Over one million people visited the King Fahd Glorious Qur’an Printing Complex in Madinah during the last Islamic year, Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday.
1,019,494 visitors of multiple nationalities, including Hajj and Umrah pilgrims and tourists visited the complex between July 19, 2023 and July 6, 2024.
Visitors learned about the various stages of printing the holy Qur’an at the complex which produces 20 million copies annually.
The holy book is translated into 76 languages at the complex which has created special applications that enable Muslims to read the Qur’an and listen to reciters from various countries on smartphones.
The complex also produces audio versions of the holy book for people with hearing and visual disabilities.