Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) through its Faculty of Quran and Sunnah Studies has created the country's first Quran application to facilitate hearing-impaired individuals to read and discover the holy book.

USIM vice-chancellor Mohamed Ridza Wahiddin said researchers from the faculty’s Ibnu Maktum Research Centre (UMMI) explored new knowledge to promote a balanced life among the disabled people founded on Maqasid Syariah (objectives of Islamic principles) and the Islamic approach.

“The visual strength and IT literacy among...