Int’l Quran Contest Held in Saudi Arabia
According to nafeza2world website, 115 Quran activists from 82 countries competed in the three-day international event titled "King Abdul Aziz Quran Competition".
Memorization of the entire Quran with recitation and Tajweed principles along with observation and interpretation of Quranic terms, memorization of the entire Quran with recitation and Tajweed, memorization of 15 Juzes (parts) of Quran with recitation and Tajweed and memorization of 5 Juzes with recitation and Tajweed for representatives of Muslim minorities were the categories of the competition.
The preliminary stage of the contest was held on October 3 with the supervision of Quran experts such as Sheikh Abdullah ibn Ahmad Al-Faqih, Walid ibn Hazam Al-Utaibi and Abdullah ibn Ataullah Al-Hussaini.
The final stage was held at Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (the Prophet’s Mosque).
