Quran Award Winners Urged to Embody Quranic Values in Their Lives

IQNA – The winners of the inaugural Emirates International Holy Quran Award were encouraged to embody the values of the Holy Quran in their lives and serve as role models in their communities.

They were honored in a ceremony in the UAE’s capital, Abu Dhabi, on Saturday.

The competition was organized by the United Arab Emirates’ General Authority of Islamic Affairs, Endowments & Zakat (AWQAF).

The ceremony, held at the Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi, was attended by Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council.

The event began with a recitation from the Holy Quran by Ghaniya Ali Al-Azizi, followed by a short film about the award. The film highlighted the UAE’s and its leadership’s efforts in serving the Holy Quran and highlighted the award’s categories, objectives, and AWQAF’s role in organizing the event.

Omar Habtoor Al Darei, chairman of the AWQAF and chairman of the Emirates International Holy Quran Award, delivered a speech, emphasizing that the award is aimed at enhancing the spread of the Holy Quran, upholding its teachings, and honoring its memorizers within the UAE and beyond.

He said it serves as an inspiration to uphold the values and noble teachings of the Holy Quran, instilling them in future generations.

Congratulating the award recipients and their families, he encouraged them to continue their noble pursuit, embody the values of the Holy Quran in their lives, and serve as role models in their communities, commending the partners and supporting entities that contributed to the success of this competition.

The award ceremony honored a distinguished group of winners who secured first place in Quranic competitions and awards held globally in 2024, representing 10 countries.

In the International Category, winners included Sheikha Alia bint Saeed Maktoum Rashid Al Maktoum and Rashid Ali Khalfan Binkhalaf AlNaqbi from the United Arab Emirates; Lith Isehaq Al Kendi from the Sultanate of Oman; Mohammed Adnan AlOmari and Mohammed Sameer Magahed from the Kingdom of Bahrain; Mahmoud Ali Attiya Habib from the Arab Republic of Egypt; Ilias laMhayaoui from the Kingdom of Morocco; Ekaha Ould Beitate from the Islamic Republic of Mauritania; Mohammed Sami Mitwali from Palestine; and Fatima Lawn Abubakar from the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

In the local category, the first-place winners were Suhaib Ali Mohammed Dawood Abdullah, Omar Mohamed Ali Alkabouri AlNaqbi, Omar Muammar Ali Ahmed Ba Nabila, and Aisha Ali Mohamed Alechla Al Ali from the United Arab Emirates; Abdul Wadud Sorif Hussain from Bangladesh; Mansour Mohamed Mansour Elatrawy and Aesha Elsebaey Mohamed Mohamed Elbasyouni from Egypt; Ansam Ahmad Sweedan from Syria; and Zeinabou kbar from Mauritania. 

The award also honored Mona Abdulqader Salem AlGhassani, Former Director of Religious Centers and Institutes Administration, General Authority of Islamic Affairs, Endowments & Zakat, in recognition of her 20 years of service in promoting the Holy Quran. Additionally, the Emirates Red Crescent was honored as a supporting entity of the Emirates International Holy Quran Award.

The ceremony concluded with a group photo to commemorate the event and preserve it in the award’s archives for future generations.

Source: mediaoffice.abudhabi