Visually-Impaired Women Attend Online Quran Contest
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A competition on memorization of the Quran was held for visually-impaired women in Iraq.
The Quranic Studies Department of the Umm Al-Banin online university, affiliated to the Astan (cusodianship) of Hazrat Abbas (AS) holy shrine, held the contest virtually, Al-Kafeel website reported.
Ali al-Bayati, the head of the department, said it was among the activities organized for visually-impaired women with the support of the Astan.
It was also part of a program featuring memorization of the Quran and learning about its concepts.
He said a panel of Quran experts supervised the competition, attended via Google Meet by visually-impaired women from different parts of Iraq.
Ruqaya Adib from Baghdad, Aya Imad from Diyala and Ayat Zia from Baghdad came first to third, respectively.
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