Quran Oasis to Display 3,000 Rare Quran Manuscripts

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Saudi government plans to establish a Quran Oasis - a world-class, integrated cultural and knowledge hub on 50 acres of land in Madinah - City of The Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), according to the local media reports.

The Quran Oasis, which will serve both academic and recreational purposes, will also display more than 3,000 rare manuscript copies of the Holy Book, according to the Saudi Gazette.

The Quran Oasis will be an integrated world-class cultural and knowledge landmark that showcases everything pertaining to the holy book, an official said on Tuesday.

The City of The Prophet (Peace be upon him) Madinah already has a Quran Printing Complex that produces about 10 million copies of the Quran every year.

It has published 55 different translations of the Quran in 39 languages. It also has a Digital Quran Research Centre.