Youngest Memorizers of Quran Honored in Iraq
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The youngest memorizers of the entire Quran were honored in a ceremony by the Dar-ol-Quran Center of the Astan (custodianship) of Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine in Basra, south of Iraq.
According to Qaaf news agency, the center organized the ceremony as a part of the plan "to train 1000 Quran memorizers in Iraq”.
Seif Mustafa Latif, Hussein Muhammad Abdul Nabi and Muhammad Thair Mathna, respectively 10, 12 and 11 years old, were the three memorizers of the Holy Quran honored in the program.
The plan is part of a series of cultural programs which are underway by the Dar-ol-Quran in different parts of Iraq.
Quranic
activities have significantly grown in Iraq since the 2003 overthrow of former
dictator Saddam Hussein.
