Response to the Divya Qur’ān, Marathi translation of the Holy Qur’ān translated by Jamaat-e-Islami’s Marathi Publication Trust (IMPT) at the 89th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan, held at Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, from January 11 to 13, has been overwhelming.
Till the end of the four-day Sammelan, about 6000 Marathi speaking men and women mostly non-Muslims visited the book stall of IMPT and purchased 1,460 copies of the Holy Qur’ān. And more than 6000 booklets were distributed free of cost. They were amazed to see the Holy Qur’ān in their mother tongue.
One of the visitors said, “I was looking for Marathi Qur’ān for many years. I wanted to know what the Holy Qur’ān really says. Today my long time wish stands answered. I am very thankful to Jamaat-e-Islami Hind.”
Moizurrahman, in-charge of the stall, said amidst growing intolerance in the country response to the Holy Qur’ān and Islamic books by literate people is quite encouraging. We hope this initiative by JIH may bring people of different faiths to come together and know each other.
[The writer is Media Secretary Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Pune. He can be reached at [email protected]]