Islamic Center of England Holds Awarding Ceremony for Quran Competition Winners

IQNA – A ceremony was held at the Islamic Center of England to honor the winners of a Quran competition for kids and teenagers.

The competition was organized earlier this week by the Tebyan School, which is affiliated to the center.

The contenders competed in the categories of memorization and recitation (Tarteel and Tahqeeq) of the Quran.

Some 100 children and teenagers aged 6 to 17 from different cities in Britain took part in the preliminary round.

The panel of judges name 25 of them as winners in the three categories in the boys and girls sections.

They were awarded at the closing ceremony at the Islamic Center of England on Saturday evening.

In an address to the ceremony, Hojat-ol-Islam Seyed Hashem Mousavi, head of the center, thanked the organizers and contenders and hailed holding the Quranic event ahead of the holy month of Ramadan.

The Islamic Centre of England is a Shia Islamic religious and cultural center in London whose mission is to provide services to members of the Muslim community, in particular, and the wider community at large, focusing on religious guidance and cultural issues.

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