(5 Oct 2006)
1. Visitors looking at the handwritten Quran written on gazelle skin
2. Close of hand pointing at a handwritten page of Quran
3. Close of girl looking at the handwritten Quran
4. Family looking at Quran
5. Quranic verses written on gazelle skin being scrolled
6. Wide of handwritten Qurans on display
7. Clergyman and visitors looking at Quranic verses calligraphy
8. Wide of people looking at beautiful calligraphy works
9. Close of Quran verses calligraphy
10. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Muhammad Mahdi Farahani, clergyman and visitor:
"Quran is like a piece of gold bar and once you turn it in to different forms by using art, it will demonstrate the real beauty of it"
11. Wide of artistic works on display at the Quran exhibition
12. Quranic verses in English
13. Visitor taking photos of English Quranic verses
14. Close of calligrapher writing Quranic verses reading (English) "In the Name of Allah, The Beneficent . . ."
15. Various of Mojtaba Karami, calligrapher writing Quranic verses
16. Quranic verses on a tableau read (English): "O Prophet, indeed we have sent you as a witness as a bearer of goodness and as a Warner . . ."
17. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Mojtaba Karami, calligrapher:
"Since Quran contains different names of God, I'm intending to continue writing this holy book to both inspire myself and others. That's why I chose Quran."
18. Close of calligraphy pen
19. Tourists looking at calligrapher writing
20. English verse on tableau
21. Women looking at artistic works
22. Close of wooden wall hanging, verse reading (Arabic):"Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds"
23. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Sahar Taheri, visitor:
"The artistic works being exhibited here are manifestation of the Iranian and Islamic art. It was so interesting for us to come and see them"
24. Wide of Holy Quran exhibition
25. Various printed Qurans
26. Wide of printed Qurans
27. Close of Quranic verses on a computer screen
28. Woman reading Quran on laptop computer screen
29. Close of hand moving the computer mouse
30. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Najmeh Alavi, visitor:
"Written Quran will take up more room than the small CDs and for translation and interpretation a lot of books are needed. Fortunately there are different CDs of translation and interpretation available from prominent Quran experts that we can use"
31. Close of hands working with a laptop
32. Various men reading Quran on laptops
33. Various of Holy Quran exhibition
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Every year in Iran, an international Quran exhibition is held during Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting.
The aim of this year's exhibition is to educate and develop a greater understanding of the Holy Quran, and to encourage visitors to practise what they learn.
STORYLINE:
The Quran is the holiest book in Islam.
Muslims believe that the Quran contains the exact words spoken by God to the angel Gabriel, who transmitted it to Prophet Muhammad.
Muslims also believe in the other Holy Books including "The Torah" that was revealed to the Prophet Moses.
Muhammad Mahdi Farahani, a young clergyman who visited the international Quran exhibition, says that art enhances the message of the Quran.
Calligraphers were demonstrating their skills to the visitors.
Mojtaba Karami, a calligrapher who has started writing the Quran in English, believes that choosing a holy book full of God's names glorifies himself and his visitors.
Mojtaba intends to continue writing the holy book to both inspire himself and other.
The artistic works in the exhibition are not limited to transcriptions only.
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