Al-Safir Nat’l Quran Contest Gets Underway in Iraq
The Kufa Mosque in hosting the event, titled al-Safir, according to Nina News.
Thirty Quran reciters and memorizers from different governorates of Iraq are taking part in the two-day Quran competition.
The Dar-ol-Quran Center of the mosque’s custodianship holds the contest annually in the categories of memorization and recitation of the Quran.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Muhammad al-Mousawi, the custodian of the mosque, said adhering to the Word of God and the Seerah of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) is a necessity to promote Islamic values in society.
Also speaking was Dhulfaqar Haidari, an official with the custodianship, who said for the first time in the history of the competition, a number of Qaris and memorizers from western provinces and the Kurdistan semi-autonomous region have taken part in the Quranic event.
