The panel comprises 14 top Quran experts of the country, serving as judges, guides and advisors.
The judges include Gholam Reza Shahmiveh, Mohammad Kazem Naddaf, Ahmad Moqimi, Vahid Nazarian, Qassem Moqaddami, Hamed Valizadeh, Ali Akbar Kazemi and Seyed Mohammad Hadi Qassemi.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Purashuri, Mojtaba Mohammadbeigi, Hadi Rahimi, Amin Rahimi, and Mehdi Rashtbari serve as guides and Ali Reza Lotfi helps the contenders as an advisor.
A total of 52 young and teenage qaris have made it to the final round.
They compete in reciting the Holy Quran in the style of one of renowned Egyptian reciters.
The competition is held in three age groups of 9-13, 13-16, and 16-20.
This edition will conclude in Qazvin on Monday, February 24.
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This year’s festival builds on the success of the inaugural event, which introduced the concept of imitative recitation—a practice where participants replicate the styles of renowned qaris—to a wider audience.
Last year’s event was held in Tehran’s Imamzadeh Saleh.