Senior Egyptian Qaris to Attend Quranic Circle at Cairo’s Sayyida Zaynab Mosque

IQNA – A Quran recitation circle is planned to be held at the Sayyida Zaynab Mosque in Cairo, Egypt’s Awqaf ministry said.

It will be attended by a number of eminent Quran reciters of the country, it added.

The Quranic program is slated for Thursday, May 16, the ministry said, Al-Watan daily reported.

It will feature the recitation of Surah Al-Kahf of the Holy Quran.

Among the Quran reciters planned to attend the event are Sheikh Ahmed Ahmed Nuaina, Sheikh Ahmed Tamim al-Maraghi, Sheikh Taha al-Numani, Sheikh Fathi Khalif and Sheikh Ibrahim al-Fashani.

The Sayyida Zaynab Mosque, which had been closed for restoration works a few months ago, was reopened in a ceremony on Sunday.

It is one of the largest and most famous mosques in Egypt’s capital.

Some say Hazrat Zeynab (SA), the granddaughter of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), is buried there.

The mosque has a special and important place in the city’s history and culture and has been a main center for Quranic circles and religious gatherings for centuries.

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