Elderly Touched By Free Quran At Central Zone Madani Rakyat Programme

KUALA SELANGOR, Feb 25 (Bernama) -- Visitors to the central zone MADANI Rakyat programme at the Kuala Selangor Sports Complex were touched and delighted to be able to exchange their old Quran copies for new ones, all at no cost.

A check by Bernama at the Ministry of Home Affairs (KDN) booth found that visitors made a beeline for the KDN counter to exchange their Qurans, some of which had been in their possession for quite some time.

Jaafar Abdul Hamid, 76, expressed deep gratitude as he received a free Quran from the KDN staff, even though he had not brought his old copy as he was unaware of the initiative.

"I came from Sungai Besar. When I saw this al-Quran, I wanted to buy it but they said it was only for exchange with an old one, not for sale.

"Alhamdulillah, they gave it for free. I was almost moved to tears. Only Allah can repay their kindness...the MADANI Government is the best," he said.

Malala Said, 11, who was delighted to receive the new Quran, shared that she and her siblings had been coming to exchange old Qurans since yesterday.

"Yesterday, my sister exchanged two copies of the Quran. Today, I exchanged one copy of the Quran that I have been reading for six years," she said.

Meanwhile, KDN Enforcement and Control Division assistant secretary Arnajid Jimy said a total of 500 copies of the Quran were provided for free exchange throughout the MADANI Rakyat programme.

He said that as of this morning, more than 300 copies of the Quran had been exchanged, including those without KDN certification, as well as old or damaged copies.

"Through this programme, we welcome the public to voluntarily hand over Quran copies without KDN certification or those that are old and damaged, in exchange for new Qurans certified by KDN.

"For Qurans with certification, there are two main features: firstly, they have a certification stamp from KDN on the last page of the Quran, and secondly, they have a hologram sticker on the front," he explained.

Arnajid stressed the importance for Muslims in Malaysia to verify that every copy of the Quran they own has been checked and certified by KDN to ensure the accuracy of every verse, line, and letter according to the Rasm Uthmani script.

--BERNAMA