Iran, Egypt, Bahrain Qaris Main Contenders for Top Title in Russian Int’l Quran Contest: Expert

IQNA – The qaris from Iran, Egypt and Bahrain are the main contenders for the top prize in the international Quran competition of Russia, an Iranian Quran expert said.

The competition is underway in Kazan, the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan. 

Gholam Reza Shahmiveh, who is a member of the panel of judges, told IQNA that the representative of Bahrain is a good Quran reciter with a good record, having once won Malaysia’s international Quran award.

The representative of Egypt also had a good performance in the Kazan contest, the Quran expert said.

Shahmiveh added that the Iranian qari, Omid Hosseininejad, also had a good recitation, which was among the best in the competition.

“From what I’ve seen so far, I think the winners of the top three titles will be from  Iran, Bahrain and Yemen,” he stated.

Asked about the panel of judges, he noted that the other members of the panel include Dr Ridha Sadiq from Yemen, Yusuf al-Azhari from Bangladesh and Mohamed Maher from Egypt.

There are also two other experts, one from Russia and the other from the United Arab Emirates, he went on to say.

Hosseininejad’s turn to show off his Quranic talents came a few hours after the inauguration ceremony on Wednesday.

He recited Verses 9-20 of Surah Al-Isra of the Holy Quran.

Hosseininejad told IQNA afterward that he performed the recitation according to the plan and that he was quite content with it.

He also referred to the qaris from Egypt and Bahrain as his main rivals in the competition.    

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