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Saad Mohammed, who has hand-painted Islamic motifs on the
walls and ceilings of his home in the town of Belqina, north of
Cairo, has reproduced the Muslim holy book on a paper scroll 700
meters long.
He displays the intricately decorated manuscript in a large
wooden box with rollers at each end.
"This Koran is 700 meters long, and of course that's a large
amount of paper," he told Reuters Television. "I self-funded
this project for the past three years - and I'm an average
person. I don't have assets or anything."
Mohammed wants to submit his Koran for inclusion in Guinness
World Records. Guinness says that while there is a record for
the world's biggest printed Koran, there is so far no record
holder for the largest handwritten version.
Mohammed says he is hoping for help with the costs of applying
to Guinness from the government or any other interested party.
(Writing by Giles Elgood; Editing by Angus MacSwan)
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