Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to debut Sinhala Translation of Quran at Colombo Book Fair

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Sri Lanka will launch Sinhala Translation with Arabic Text of the Holy Qur’an at Colombo National Education & Book Fair to be held at Public Library Premises, Colombo.

The publication will be displayed as a main feature of the event at Stall No. 8 and 9.This week-long book fair, commencing July 28, will also have on display the previous copies of the Holy Qura’an translations by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in 73 languages of the world. Another presentation, the Sinhala Translation of the book “Philosophy of Teachings of Islam”, is also planned as one of the main displays in the event.This original book in Urdu, ‘Islami Usool ki Falasphi,‘ was written by the founder of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim community, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, India.

A Peace Message translated into Sinhala will also be distributed at the event.

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is a dynamic, reformist and fast growing international movement within Islam. The community was founded in 1889, and spans over 206 countries and territories with membership exceeding 160 millions. The year 2015 marks the centenary of the establishment of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community – Sri Lanka.