According to almesryoon.com, Abbas Shoman, secretary general of the board, said top Quran memorizers from all over the world are invited to participate at the competition.
He added that Al-Azhar will soon announce the date and conditions for participation and organization of the Quranic event.
Cairo will host the international competition, to be organized by the Board of Al-Azhar’s Senior Scholars.
It also plans to hold an international conference on “innovation in Islamic sciences”.