Russian Republic of Ingushetia Hosts Int’l Quran Contest
According to MuslimsAroundTheWorld, it took place in Magas, the capital of Ingushetia, from August 16 to 18.
The competition was held in memory of the first mufti of the republic, Sheikh Salambek Shakhbutovich Uluyev Salambek, who promoted Islamic teachings during his lifetime despite very difficult conditions in the Caucasus.
The competition witnessed the participation of a group of prominent reciters and memorizers from 32 countries, including Turkey, Indonesia, China, Iraq, Malaysia, Kenya, Germany, Palestine, Jordan, France, the Netherlands, Iran, Bahrain, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and other countries.
Also present were reciters from Muslim-populated republics and regions of Russia, including Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Chechnya, Ingushetia, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Omsk, and Moscow, in a scene that highlighted the solidarity among Muslims across the country.
The contest aimed to encourage young people to memorize and recite the Holy Quran and to discover and support outstanding talents in recitation and memorization. It included two main categories: memorization of the entire Holy Quran and correct and beautiful recitation.
An international jury, consisting of Quran experts from Russia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and Iraq, including Sheikh Mamun al-Rawi, a member of the jury from Kazan, and Sheikh Saif bin Ali al-Asri, a Sharia scholar, evaluated the participants.
At the end, cash prizes worth $51,000 were awarded to participants. The organizing committee also awarded valuable prizes, including laptops, smartphones, and tablets for attendees and Umrah tickets for winners, to encourage participation.
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Sheikh Salambek was born in 1937 in the city of Aliyurt in the Ingush Republic. He secretly pursued religious studies and studied jurisprudence and Sharia according to the Shafi’i school of thought from his father and grandfather. He combined knowledge with piety, prayer, and remembrance of God, and complemented his religious studies with his engineering expertise, becoming a skilled engineer.
He died on February 14, 2008, and the Islamic Center of Karelia was named after him. His sons continued his path, establishing mosques, schools, and Quran memorization centers. Their most recent initiative was the launch of the international Quran competition in Ingushetia, which honors his legacy of teaching and memorizing the Quran and building connections between Muslims around the world.
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