Iraq’s University Quran Contest Wraps up
The final stage of the first Quran competition of Iraqi universities was held in the grand mosque in the city of Kufa.
The contest was jointly organized on Sunday, March 9, by the custodian of the Kufa Mosque and the educational department of the University of Kufa, kuiraq.com website reported.
Students from different universities competed in the day-long contest in the category of Tahqiq and Tarteel recitation.
The Quranic event was aimed at promoting the Islamic-Quranic culture among the country’s university students.
Quranic activities have been on the rise in Iraq in the past few years, especially in the country’s Shia-majority south.
