Quran Contest Held in Berlin
The contest was organized by the Iranian Cultural Center in Berlin ahead of celebrations known as the Ten-Day Dawn marking the anniversary of the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
A number of Shia and Sunni institutes and centers in Germany, including Imam Jafar Sadiq (AS) Center, Shamim Kawsar Institute, and Afghan Sunni Center of Berlin, cooperated in organizing the event.
Quran reciters and memorizers from Berlin, Brandenburg and other German cities with Iraqi, Iranian, Syrian, German, Afghan, Lebanese, Turkish, and Nigerian nationalities and backgrounds took part in the competition, which lasted for seven hours.
According to Seyed Ali Mojani, Iran’s cultural attache in Germany, there were 80 contestants, 12 of whom were announced as winners of different categories and awarded.
He said Syrian contender Anas Mohammad had a brilliant performance in the recitation category and won the top title.
According to Mr. Mojani, the awarding ceremony was held with a number of Shia and Sunni scholars and prayer leaders, including Hojat-ol-Islam Niknejad, the new prayer leader of the Iranians’ Islamic Center in Berlin, in attendance.
Every year, Iranians across the country observe ten days of celebrations, known as the Ten-Day Dawn, marking the anniversary of the victory of the revolution that put an end to the monarchy of the US-backed Pahlavi regime in the country.
The day of Imam Khomeini’s return to Iran marks the beginning of the Ten Days of Dawn, which culminates with the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution on February 10.
The Iranian nation toppled the US-backed Pahlavi regime 38 years ago, ending the 2,500 years of monarchic rule in the country.
The Islamic Revolution spearheaded by the late Imam Khomeini established a new political system based on Islamic values and democracy.
