Part of the world’s largest Holy Quran was recently displayed in the Pakistan Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.
For the first time in more than 1,400 years of Islamic history, award-winning Pakistani-Canadian artist Shahid Rassam showed Surah-e-Rahman cast on a canvas with aluminium and gold-plated script.
Adviser to the Pakistani Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood, Pakistan Ambassador to the UAE Afzaal Mahmood, senior officials of Expo 2020, diplomats and corporate executives attended the historic event to launch the first-of-its-kind project at the world’s largest trade fair being held in Dubai for the first time in the region.
“This Holy Quran exhibit will be not only the world’s largest, but also the most unique. From a variety of perspectives, this item is one-of-a-kind and inventive. Its most notable feature is that its words are cast rather than printed in colour or ink,” Rassam told the media.
According to him, Surah-e-Rahman contains 1,585 letters, 352 words, 78 verses, and three rukus.
