Iran’s 42nd Int’l Quran Contest: Preliminary Round Continues

IQNA – The 42nd International Quran Competition of the Islamic Republic of Iran is underway in the preliminary round, which is being held virtually.

Based on the planning, the monitoring and evaluation in the memorization category of this stage was held offline and online from December 6 to 6, and the evaluation of those taking part in the recitation and Tarteel categories began on December 13 and will continue until December 17.

The jury of this competition in the men’s section includes Mohammad Reza Abolghassemi as the head of the jury, and Heidar Kasmai, Abbas Emam Jome, Saeed Rahmani, Amir Aghaei, Amin Pooya, Saleh At’harifard and Seyyed Ahmad Moghimi.

In the women’s section, Houriyeh Oabaei is the head of the jury and other members include Fatemeh Sadat Hosseinifar, Hajar Ezzat Pajouh, Fatemeh Parvizi-Nosrat, Najmeh Shaabani-Ghohroudi, Rezvan Jalalifar, and Samaneh Kouchaki.

In this round of the contest, Neda Moradi in Terteel (women), Zahra Ansari in memorization of the entire Quran (women), Mohammad Mehdi Rezaei in memorization of the entire Quran (men), Mehdi Foroughi in Tarteel (men), and Seyed Jassem Mousavi in recitation (men), compete as representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The 42nd International Holy Quran Competition of the Islamic Republic of Iran will be held in January, hosted by the holy city of Mashhad.

The International Holy Quran Competition of the Islamic Republic of Iran is annually organized by the country’s Awqaf and Charity Affairs Organization.

The competition aims to promote the Quranic culture and values among Muslims and showcase the talents of Quran reciters and memorizers.

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