A Bradford man has sold exclusive rights of his English recording of the Koran to an in-flight entertainment company.

Aurangzed Iqbal, 49, has signed a contract with IFE Services for the recording of all 114 chapters of the holy book.

The deal could see Mr Iqbal’s voice heard by passengers on flights and cruises across the globe.

Mr Iqbal, who grew up in Great Horton after moving to Bradford at the age of six from Pakistan, started recording parts of the Koran after reading on Radio Ramadan last year.

He has since distributed 40,000 free CDs containing four chapters.

His latest recording, which is 25 hours long, is available on CD or to download from the internet.

The father-of-three, who owns Industrial Medical Agency in Canal Road and lives in Horsforth, said: “Nothing has changed in terms of Islamic education in mosques from when I was young. The Koran is taught in Arabic and lots of people don’t know what it means.

“A lot of people don’t have the time to read and if you have got these CDs or have downloaded it, you can listen to it and know exactly what it says.”

Mr Iqbal has also been asked for 11,000 copies of his free CD by the Prison Service.

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