The final of the All-Pakistan Memorization of the Qur’an (with Tajweed) competition and the international Mehfil e Qir’at was organized by International Islamic University’s Public Relations Department and Ittihad Al-Qura Pakistan Al-Alami.
The competition held in the Faisal Mosque of IIUI, was participated by 15 hufaz who made it to the finals after the competition between 500 children from schools and madrasas across Pakistan. In Mehfil e Husn e Qirat, famous Egyptian Qura Sheikh Samir Bilal and Sheikh YasirSaraya as well as Pakistani Qurra including YasirSohailTareen recited.
Hafiz Moeedullah of Pishin district of Balochistan won the competition and was given an Umrah ticket as a prize. The second position and 20,000 cash prize went to Hafiz Muhammad Nauman of Haripur, while the third position along with 10,000 cash prize was won by Muhammad Mujahid, a student of Lodhran.
In the concluding ceremony, NasirFarid, Head of Public Relations Department of International Islamic University, Chairman of Ittihad Al-QuraQari Muhammad ZamanUsmani and Ulema distributed prizes to the winners.
Chief Judge MaulanaQari Mohammad Ibrahim Khalil, Azad Kashmir, MaulanaQari Abdul Sattar Shah, Abbottabad and MaulanaQari Abdul QayyumBatalvi of Attock District performed the duties of judges.
