Iran’s Contenders in Muslim Students Int’l Quran Contest Selected
Mehdi Gholamnejad and Mojtaba Fardfani will compete for the country in the categories of recitation and memorization of the Holy Quran, respectively.
The technical committee of the contest introduced the two after a qualification contest held among a number of top Quran reciters and memorizers of the country who are also university students.
The 6th edition of the International Quran Competition for Muslim Students is slated to be held in the holy city of Mashhad, northeast Iran, on January 31- February 3, 2017.
The Iranian Academics Quranic Activities Organization, affiliated to the Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research, has organized the competition biennially since 2006 with the aim of promoting unity and cooperation among Muslim world students and elevating the level of Quranic activities.
Tens of university students from Muslim and non-Muslim countries active in Quranic fields are expected to take part in the international Quranic event.
