Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Steering Sheikh Dr. Abdullatif Al Al-Sheikh inaugurated on Saturday the ultimate rounds of the forty fifth King Abdulaziz Worldwide Competitors for the Memorization, Recitation, and Interpretation of the Qur’an on the Grand Mosque in Makkah.
Held underneath the patronage of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, the competitors brings collectively 179 contestants from 128 nations throughout 5 continents.
The six-day finals are being held in morning and night classes, with judging performed by an elite panel of worldwide referees.
In his opening deal with, Al Al-Sheikh welcomed contributors and attendees, stressing that one of many Kingdom’s biggest honors is its service to the Qur’an and recognition of its memorizers, a convention upheld because the period of the Kingdom’s founder, King Abdulaziz, by way of to King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
He mentioned the ministry takes pleasure in organizing the occasion, the place rivals try to good their memorization, recitation, and interpretation of the Qur’an within the holiest website in Islam, quoting the Qur’anic verse: “And in that allow the rivals compete.”
Al Al-Sheikh famous that the ministry has set clear, clear judging standards and chosen a panel of referees from Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Uganda, and Albania.
The competitors’s complete prize fund stands at SR4 million, along with SR1 million in monetary presents for all contributors.
Concluding his remarks, he prayed for the late King Abdulaziz, expressed gratitude to King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for his or her continued assist of Qur’anic service, and wished success to the judges and contestants.
The occasion then moved to the recitation stage, with contributors delivering readings throughout the 5 competitors classes earlier than a big viewers of rivals, companions, and worshippers on the Grand Mosque, in an environment full of the sound of the Qur’an.