Iranian Reciter, Memorizer in Zagreb to Compete in Croatia Int’l Quran Award

IQNA – Iran has two contenders in the international Quran competition of Croatia this year.

Yousef Jafarzadeh and Mehdi Mahdavi are representing Iran in this year’s contest. They left Tehran for Zagreb on Wednesday. 

The 30th edition of Croatia’s international Quran competition takes place in the Eastern European country’s capital from September 26 to 29 with the participation of qaris and memorizers from different countries.

Jafarzadeh, who is from the southern province of Hormozgan, competes in the category of Quran recitation while Mahdavi, from the northwestern province of Ardabil, will vie for the top prize in memorization of the entire Quran.

They were both among the finalists in the past two editions of Iran’s National Holy Quran Competition.  

Iranian Quran expert and veteran qari Ahmad Abolqassemi was supposed to be on the jury of the international Quran event in Croatia, but due to visa problems he will most likely not be able to travel to Zagreb.   

Last year, Iran’s Ali Gholam Azad came third in the memorization category of the 29th edition of the contest.

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