Canada holds Qur'an Festival in Ottawa

Sun Aug 7, 2011

The Canadian capital of Ottawa has held its second edition of the Qur'an Festival in an attempt to introduce the Islamic culture and holy book.

The event which kicked off on Saturday, displays a wide range of Qur'anic artworks such as paintings and calligraphies as well as historical editions of the Muslim holy book.

The annual festival aims to make the Canadian public more familiar with the holy Qur'an and its message.

“Unfortunately a lot of people try to change the message or to make a bad thing out of it,” a visitor told Press TV. “But it's just beautiful, just a beautiful message for everyone and if everybody followed the Qur'an we just had peace on earth…that would be so amazing.”

The festival has also organized live recitations of the Qur'an, and a special program for kids including Qur'anic contests.

“Qur'an is a mercy for the mankind and the message of Qur'an is peace,” said Islamic scholar Mumtaz Ali.

“If anyone reads the Qur'an, recites the Qur'an and understands it he will [find] peace for each and every individual.”

Ottawa's 2011 Qur'an Festival will run until August 7, 2011.

Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/192836.html.