Collector calls for museum dedicated to the Quran
The ‘Arabic Calligraphy and Quran, a shared Journey’ expo is currently on at the Katara Cultural Village.
The expo features copies of the Holy Quran that belong to Qatari art collector Ibrahim Fakhroo and is part of the Ramadan Festival at Katara.
Addressing the media on Thursday, Fakhroo called upon the Qatar Museums Authority to establish a museum dedicated to the Quran.
“I am looking forward to establishing an edifice in Qatar that specialises in displaying the Holy Quran and shedding light on the evolution of Arabic calligraphy," The Peninsula newspaper quoted him as saying.
"Interest in the Quran does not only apply to Muslims. Qatar can establish this edifice taking into account that it is the custodian of culture in general and the Islamic culture in particular,” he added.
“Museums can include editions of the Quran over the ages in addition to its relevant calligraphies and documents which can be easily obtained."
About the exhibition, Fakhroo said: “The displayed artworks are not things that I own, however, they are thoughts that I would like to share with visitors. Each gallery contains a story that I want to convey to the visitor through a certain idea."
"Therefore, I chose to make the idea of this exhibition aligned with the general atmosphere of the Ramadan festival this year. This Ramadan, we are celebrating the Arabic calligraphy.”
He thanked Katara for supporting Qatari artists and reviving the spirit of the Islamic culture: "I really appreciate efforts of Katara to maintain the roots of our culture and characteristics of our Arab and Islamic identity.”
