UAE- New schedule announced for Quran award

Date

12/22/2015 8:42:13 PM

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times)

The organising committee of the Dubai International Holy Quran Award has postponed the initial and final tests of the 17th edition of the Shaikha Hind bint Maktoum Holy Quran Award.

Ibrahim Bu Melha head of the committee and Advisor to the Ruler of Dubai for Cultural and Humanitarian Affairs said the move was in response to the request of many Quran study centres across the country.

"They requested postponement of the tests because most of the students are on their midyear holiday while others have travelled to their home countries and will come back later."

He said most of the applicants to the seven-category contest are school students. "Initial tests shall accordingly be held on January 9 for Quran memorisers of the centres in Al Ain city while contestants from Dubai will be tested on January 10-12."

The initial tests for Quran study centres in Ajman and Umm Al Quwain will be run on January 13 while Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah contestants will set for their tests on January 14. "Initial tests for Abu Dhabi participants will be held on January 16."

Bu Melha said the final tests will be run from January 30 to February 9. "The concluding ceremony for male contestants will be held on February 16 while top female winners will be honoured on February 17."

Participation in the 17th edition of the Shaikha Hind Bint Maktoum Holy Quran Award is open to memorisers of the Holy Quran under the age of 21 years.

Applications for the popular award previously known as the 'Local Quran Contest' were open from October 11 to 29.

Participants in the first category are those who memorised the Holy Quran in full (30 parts) while the other two categories had those who memorised 20 and 10 parts respectively.

Full Holy Quran memorisers who should have participated in a previous edition of the same contest may compete in the seventh category dedicated for Qiraat (Rewayas) or the art of recitation - spanning the schools of Warsh Qaloon and Al Duri. "Residents aged under 21 years ... may also participate in this category while female contestants have no age limit.

"The contest named after the wife of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai is gaining popularity among Quran memorisers across the country.

"It is one of her endless generous grants in honour of Quran memorisers" he added.

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