King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Quran
King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Qur'an (Arabic: مجمع الملك فهد لطباعة المصحف الشريف) is a printing plant located in Medina, Saudi Arabia that publishes the Qur'an in Arabic and other languages.
| Formation | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Printing of the Quran |
| Headquarters | Medina |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | |
Secretary General | Dr. Bandar bin Fahd Al-Suwailem |
Head | Saleh Al Sheikh |
| Website | http://qurancomplex.gov.sa/ |
The company produces about 10 million copies a year. It has 1,700 employees. It has published 55 different translations of the Qur'an in 39 languages. Its website offers the Arabic Qur'an, recitations, textual search, translations, images of early Qur'an manuscripts,[1] and exegetic commentaries.[2] Since 1985, The Complex made over 128 million books of the Qur'an,[3] which is widely used by all sects of Islam. Original copy was written by calligrapher, Uthman Taha[3]
Production
From 1985, its opening year, until 2007[4]
| Type | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holy Qur'an | 127,420,423 |
| 2 | Audio tapes | 1,817,129 |
| 3 | Translations | 24,624,813 |
| 4 | Parts of Qur'an | 47,592,277 |
| 5 | Prophet's traditions books | 210,000 |
| 6 | Others | 4,668,941 |
| Total | 206,333,583 | |
See also
- List of things named after Saudi Kings
- Uthman Taha
References
- "Official website". Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
- "Official website". Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2014-10-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), from qurancomplex.com
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2014-10-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), from official website qurancomplex.com
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