Kuwait’s Awqaf Ministry has said it will distribute 250,000 free copies of the Holy Qur’ān in different translations in Brazil during the 2014 FIFA World Cup this summer. The ministry’s Qur’ān Board, known as Al-Qabas, will foresee the distribution of copies of the Qur’ān in Spanish, Portuguese, English and French at hotels, stadiums and various other public places. The competition, which starts on 12 June and will run until 13 July, will host the fans of 32 international football teams, including six largely Muslim teams: Algeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Iran and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
A special guide book for Muslim visitors called Salaam Brazil has also been printed to help them become acquainted with halal restaurants and activities in the Latin American country with the help of the Omani authorities.