Gayathri Varigonda Leads Historic Youth Festival

Mehmood Imran

A remarkably rare miniature copy of the Guru Granth Sahib, measuring just 29.61 × 29.59 × 23.36 mm, stands as a fascinating example of devotion and craftsmanship. Despite its incredibly small size, the sacred scripture contains the complete 1,430 pages, matching the exact number found in a regular edition. Only a handful of such miniature copies are believed to exist, making it an extraordinary relic of religious and historical significance. These rare manuscripts are said to have been commissioned during the golden reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1801–1839), a period known for its rich patronage of art, culture, and faith.

The rare manuscript is part of an extraordinary private collection maintained by Mehmood Imran, who has devoted years to gathering miniature religious texts from different faiths across the world. His collection includes tiny versions of the Torah, Zen Avesta, Bible, and the Koran, many of them preserved in ornate metal lockets and dating back several centuries. With more than 150 editions of the Koran and around 50 versions of the Bible, some from as early as the seventeenth century, the collection reflects a remarkable spirit of interfaith appreciation. Imran’s only missing piece is a miniature Bhagavad Gita, which he believes would beautifully complete his unique and inspiring archive of world scriptures. →