Iran’s Defense Ministry Holds Quran Competition
The holy shrine of Hazrat Abdul Azim Hassani (AS) in Rey, south of Tehran, hosted the final round.
A total of 370 members of the ministry’s staff and conscripts competed in different categories.
They were the ones who had the best performance in the preliminary round, held in September with the participation of some 4,000 Quran activists.
The categories included Quran recitation, memorization, Tarteel recitation, Quranic concepts and Adhan (call to prayers).
A number of the country’s senior Quran experts like Abbas Emamjome, Nosratollah Hosseini, Ali Akbar Malekshahi, Mohammad Reza Abolqassemi, Karim Dolati, Saleh Atharifard, and Behruz Yarigol were members of the panel of the arbiters.
The winners will be awarded at the closing ceremony, which is slated for Tuesday, December 6.
The top winners made it to the nationwide Quran competition for the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Armed Forces.
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