Winners of Al-Ameed Int’l Quran Contest May Recite Quran at Karbala Shrine

IQNA – Winners of the 1st edition of Al-Ameed International Award will be invited to recite the Quran at Hazrat Abbas (AS) shrine in Karbala, an official said.

This is according to Sayyid Hassanayn Al-Halw, a prominent Iraqi qari and head of the Quranic Research Center of the shrine.

He made the statements in a meeting with the winners, organizers, and panel of arbiters of the competition in Karbala, Al-Kafeel news website reported. 

He said that efforts will be made to have Egyptian, Iranian, and Iraqi winners of the competition attend Khatm Quran ceremonies in the shrine.

He said the contest was broadcast from 15 Iraqi and non-Iraqi TV channels.

The competition was held in the holy month of Ramadan as qaris from 21 countries took part in the event.

“This competition had great influence on the spirit of Iraqi people,” said Abbas Mousa Ahmad, deputy secretary general of the shrine, in the same ceremony.

The Quran competition unfolded over ten thrilling episodes, with participants vying to advance through the rounds. After several stages of intense competition, ten contestants made it to the semi-finals.

The last four episodes saw the selection of the finalists, with five qaris each from the adult and junior categories competing for the top three spots. Eventually, three qaris from each category were declared winners.

In the Junior category, the winners were:

1. Mohammed Abu Bakr from Pakistan (First place)
2. Ahmed Hassan Hamza from Iraq (Second place)
3. Yasin Gholami from Iran (Third place)

In the Adult category, the winners were:

1. Ahmed Jamal al-Rikabi from Iraq (First place)
2. Mahmoud El Sayed Abdallah from Egypt (Second place)
3. Mehdi Rahmatollah Taqipour from Iran (Third place)

 

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