T
he first International Qur’aan Recital Award (IQRA) organised by the South African Qur’aan Union will be held during 16 to 22 September 2013.
The organisation, with its experience in hosting provincial and national competitions for the last eight years, has embarked on this landmark initiative in an attempt to honour the efforts of students and teachers of the Holy Qur’aan throughout the world. The event serves as an added encouragement for individuals to improve, and hence the aim of the competition is to promote and maintain high levels of Qur’anic learning and service, as well as to train and earmark successful (local) candidates for other international platforms.
This year, in addition to allowing reciters from other countries to join, a separate category for female participation has been opened, as well as a special section for past winners (champs of champs’ category).
Awqaf SA supports this initiative and ask all to make dua for success inshallah. Awqaf SA deems it important not only to encourage the art of recitation, or the art of Quranic calligraphy, but more importantly, in the internalisation and implemenation of Quranic precepts.
The organisers will be video stream the entire event throughout the world.
The event will take place at the Masjidul Mubarak in Belhar, Cape Town.
