KUALA TERENGGANU: Ashes of worn out and damaged copies of the Quran that have been burnt were disposed of nine nautical miles from the coast here to prevent the holy books from being desecrated with regular garbage and consistent with keeping their sanctity intact.
“It was a thorough process to gather damaged copies of the Quran and texts with Quranic scriptures from all mosques and religious schools in Terengganu,” said state Islamic Affairs and Information Committee deputy chairman Ramli Noh.
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