Libya Concludes 13th Int’l Quran Competition in Benghazi
The event was organized by the General Authority of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs under the Libyan government.
The competition began last week in Benghazi and ended on Sunday, September 28, with the top contestants in four categories being named.
In the category of full Quran memorization, Diaauddin Muhammad Rahim from Pakistan won first place. He was followed by Abdulqader Yusuf Muhammad from Somalia, Abubakar Muhammad Hassan from Nigeria, and Ibrahim Mumba from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In the children’s memorization category, Salman Mahmoud from Libya took the top spot. Amadou Balde from Guinea, Anas bin Atiq from Bangladesh, Ayman Muhammad Saeed from Yemen, and Munib Ramez Mahmoud from Germany ranked next.
Abdelzahir Abdullah Ibrahim from the United Kingdom won first place in the memorization with ten recitations category. Yahya Muhammad Adam from Kenya and Tareq Mohyi Kholou from Germany followed.
In memorization with interpretation, Libya’s Abdulrahman Abduljalil Al-Juhani claimed first place. Bouna Thiam from Congo-Brazzaville, Muhammad Issa Haj Asaad from Syria, Zakaria Sharbiov from Tajikistan, and Abdulsamad Adam from Ghana secured the next positions.
A total of 120 participants took part in the competition, representing countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas.
Organizers described the event as an opportunity to strengthen unity among Muslims and to present Islamic values on an international platform.
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Libya is a Muslim-majority country in North Africa that has more than a million Quran memorizers.
The country has been in turmoil since a NATO-backed civil war in 2011 overthrew and killed veteran dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
Libya has, in recent years, been split between the government of national unity in Tripoli and an eastern-based administration.
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