Calligraphers from around the world will congregate in Dubai for three days beginning from the 'Night of Power' (Lalat-el-Qadr) in Ramadan to produce a handwritten copy of Holy Quran.
The event is organised by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development and is aimed to encourage art of Quranic calligraphy.
This is the second time the ministry is organising the event, and 30 eminent calligraphers from various countries will begin to write one chapter each from the last divine scripture in the Lailat-el-Qadr, which falls on 27th of Ramadan.
The team of calligraphers will join hands and work for three days and nights writing the entire scripture which contains 30 portions (Juzu).
The stunning hand-written marvel will be kept as an artifact at the exhibition managed by the Ministry of Culture.
The process will be supervised a team of jury who will testify to the authenticity and standard of the inscription of holy verses.
Last year, calligraphers from UK, Russia and a number of other European countries participated in the process of inscription and was held under the patronage of Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Owais.
The ministry called on the enthusiasts to watch the calligraphers in action to learn the techniques, passion and dedication as they work in unison giving the world one more copy of magnificently written Quran.
The process may require intense emotional involvement and meticulous coordination to produce the copy within a short span of time.
Before the advent of the printing technology, each copy of the Noble Book was calligraphered, a process that took several months to accomplish.
During the period of the third Caliph of Islam, Othman, seven copies of the Holy Book were prepared, according historians. Out of these, one was sent to Makkah al-Mukarramah, one to Syria, one to Yemen, one to Bahrain, one to Basra and one to Kufah, and one was preserved in Madinah al-Munawarah.