Kuwait Int’l Quran Contest Opens as 130 Contenders Race for Awards
The competition is being held after two years of hiatus due to the covid-19 pandemic.
Earlier, Farid al-Imadi a deputy Awqaf minister, said the prime minister of Kuwait will officiate the opening ceremony, which will be attended by some 200 Kuwaiti and foreign guests.
According to official figures, 130 Quran memorizers and reciters from 70 countries will be taking part in the competition.
The top winners will receive cash prizes totaling 152,000 Kuwaiti dinars.
Shoja Zuwaidat from Khuzestan province will vie for the top title in memorization of the entire Quran along with observance of the ten styles of recitation, while Ali Gholamazad from Zanjan province and Reza Rezaei from Gilan province will represent Iran in the memorization category and teenagers section respectively.
One of the unique features of the event, according to organizers, is that it has a category for Quran memorization with mastery over the ten Qira’at (recitation styles).
A new category of the event will also mark the best service to the Holy Quran.
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