40 contestants advance to second stage of Awal Al-Awael Quran Competition
<p>Doha, Qatar: Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs has successfully concluded the qualifying round of the third edition of the ‘Awal Al-Awael’ International Quran Competition, the international segment of the Founder Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani Quran Competition.</p> <p>The qualifying round saw broad international participation, with 82 contestants from 33 countries…
Doha, Qatar - The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs successfully concluded the qualifying round of the third edition of the 'Awal Al-Awael' International Quran Competition. The competition, organized by the Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani, welcomed a broad international participation with 82 contestants from 33 countries.
Qatar's embassies played a crucial role in supporting the contestants by hosting them at their premises and providing remote testing facilities via video conferencing technology. Two contestants from Qatar, Abdullah Hamad Salem Bu Shreida and Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Hamri, competed alongside elite Quran memorizers who have won first places in previous international and semi-international competitions.
The organizing committee praised the cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and embassies, emphasizing Qatar's mission to support the Holy Quran and its memorizers globally. The competition will proceed to its second stage in November, with the 40 qualifiers gathering in-person at Imam Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab Mosque for a competitive atmosphere before an international panel of Quranic scholars.
The top 10 contestants will qualify for the final stage, aiming for the "Awal Al-Awael" title and a prize of QR1 million.
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