Winners of 10th Iran-Oman Armed Forces Quran Contest Awarded

IQNA – The closing ceremony of the 10th edition of a Quran competition between the armed forces of Iran and Oman was held as winners received their awards.

The ceremony was held on Wednesday in Muscat, bringing an end to the competition that began two days earlier.

The contenders competed in memorization of the Quran at four levels: memorization of the entire Quran and memorization of 18, 10, and 5 Juzes (parts) of the Holy Book.

In the memorization of the entire Quran category, Rasool Takbiri from the IRGC won the top award. Mohammad Mahdi Rezaei from Iran’s police and a representative from Oman’s armed forces stood next.

A representative from Oman claimed the title of the memorization of 18 Juzes. Javad Nazari from IRGC and Mohammad Mahdi Mirzaei from Iran’s Defense Ministry won next ranks.

Representatives from Iran won the top three ranks in the next two categories as well.

There were four contestants from Iran and four from Oman in each category, according to Seyed Mehdi Gatmirian, head of the Iranian team sent to Oman.

He noted that Iranian Quran experts Karim Dolati and Mutaz Aqaei are members of the panel of arbiters.

He said the competition is aimed at bolstering the friendly ties between the armed forces of the two countries through Quranic activities and is based on Verse 103 of Surah Al Imran, “And hold fast to the Bond of Allah, together, and do not scatter.”

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