SAUDI HELD INTERNATIONAL HOLY QURAN COMPETITION

Makkah, 20 Muharram 1435, 24 November 2013 (MINA) –  The thirty fifth session of the competition will be held on Sunday at the Holy Alharam Mosque in Makkah.

Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King Abdulaziz 35th International Competition of the Holy Quran Memorization, Intonation and Interpretation started at the Grand Holy Mosque in Makkah today with the participation of 150 contestants from the Islamic world.

The Competition’s Secretary General, Dr. Mansour Bin Mohammed Al-Samih commended in his speech the King and the Crown Prince for their care and attention to the Holy Quran.

Minister of Islamic Affairs, Endowments , Call and Guidance Sheikh Saleh bin Abdul Aziz bin Mohammed Al-Sheikh thanked Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for his patronage of the works serving Islam and Muslims and all Quranic events, including King Abdulaziz International King Abdulaziz International Competition for Memorization of the Holy Quran.

While in Libya, the 9th Libyan International Award for Memorising the Holy Quran competition started today at the Dhat Al-Imad complex in Tripoli with 66 reciters from 56 countries from Asia, Europe, America and the Arab world taking part.

Abdul Warith Al-Yunsi, 20, from Tajura, is representing Libya in the competition.

The competition opened with an address from Saleh Al-Makhzoum,  Deputy President of Congress, welcoming the candidates and the jury to Libya. He was accompanied by the Khaled Al-Sharif, Deputy Minister of Defence, and Abdurrazak Serghen, Deputy Minister of Islamic Affairs.

Samih Al-Athamina, the president of the jury, also gave a welcoming address in which he explained the the mechanisms of the competition, including the voting process, Sheikh Mohamed Ali Al-Rabou, head of the Ministry’s department for competitions told the Libya Herald.

The five finalists will receive awards ranging between LD 10,000 and LD 20,000.

Three countries cancelled their presence because of security concerns, Al-Rabou explained.

Candidates will recite in the evening session. The first session started at 4 pm and continued until 8pm.

The competition will run until 28 November.(T/P02/P04)

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)