Jordan Int’l Quran Contest for Women Awards Winners
The ceremony was held Thursday at the conference hall of the Islamic-Cultural Center affiliated to the King Abdullah I Mosque in Amman, Akhbar al-Hayat website reported.
It was addressed by Jordanian Minister of Awqaf Islamic Affairs Mohammad Ahmad Muslim Al Khalayleh, who said the competition was organized in line with the Arab country’s efforts to serve the Quran and Quran activists.
He said all the women and girls taking part in the contest were winners and will be awarded by God.
The Awqaf minister added that learning the teachings of the Quran, moral principles and virtues of the Holy Book is the main achievement for Quran activists.
Later at the ceremony, the winners of the competition, which was held in the category of memorization of the entire Holy Quran, were awarded.
Hajjar Ibrahim from Nigeria bagged the top prize, Aisha Othman from Chad was the runner-up and the third prize went to Neda Abdul Basit from Libya.
Nureddin Abdul Rahman from Lebanon and Ahud bint Khamis from Oman came fourth and fifth, respectively.
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Zahra Abbasi who represented the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Quranic event failed to win a rank.
The 18th edition of Jordan’s international Quran competition for women, known as "Al-Hashimiya", had begun in Amman last Saturday with the participation of Quran memorizers from 39 countries.
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