TEHRAN – Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Muhammad Mehdi Esmaeili has termed the Tehran-hosted International Exhibition of the Holy Qur’an a glorious event in the Islamic world.
Esmaeili made the remarks in a session named reverence of the Holy Qur’an and holy books from the perspective of divine religions and international law held on the sidelines of the 30th International Exhibition of the Holy Qur’an.
He described the Tehran-hosted exhibition as the largest and most magnificent Qur’anic exhibition in the Muslim world.
Currently, hundreds of thousands of Qur’an memorizers and millions of Qur’anic activists are active in Iran, he noted.
Qur’anic sessions are underway in numerous mosques during the blessed month of Ramadan in the country, he further noted.
Touching on the participation of male and female attendees from 21 states at the event, the official said that the ongoing event will help bring together the Islamic elites to safeguard the Qur’anic teachings and culture.
He called for unity among the Islamic states to promote the Qur’anic culture in a bid to confront the anti-Qur’an measures.
Separately, Esmaeili said Iran seeks to bolster cultural ties with Muslim countries.
He made the remarks in a meeting with Niger’s Minister of Culture, Tourism and Crafts Muhammad Hamid here on the sidelines of 30th International Exhibition of the Holy Qur’an in Tehran.
He hailed the exhibition as a good opportunity for expanding cooperation between Muslim countries.
The event could lay a proper ground for promoting joint interactions in other cultural and artistic spheres, he further noted.
The official expressed hope that Niger’s participation in the international section of the Holy Qur’an exhibition will be the beginning of a new round of cultural communication between the two countries.
Fortunately, there are broad grounds for mutual cooperation between Iran and Niger, Esmaeili noted.
He voiced hope that promoting the interactions would lead to holding joint cultural weeks in the capitals of the two countries.