Contestants from 60 Countries Expected at Egypt Int’l Quran Competition

IQNA – Egypt’s Awqaf minister said the country’s international Quran contest will be held with the participation of Quran reciters and memorizers from 60 countries.

Mohamed Mukhtar Gomaa said at a press conference that 63 contenders from 54 countries, including 20 African, 20 Asian and 5 American and European countries, have confirmed their participation.

The number of contestants is expected to reach 100, the official added, Misri al-Yawm daily reported.

The Dar-ul-Quran Center of the Masjid Misr in Egypt’s new administrative capital will host the event, which will be the 30^th edition of the competition, he noted.

Gomaa said that on the sidelines of the competition, a plan for recitation of 40 Hadiths of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) will be held at the Imam Hussein (AS) Mosque in Cairo.

He had earlier said the total amount of cash prizes for this edition will be over 8 million Egyptian pounds, showing a 300-percent growth compared to last year’s edition.

The contest will be held in six categories, including memorization of the entire Quran along with recitation and Tafseer (interpretation), memorization of the Quran for non-Arabic speakers, and memorization of the Quran for prayer leaders and preachers, he said last month.

There is also a category of Quran memorization along with comprehension of its concepts for families, he went on to say. 

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