Turkish President Honors Quran Memorizer at Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia Mosque
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the event Friday night, according to the country’s media.
Those honored are students of Imam Khateeb School who have completed a Quran memorization course.
They received certificates that shows the competition of the Quran memorization course.
Among the participants were also Mohammad Asidcan, the top winner of Turkey’s 2024 Quran recitation competition, some other Quran reciters, the imam of the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, and several senior political officials.
A number of Quran learners chorally recited verses from the Holy Book at the ceremony.
The Holy Quran is the only religious Scripture that is memorized by its followers.
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Innumerable persons in every Muslim community have memorized the Quran since the first day it was revealed.
The Quran has 30 Juzes (parts), 114 Surahs (chapters) and 6,236 verses.
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