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Iraqi hopes to break world record for longest copy of Qur’an
Hussein al-Kharsan hopes to break a new world record by writing the world’s longest copy of the Koran, which is expected to be 5500-metre long
Iraqi calligrapher Hussein al-Kharsan writes a verse from the Koran, Islam’s holy book, in the Shiite holy city of Najaf on April 22, 2012. Kharsan hopes to break a new Guinness record by writing the world’s longest copy of the Koran, which is expected to be 5500-metre long. (AFP/Getty Images)
Iraqi calligrapher Hussein al-Kharsan writes verses from the Koran, Islam’s holy book, in the Shiite holy city of Najaf on April 22, 2012. Kharsan hopes to break a new Guinness record by writing the world’s longest copy of the Koran, which is expected to be 5500-metre long. (AFP/Getty Images)
Iraqi calligrapher Hussein al-Kharsan writes verses from the Koran, Islam’s holy book, in the Shiite holy city of Najaf on April 22, 2012. Kharsan hopes to break a new Guinness record by writing the world’s longest copy of the Koran, which is expected to be 5500-metre long. (AFP/Getty Images)
