Senior Quran Reciters from ASEAN Countries Honored in Kuala Lumpur Int’l forum

IQNA – Senior qaris from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states were praised for their achievements during the International Forum for the Authentication of Quranic Ijazah and Honoring ASEAN Quran Reciters in Malaysia.

A Quranic ijazah is a certificate given by a qualified teacher to a student, attesting that the student has memorized the Quran with the correct rules and pronunciation. Ijazahs for correct recitation, without memorization, can also be issued.

Each ijazah lists the continuous chain of transmission from the holder back to the imams of Quranic recitation. This makes it easy to identify every teacher in the chain and the shorter the chain, the stronger the ijazah.

As part of the forum, which has concluded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, senior Quran reciters from countries that are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and who have been granted an ijazah with the continuous chain of transmission, were honored in recognition of their efforts in serving and teaching the Holy Quran.

Senior scholars and thousands of male and female memorizers of the Holy Quran from ASEAN countries attended the event.

The forum, organized by the Muslim World League, was dedicated to examining the challenges associated with the authentication of Quranic ijazahs and to propose effective solutions.

It sought to prevent the uncontrolled granting of ijazahs to those who lack proper mastery, in order to uphold the quality of Quranic recitation and teaching, and to serve the Holy Quran, the MWL said.

It also aimed to strengthen collaboration among specialized institutions, facilitate the exchange of expertise, and unify efforts.

The secretary-general of the MWL Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, who presided over the forum, witnessed the honoring of a number of prominent Quran reciters from ASEAN countries, in recognition of their role in spreading and teaching the holy book, and their contributions to building generations of Quranic reciters.

He also witnessed the graduation of a new group of male and female memorizers who obtained a Quranic ijazah through the MWL’s Global Technical Recitation Center.

A group of students from the Institute of Quran Memorization and Recitation at the Islamic Foundation in Malaysia, affiliated with the Muslim World League, also graduated at the forum.

Source: Arab News