Finals of 6th Quran Contest for African Scholars Slated for Next Week
The event will be held online, coordinated from the city of Fez, Morocco.
According to the foundation, 117 contestants, including 13 women, will take part. They will compete in three categories: complete memorization with recitation according to Warsh from Nafi‘, complete memorization with recitation according to other readings, and tajweed with memorization of at least five ajza’ (sections).
A jury of scholars and reciters from Morocco, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Chad, the Central African Republic, Sudan, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Somalia will assess the participants’ performances from Fez.
A technical team in Fez, in coordination with the foundation’s branches across Africa, will oversee the transmission of the competition via Zoom.
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The contest follows a 2018 recommendation of the Supreme Council of the Mohammed VI Foundation of African Ulema, which called for an annual Quranic competition. Previous editions were held in partnership with the foundation’s 48 African branches, each organizing preliminary rounds to select their finalists.
The foundation said the aim of the competition is to strengthen ties between African Muslim youth and the Quran, and to encourage its memorization and proper recitation.
Source: Agencies
