96 Qaris Take Part in Al-Kawthar TV Int’l Quran Contest
Speaking to IQNA, Seyed Abbas Razavi said the Quran reciters are from countries like Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Indonesia, Turkey, Bahrain, Afghanistan, Germany and France.
Every year, some 230 to 250 Qaris apply for participation in the contest, he said, adding that 96 are selected based on their qualities to compete in the Quranic event.
There are no age limits for the participants, according to Razavi, who noted that an 11-yeard-old is among the contenders in this year’s edition.
Noting that the Holy Quran is the pivot of unity in the Muslim world, he said the TV network’s officials attach great importance to organizing the Quran competition and do their best to hold a Quranic event that represents the Islamic Republic of Iran’s efforts to promote the Quran and its teachings.
Inna lil-Muttaqina Mafaza is the Muslim world’s biggest live Quran recitation competition aired by Al-Kawthar, an Arabic-language channel within the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting’s World Service.
It is annually organized during the holy month of Ramadan.
This year, the 14th edition of the competition is being held.
Ahmed al-Najafi, Rafi al-Ameri, Maytham al-Tammar and Natiq al-Zarkani from Iraq, Mo’taz Aqaei, Mehdi Seif, Abbas Anjam, Mohammad Ali Dehdashti, and Amir Kasmaei from Iran, Samih al-Athamina from Jordan, Taha Abdul Wahab, Muhammad Kuhaila, Muhammad Osfour and Muhammad Jabin from Egypt, Rizwan Darwish, Arif al-Asali and Nureddin Khurshid from Syria, Adil Khalil and Mustfa al-Jafari from Lebanon, and al-Badri Bashara from Sudan are the Quran experts who serve as the arbiters of this edition.
