Nineveh Quran Week An Opportunity to Identify Talented Qaris

IQNA – A “Quran Week” event was held in Iraq’s Nineveh Governorate as part of the National Quran Day programs.

The Shia Awqaf Department of the province organized the event with the participation of Quran reciters.

According to experts, it was an opportunity to identify outstanding talents in the fields of Quran recitation and Adhan (call to prayer).

The Quran Week began simultaneously with the National Quran Day programs held on the occasion of Eid al-Maba’ath.   

Riyadh Salem Jalal, head of the Quranic Sciences Unit of Shia Awqaf Department in Nineveh said the department has organized numerous gatherings to commemorate the National Day of the Holy Quran.

He added that a large group of Iraqi muezzins and Quran reciters attended these gatherings, which were held with the aim of strengthening the Quranic culture in society.

According to Abbas Elias Taha, a reciter and muezzin, these gatherings are an opportunity to identify outstanding Quranic talents in Nineveh.

Anwar Mustafa Ahmed, another Iraqi reciter, also emphasized that this occasion is an opportunity to renew the covenant with the Book of God and the Prophetic tradition and to gather all Iraqis around the table of the Quran.

By implementing such activities, the Shia Awqaf department is working to strengthen the Quranic culture in society and discover young talents in the field of Quran recitation and support them, the department said.

The Iraqi cabinet of ministers has named the 27th day of the lunar Hijri month of Rajab, which marks Eid al-Maba’ath, as the national Quran day.

Eid al-Maba’ath celebrates the anniversary of the day when Muhammad (PBUH) was appointed as the last messenger of God and the first verses of the Quran were revealed to him.

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