Coimbatore: Ok Nazeer Ahamed of Kuniyamuthur, an avid stamp and coin collector, began amassing miniature Qurans, fascinated by one purchased by his father from Mecca in 1994.
The 53-year-old man is now in possession of 9 miniature Qurans of assorted sizes, the smallest being only one.2-inch x 1.2-inch.
Nazeer is especially happy with the one concerning the measurement of a bank card. “All verses of the Quran are etched on each side of the cardboard utilizing laser. They will solely be learn utilizing a lens,” he informed TOI.
“Texas-based Talal Itani had made 200 credit score card-sized Qurans in 2000, which he offered for $40 every. I examine them in a Tamil journal and despatched a letter to Itani, congratulating him. He needed to take a look on the article. I mailed him a replica of the article and to my shock, acquired a credit score card-sized Quran in return,” Nazeer mentioned.
When he carried out hajj pilgrimage in 2014, Nazeer visited King Fahd Wonderful Quran Printing Advanced and noticed the Quran in 39 languages on show. “To see one in Tamil was a proud second for me. Every time somebody recognized to me goes on hajj, I might ask them to purchase interesting-looking Qurans,” he mentioned.
Nazeer, nonetheless, prefers utilizing a regular-size Quran as he finds it troublesome to learn small print. “I get many guests, who're keen to check out my Quran assortment. However holy books are for studying, not for exhibition. Guests may additionally harm them.”
Nazeer additionally has a penchant for amassing stamps, together with these that includes mosques and the Quran. He has a large assortment of stamps on Mahatma Gandhi and has received awards at philately reveals.