Quranic stories published in Russian

TEHRAN,May 12(MNA) -- The Russian translation of “Ahsan ul-Qisas”, a book containing Quranic stories, has recently been published in Latvia and distributed in Russia. The book has been written by Iran-based Arab author Kamal al-Seyyed and translated into Russian by Anastasia Ezhova and S. Petrov, the Islamic Culture Research Foundation of Russia has announced on its website. The book has been illustrated by Anna Morgunova. “Ahsan ul-Qisas” (not to be confused with “Ahsan al-Qisas” by Ahmed Qubeysi) contains stories from the Holy Quran. Al-Seyyed simplified the stories for the young adults. The author has tried to introduce the prophets from Adam (AS) to Jesus (AS) with the help of the Quranic verses and the interpretations. The book has been published in collaboration with the Islamic Culture Research Foundation of Russia.