Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday gifted Iranian Supreme Leader Sayyid Ali Khamenei a rare 7th Century manuscript of the Holy Quran written in Kufic script and attributed to Prophet's son-in-law Hazrat Ali. Modi also gifted him Sumair Chand's Persian translation of Ramayana which was translated into Persian in 1715. Translated into Persian in 1715 and copied in 1826, the Ramayana is a rare manuscript and contains over 260 illustrations possibly the largest number in any hand-written Ramayana manuscript. Modi, who called on Khamenei at his office, gifted the Supreme Leader the specially commissioned reproduction of rare 7th Century manuscript of the Holy Quran attributed to Hazrat Ali, the fourth Islamic caliph and first Shia Imam. Written in Kufic script, the manuscript is a prized possession of the Ministry of Culture's at Rampur Raza Library in Uttar Pradesh.

Source: dna May 23, 2016 11:33 UTC