U.S. Organization IslamiCity Preserves Quran as NFTs on the Blockchain
CULVER CITY, Calif., Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With the aim of preserving the Quran in perpetuity, the Quran Verse NFT project by IslamiCity is the first instance of minting the entire Islamic scripture as Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) on the blockchain. Once on the blockchain, these NFTs cannot be edited or deleted, making them part of a permanent record.
- Once on the blockchain, these NFTs cannot be edited or deleted, making them part of a permanent record.
- Placing the entire Quran on the blockchain offers a distinct advantage to both print and digital versions.
- Minting sacred texts on the blockchain is not unprecedented, with the Old Testament being preserved as NFTs just last year.
- The Quran Verse project comprises 6,236 NFTs, one for each verse of the Quran.