Hassan Zarnusheh Farahani, who came fifth in the 4th edition of Sudan’s International Quran Competition, told IQNA in an exclusive interview that all Muslim countries need to follow a unified set of regulations in holding Quran contests in order to organize the events optimally.
Referring to Sudan’s International Quran Contest, he said that, “The contest was held in a high level of quality and participation of representatives from some 53 countries gave credence to the event”.
He further said that members of the jury panel of the contest were weak in their judgment urging Muslim countries to apply Iranian judging regulations to their contests.
Khartoum International Holy Quran Award was established in 2007 at the order of President Al-Bashir.
The 4th edition of the international competition began on January 7 at the central building of Sudan’s Holy Quran Society in Khartoum.
Headed by Samih Ahmad Al-Khalid from Jordan, the jury panel of the contest comprised of Quran experts from Morocco, Algeria and Sudan.
Hassan Zarnushe Farahani who represented Islamic Republic of Iran in the contest had a good performance on second day of the event.
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