23 Desember 2007

On pursue of good Mushaf

This Ramadhan somehow I want to have a good mushaf, the paper and the content. So far I rarely see a good one. The paper usually made of white HVS paper that made your eyes tired. About the content I must strict, it should big enough, official translation of Religious Affairs Minister, and have an arabic written style which I've been accustomed(I don't know which one, but I couldn't read a particular arabic style well).
The hunting begun!
First, Eramedia which is on the site of Soekarno Hatta Bridge, I couldn't find a suitable choice, I think it is awfull to know an Islamic bookshop that have not enough supplies of Al-Quran.
Second, Bondowoso book market, I found a very interesting one, made of thin yellow high quality paper, Religious affairs translation, but there's one problem it is too small.
Third, GIP on graha gip, near unisma. Finally I found what I want. Huge letters, good paper but there is one big mistake, typography! How could main text of translation printed with sans serif font? It is truly typhographic failure. Sans serif fonts only suitable for titles, not the main text, because it is clear but made the eyes tired. A conspiracy thought hit my mind, is it zionis role to made moslem lazy to read Al-Quran? Please GIP, you should hire better typographer!
Fourth, El tara, moslem shop in the downtown. A friend told me that shop is owned by National Heroe family, Haji Agoes Salim. Yeah, actually it is a cloth/dress shop, so it was ok if couldn't find what I want.
Fifth, I surrendered. At last I went to togamas, pick one that most likely fit my criterias, huge letter, non bluish white, Religious Affair official translation, etc. At home a examine it again, oh I was pick a wrong one! But I have no better choice.

Further more in recent month I bought another mushaf, it has a nice paper (non-bluish white) and serif font(times news roman, maybe). But the serif font is only on the few first pages! ¡another mistake!

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