SEPANG: The home ministry has seized 14,249 copies of the Quran and other reading materials that were not approved by the Quran Printing Control and Licensing Board (LPPPQ) in the Klang Valley, Terengganu and Kelantan in the first two months of this year.
Its enforcement and control division secretary Nik Yusaimi Yussof said the confiscated Holy books lacked the LPPPQ stamp and the ministry’s hologram on the outer cover and were not written in the Uthmani script.
“On checking further, we found there were mistakes in parts of the text, which we fear may affect the reading accuracy and could lead to confusion,” he told the media after a LPPPQ meeting here yesterday.
Meanwhile, when asked which Quran app had been approved by LPPPQ, he said so far only one has been certified, namely Smart Quran which was developed by the Islamic development department (Jakim) in collaboration with the Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the ministry.
“The Smart Quran app is error-free as it was reviewed by LPPQ and had gone through the product certification process, while other apps that are available have not gone through this process.
“We are not saying that other (Quran) applications are inaccurate, just that they have not gone through the review process. So any party that has the expertise to develop digital Quran model is encouraged to seek the board’s approval to ensure that their Quran (application) is authentic and accurate,” he said.
On the outcome of today’s meeting, he said among matters agreed upon was to revoke the licence of a printing company in Penang as it was no longer printing the Holy books.
He said the meeting also approved four final proofs of the Quran text and with this addition, the total number of final proofs approved so far stands at 916.
“The final proof is important to ensure the Quran is perfectly preserved and read without mistakes,” he said adding that the number of KDN-certified Quran is sufficient to meet local demand.
