According to Al-Bayan website, Quran and Sunnah Institute of the city organized the competition for boys and girls of the city.
Al-Zaid Cultural Center hosted the ceremony attended by Rashid Al-Mahyan, member of Sharjah’s Consultative Council, Sultan Matar bin Dalmouk, head of the Official Council of the Quran and Sunnah Institute of the city, Salih Obaid Al-Tunaiji, director of a branch of the institute in Al-Wusta region as well as a number of the UAE’s officials.
Quran teachers of the region, experts and supervisors of the institute and the students who had participated in the competition and their parents were also present in the ceremony.
The preliminary stage of the competition was held with 500 students of different age groups who competed in memorization of one or some Juzes (parts) of the Holy Quran and the entire Quran.