Months after President Niyazov's death in December 2006, the "Ruhnama"'s grip on the Turkmen public appeared undiminished, the AP's Benjamin Harvey reported in May 2007. Television stations featured solemn readings from the book. ""The "Ruhnama" is a holy book"" was carved into one side of the entrance arches at Central Asia's largest mosque in Niyazov's hometown—and ""The "Qur'an" is Allah's book"" was carved into the other, wrote Harvey, adding: 'Posters of the "Ruhnama" flank the roads of the capital city, Ashgabat, alongside likenesses of Niyazov. Quotations from it are inscribed on the desert city's fantastic array of fountains, monuments and official buildings.'