranian Cultural Attaché in the Southeast Asian county Mohammad Karimi Oraei on Thursday visited the venue of the festival to see the preparation of the pavilions.
The Restu Global Quranic Arts Festival will kick off on Friday, January 20.
It has been organized by a host of Malaysian institutes including Restu Foundation as well as foreign partners such as the Iranian cultural center in Malaysia and will be staged at Nasyrul Quran Complex in Putrajaya.
An Iranian delegation including Quranic artists like Ali Jangi, Mohsen Soleimani, and Peyman Marvi as well as qari Ali Reza Bijani will take part in the program.
Mohammad Hatami, the representative of the Iranian Academics’ Quranic Organization is also part of the delegation.
The artists will hold workshops during the festival to teach their art and showcase their works.
The festival is open to the public from 9 AM to 6 PM on weekdays and from 9 AM to 9 PM on weekends (Malaysia’s local time).
According to a released program book by the organizers, the event allows visitors to witness special exhibitions, and interact with the Quran and Islamic arts and Islamic products entrepreneurs while also trying to improve the image of Islam as an inclusive and peaceful religion.
Introducing the preservation and prosperity of the Quran, glorifying the teachings of Islam, inviting the community to love knowledge and scholars, utilizing modern technology as an effective preaching medium, and trying to return the Muslim community to their true identity have been named among other objectives of the event.
One of the objectives of the festival is to introduce the role of Nasyrul Quran Complex to local and international visitors. The complex, according to its website, is the world’s second-largest Quran production center after the King Fahd Quran Printing Complex in Medina. The foundation, which is located in Putrajaya, a city near the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, is also a tourist attraction visited by those who love the Quran and Quranic arts from around the world.
The 10-day festival will have various exhibitions such as artifacts of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his companions, Kaaba Kiswa, Quran village, the largest Seerah book in the world, and exclusive Restu products.
Restu Global Quranic Arts Festival will also include a host of other events such as Halal hub, sale bazaar, animation festival, kids activities (Batik painting), and bidding on art pieces.
Visitors can also take a tour of the Holy Quran printing factory while also receiving services for disposing of the Quran and other Islamic books.
A host of art workshops, courses, and competitions have been also scheduled during the event.
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