Dad's Help Made Qatari Memorizer’s Journey with Quran Easy
While many Quran memorizers attribute the virtue of their memorization to their mothers, it is different for Qatari contestant Abdulaziz Saeed Halwan Abdulla Al Mehri.
The 20-year-old memorizer, who is competing with 81 other contestants in the 20th edition of the Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA), thanked his father for his support.
"My father, who memorized the Holy Quran in full, was a great help to me in my journey with the Quran," he said. "Mom, who is also a Quran memorizer, has assisted me much and provided me with a suitable atmosphere."
Abdulaziz, who is a student of Shariah at the Umm Al Qura University in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, stole the show with his tuneful recitation, KTimes reported.
"I have started memorizing the Holy Quran at a study center under the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs when I was nine, but finished after seven years because of not regularly attending the classes."
Believing that memorizers are favored and blessed by Almighty Allah and will be rewarded in life and after death, Abdulaziz insisted on memorizing the Quran. "The Quran is spiritually uplifting and takes you to a higher serene world."
Abdulaziz said he used to memorize one to two pages per day whenever he had free time. "I have learnt the Quran from many competent tutors, and managed to memorize it as per the Hafs bin Asem School of Recitation, and then studied the same as per the Shuaba as narrated by Hafs."
Showing exceptional performance in a nationwide Quran contest, Abdulaziz has been nominated by Qatar’s Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs for participation in the 20th edition of the Award this year.
"I have participated in so many local Quran competitions, such as the Shaikh Jassim Al Thani contest and the Shaikh Ghanim Al Thani contest, in which I secured advanced positions."
Abdulaziz has also participated in several international Quran competitions in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait. "Participating in these contests, which attract memorizers from across the globe, is in the service of the Holy Quran."
These contests also represent a good chance to meet with Quran memorizers from other countries, and know about their culture and different ways of memorizing, he underlined. "I really wish to be a scholar of Shariah in the future and teach the Quran to all Muslims."
