Female Quran Memorizers Honored in Turkey
According to the website of Turkey’s Dianat Organization, the ceremony was attended by Quran activists from different parts of the country.
Addressing the program, the Mufti of the city said that memorization of the Divine verses is a great and valuable effort but it is not enough and a Quran memorizer should learn the meaning of the verses as well and act upon the Quranic teachings.
Also speaking at the ceremony, Hafiz Othman Shahin, a judge of Quran memorization category in the international Quran competition in Turkey, said that a true memorizer of the Quran is the one who also knows the profound meaning of the memorized verses.
He added that learning the meanings of the Divine words by heart leads the mankind to the salvation.
The female Quran memorizers were awarded by the governor of Yalova Province.
