Quran Memorization Contest Held in Cape Town

A competition on memorization of the Holy Quran was held earlier this week in Cape Town, South Africa.

It was organized by the country's Quranic Affairs Department in cooperation with the World Association of Quran Memorization, al-Bilad daily reported.
200 memorizers of the Quran took part in the competition whose categories included memorization of the entire Quran, and memorization of 15 and 5 Juzes (parts) of the Quran.
Abdullah Awaliaddin, director of the Quranic Affairs Department headed the 5-strong jury panel of the contest.
Winners were awarded in a ceremony held at Al-Islam Mosque in Cape Town.
Speakers at the ceremony underlined the importance of holding such contest in order to promote the Quranic culture and Quran memorization in society.
Muslims constitute more than 2 percent of the population in South Africa, a country of around 40 million people.
In South Africa today, there are over 500 mosques, 408 educational institutes, colleges, Muslim private schools, religious instruction canters, and colleges of Islamic Sciences.
Many universities offer Arabic and Islamic Studies as part of their academic curriculum.
Muslims are involved in every profession and field of endeavor, and played a significant role in the anti-apartheid struggle and in the post-apartheid government of South Africa.
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