Video: World's biggest Quran in Russia's hands

There are no limits to love of God, or the prophet's word. And a special new edition of the Muslim sacred text certainly speaks volumes. The world's biggest Koran, decorated with precious stones and gold, now belongs to Russia. This hefty holy book requires not only strong devotion, but also strong arms to read, as it weighs a mammoth 800 kilograms and boasts 632 pages sized two by one and a half meters. The gold- and silver-encrusted cover studded with malachite and semi-precious stones holds a giant turquoise 14 centimeters in diameter. The price of this opulent opus is unknown, but it took over a year to make. The carefully crafted Koran was ordered from Italy for the Foundation on Restoring Cultural and Historical Heritage in Russia's republic of Tatarstan. And it's certainly got a spirited reception. "This edition of the Koran has become a precious gift to all Russian Muslims," says the Islamic spiritual leader of Tatarstan, Ildus Faizov. The unique edition now resides in a mosque within the Kremlin of the city of Kazan. Next summer, the weighty holy tome will be moved to Bolgary -- a Tatarstan region which embraced Islam as its official religion in 922. The next largest edition of the Koran resides in South Sumatra, Indonesia. This wooden version was long hailed as the world's biggest. But it isn't in fact a book -- this holy scripture consists of 315 wooden planks for carved pages -- each 177 centimeters tall, 140 centimeters wide and 2.5 centimeters thick. Another huge Koran was also discovered in Indonesia, in an Islamic boarding school in West Java. This one is a whopping 200 centimeters tall and 140 centimeters wide. In 2009, Abu Dhabi book fair sold an Indonesian Koran manuscript, sized 120cm by 80cm. RT on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com RT on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews

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1. Soon Russia will be a majority Muslim
   Country
   
   God-Willing
2. mashaa'Allah Beautiful.
   
   Haters will hate.
3. ''There goes money that could have been spent on hospitals, schools, etc.. How frivilous''
   
   Tell that to American president whom are just puppets for the Zionist that spent bogus fraudulant paper money created out of thin air acting like a god on waging your countless unjust tyrannical war to pursue the Zionist agenda to rule over the world through Jerussalem.
4. I wonder why there is so much hate on this video. If you hate it so so much why waste your time an energy to even type. And if you already hate Islam then why did you click on this video that clearly states something with the word QURAN in. And @laurenjanell I bet if it were the biggest bible you would be like Oh I love you Jesus all hail this book -.-
5. Why these people with diapers on their heads are so excited about this shitty book?
6. There goes money that could have been spent on hospitals, schools, etc.. How frivilous
7. *quran
8. If your Christ don't come and tell means stuff about the Islam ok?
9. I love hearing Quran p.s I hope your muslim to
10. esus is a muslim.... Islam means submition to the will of god. Muslim means anyone who submits to the will of god. JESUS IS A MUSLIM!!! JESUS IS A MUSLIM!!! JESUS IS A MUSLIM!!! JESUS SUBMITTED TO THE WILL OF GOD................. and when he returns he will break the cross and destroy false Christisnity!! Haleluja... or should i say ALLAH HU AKBAR!!! >>>>>>>>
11. Machaa Allah
12. And nice big fire is ready for you.Hell is the best place for U.
13. quran is classical poetry can you judge a whole book by a few lines? thats a little stupid dont u think?
14. dream on hatred!!!
15. That'll make a nice big fire! Best place for a book of hate.
16. Why do you hate them, if they are on their own native land?
17. Quran is the holy book of Muslims, not Hindus. And there are large minorities of Muslims native to parts of Russia, like the Tatars, Chechens, Adyghes, Bashkirs, Dagestanis, Ingush, Balkars, Kabardins, Cherkess, Karachay, Nogais, and immigrants like Kazakhs, Uzbeks, Tajiks, Turkmen, Kyrgyz, Azeris, Turks, and also converts to Islam, etc.
18. I loove you all awesum. i'm from pakistan
19. I love u ALAH <3
20. @gxbmb barbeque pork is the best.