Electronic device facilitates Quran reading for the blind and visually impaired
Blind and visually impaired Muslims experience challenges when reading Quran copies in braille. They need to have up to six paper volumes to read the sacred 600-page book.
An electronic Quran is being introduced at Makkah’s Grand Mosque to help blind and visually impaired Muslims. The device is around six inches long and four inches wide. It allows users to move easily between pages using high-quality braille cells, Arab News reported.
“The visually impaired can read the Qur’an easily and navigate through the pages the same way as the entire Quran is registered on the board,” Misha’al Al-Harasani, who led the team that created the device, told Arab News.
Ghazi Al-Thubyani, from the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, said special shelves were being prepared for the 100 electronic braille devices, according to Arab News.
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