Al- Quran Braille

As you all probably know, Persatuan Braille Malaysia produce braille Qurans
for blind students and adults in Malaysia, and has also sent them overseas
to Gaza, UK and Nigeria (the latest one to a 12yr old boy in Germany).
Currently they are trying to fill a request for 60 braille Qurans for
Sekolah Alma (former St Nicholas) in Penang.

Sadly even with at least 20,000 blind Muslims in Malaysia, there is no
other religious material available for them. It is sad they are already
living in a dark world, yet have limited access to the light of religious
knowledge. At the MAB (Msian Assoc for the Blind) library in Brickfields,
(which serves the blind throughout Malaysia) there are many books in
English and Mandarin, but very few in Malay and even less about Islam.

Because of this, PBM is now on a mission to transcribe Islamic texts into
braille, starting with a braille version of Tafsir Pimpinan Ar Rahman
( a translation of the Quran approved by JAKIM). To do this we need people
to read out the tafsir to our blind braille typists (2 ladies) who will
transcribe the words into braille. The complete translation of the Quran
may take about ONE YEAR to transcribe.

Can I invite ladies out there who can spare an hour or two to come to the
Persatuan Braille office in Taman Pelangi , Sentul to read. It is not a lot
of time to you, but inshaAllah it will be worth a lot to the blind who will
finally have a chance to understand the Quran when they read it.

You do not need to speak good Malay as you're reading from a text, and your
voice need not be melodious, just clear enough for the typist to understand
you.
Please call Encik Rafi at 013-2615783 to arrange the reading schedule, and
ask for directions . You can also email me at norma.hashim@gmail.com if you
cant reach him.

The office is open 9-5pm Mon to Friday , and 9- 12.30pm every 2nd and 4th
Saturday. The address is Tingkat 2, No 12, Jalan Pelangi 18, Taman
Pelangi , Sentul, 51100 KL.

If you would like to help with the cost of the project, we have a dedicated
account for this at CIMB Batu Caves, under Persatuan Braille Malaysia acct
no 1477 0000 173058. Payments are tax exempt, please email me your name ,
address and the amount donated for the tax exempt receipt.