Tehran – A new Chinese translation of the Holy Qur'an was unveiled during a ceremony on Sunday in Tehran.

The ceremony was attended by translator Soleman Bai-Ji-Su Deputy Culture Minister Hojjatoleslam Hamid Mohammadi, and several other Iranian officials.

The Chinese translation has been published by Iran’s State Endowment and Charity Affairs Organization (SECAO).

“We are really happy that SECAO establishes a center for Qur'an translation into other languages and organizes such a weighty task,” Mohammadi said.

He also expressed his thanks to Bai-Ji-Su for his translation of the holy book, saying that he has known Ba-Ji-Su from the first days he came to Iran.