33 Countries Send Representatives to Int’l Quran Competition in Germany
The city of Hamburg is hosting the Quranic event, organized by the An-Nour Quran Memorization Institute affiliated to Kuwait Islamic charity society, Maarib Press reported.
Daniel Abedi, director of the institute, registration for the competition had concluded on October 20.
He hailed the good reception of the Quranic event by Muslims in different countries.
According to Abedin, there are four categories of memorization of five Juzes (parts) of the Quran for those aged sixteen and younger, memorization of ten Juzes for those aged between 16 and 18, memorization of 15 Juzes for those under 25 and memorization of the entire Quran for those under 30 years of age.
He added that the contest will continue until Sunday, November 13.
Sheikh Talal Hadi, head of the organizing committee, said at the opening ceremony on Friday that a number of Quran experts from different countries form the panel of arbiters.
They include Ahmed al-Asrawi from Egypt, Hafiz Shaheen from Turkey, Waleed al-Maneese, the vice president of the Islamic University of Minnesota in the US, Samir Khaled Rajab who heads the An-Nour Quran Memorization Institute, and Sheikh Hisham al-Azimi from Morocco.
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