Sharjah24: His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated the institutional identity, global electronic reading platform, and the new website of the Holy Quran Academy (HQA) in Sharjah, during his visit to the Academy’s headquarters on Wednesday.

The ceremony began with the recitation of the Noble Quran, after which His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah clicked the button to launch the institutional identity, the electronic reading platform, and the website of the Holy Quran Academy.


His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, the Academy’s founder, had a vision for the Academy , which served the Academy to inspire its visual identity slogan, "creativity and leadership in the service of the Holy Qur'an". The implementation of the new identification logo represents, on the one hand, a simulation of a sophisticated engineering design and, on the other, a verse from the Holy Quran.
Dr. Khalifa Musabah Al Tunaiji, Head of the Academy, delivered a speech welcoming the Ruler of Sharjah and pointing to the efforts, follow-up and insight of His Highness into the Academy, which has become one of the distinguished international Academies. 
Al Tunaiji  said  during his speech:” The Academy is a jewel of knowledge and a civilization icon, combining the beauty of appearance and the majesty of the essence. It has evolved into an example of excellence and creativity, moving forward with steady steps and insight, striving for innovation and renewal away from repetition and imitation” .

The Head of the Holy Quran Academy in Sharjah concluded his speech with thanks and gratitude to His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah for honoring the inauguration and his blessed efforts in serving the Holy Quran.
For his part, Dr. Sherzad Abdul Rahman Taher, Secretary-General of the Holy Quran Academy, gave a speech in which he reviewed the achievements of the Academy’s electronic readers, as it worked on covering students in 160 countries in the world, thus surpassing similar international Quranic projects.

The ceremony included a presentation of samples of recitations through the global electronic reader platform, in which students from the United States of America and the Republic of Brazil participated.
The audience also watched a video film produced by the Academy that tells the story of writing and documenting the Holy Quran throughout history, and reveals the historical role of the Academy in preserving the Noble Quran and its transmission through generations.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by Sheikh Salem bin Abdul Rahman Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Ruler's Office, Mohammed Obaid Al Zaabi, Head of the Protocol and Hospitality Department, Abdullah Khalifa Al Sabousi, Head of the Islamic Affairs Department, and Sultan Matar bin Dalmouk Al Ketbi, Chairman of the Sharjah Foundation for the Holy Quran and Sunnah,  Muhammad Hassan Khalaf, Director General of the Sharjah Broadcasting  Authority, and a number of officials of scientific and Quranic institutions.