Visits The World's Largest Koran Printing, Minister Of Religion Yaqut: New RI Can Provide 200 Thousand Every Year

JAKARTA - Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas visited the world's largest Al-Quran Printing Office, Mujamma' King Fadh, in Medina, Saudi Arabia as an effort to explore cooperation in printing the Al-Quran which was previously discussed with the Saudi Arabian authorities.

"Indonesian Muslims still lack manuscripts of the Koran. The population of Indonesian Muslims is approximately 215 million, we are only able to provide 200 thousand per year," said the Minister of Religion in an official statement received in Jakarta, Wednesday, November 24.

The Minister of Religion hopes that the cooperation in providing the Quran with the Saudi government can be realized soon. According to him, initial discussions have been discussed with the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Da'wah and Counseling, Sheikh Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz.

This cooperation in printing the Koran, said Yaqut, will be part of the plan to build an Islamic Center in Indonesia.

The Minister of Religion said that this cooperation in printing the Koran is important to provide prints in Indonesia with sufficient quantity and good quality.

Meanwhile, the Secretary General of Mujamma' King Fahd, Talal bin Razin Al-Rehil, Talal bin Razin Al-Rehil, welcomed this cooperation plan. He explained that every year Mujamma 'King Fahd can print 18 million copies of the Qur'anic manuscripts.

He emphasized that the process of printing and refining the Koran was carried out very strictly. The King Fahd Al Quran printing area of 250 thousand square meters prints the Muslim holy book and its translation into various languages.

"In our security system there are sensors for possible misprints. So, if an error is found, the machine will automatically stop immediately. The print quality itself can last up to 100 years," explained Talal.

Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Religion Zainut Tauhid Sa'adi said that the need for the provision of Al-Quran in Indonesia is still high.

Based on data from the Ministry of Religion, the total need for the Koran every year is more than six million copies. While the Al Quran Printing Unit (UPQ) of the Ministry of Religion, since 2016-2020, has only printed 1,705,000 manuscripts.

"The challenge for UPQ going forward is to meet the needs of the Al-Quran manuscripts for Indonesian Muslims, which are increasing in number," said the Deputy Minister of Religion.