Iraqi, Libyan, Iranian, Australian Qaris Compete on 10th Night of Al-Kawthar Quran Contest

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Four more Qaris showcased their Quranic recitation skills on the 10th night of an international Quran recitation contest organized by Al-Kawthar TV.

According to the TV channel’s website, Abbas Safar from Libya, Muhammad Ayyub from Iraq, Ehsan Sakhtanlu from Iran and Mustafa Aliman from Australia competed on Monday night.

This is It is the 13th edition of the annual international Quranic event.

The phone-in Quran contest began on the first day of Ramadan.

Titled Inna lil-Muttaqina Mafaza (Indeed, for the righteous is attainment- Holy Quran, 78:31), it is the Muslim world’s biggest live Quran recitation competition aired by Al-Kawthar, an Arabic-language channel within the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting’s World Service.

This year, the panel of judges comprises Quran experts from Iran, Egypt, Syria, Afghanistan and Lebanon.

The program is broadcast every night during the holy month at midnight Tehran time (22:30 Mecca Time).

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