Nine-year-old Khalalfi, who is in Dubai, the UAE, attending an international Quran competition for women, on Monday recited verses from the Holy Quran from memory for almost an hour before Nabi Akram TV network’s camera.
She was also interviewed by the Egyptian network about her Quranic achievements and she explained about her path toward memorization of the entire Quran.
Earlier, Khalafi, accompanied by Secretary of Iran’s Quran Servants Society Mohammad Reza Poormoin, attended a Quran recitation session at Khadije Kubra Education Center in Dubai and recited verses from the Quran.
The first edition of the Shaikha Fatima Bint Mubarak International Holy Quran Competition has been underway in Dubai since November 6.
More than 70 female Quran memorizers from different countries have attended the event to compete for the top prize in the category of memorization of the entire Holy Quran.
The participants aged between nine and 25 years stand to win Dh250,000; Dh200,000; and Dh150,000 for the first, second and third prizes respectively.
Khalafi, who is the youngest participant, answered the questions of the panel of judges on Wednesday morning and afternoon.
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