Visually impaired worshippers attending the Grand Mosque in Makkah will now be able to read the Holy Qur'an under a project aimed at providing copies of the holy book using the Braille alphabet. The Presidency of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque said it has finalized a project that allows for the first time the distribution of copies of the Holy Qur'an printed in Braille. The copies will be made available at various locations inside the Grand Mosque. Abdul Rahman Al-Aqla, director of publications at the presidency, said the first copies would be posted at King Abdul Aziz and Al-Umrah gates, two of the main gates most used by pilgrims and visitors. The Grand Mosque has a total of 125 gates. Not all of them are open for use. Al-Aqla said the number of copies would be increased gradually to ensure that the visually impaired, too, are able to read the Holy Qur'an inside the Mosque. --MORE 1123 Local Time 0823 GMT
