Saudi King approves distribution of one million copies of Quran abroad during Ramadan

Riyadh, The Gulf Observer: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman approved the distribution of one million copies of the Holy Quran abroad during the month of Ramadan on Sunday.

The copies will include different sized copies of the Qur’an and translations of the holy book in more than 76 languages.

The copies, printed by the King Fahd Glorious Quran Printing Complex in Madinah, will be given to Islamic centers in 22 countries.

Preparations to ship the copies of the holy book in order to guarantee that they will arrive in time for Ramadan have started, the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance Sheikh Dr. Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh said.