AhlulBayt News Agency: A Kyrgyz qari who took part in Iran’s 39th International Holy Quran Competition underlined the need for development of Quranic activities in social media to attract the younger generation.
Mohammadyar Qurbanbeykov finished runner-up in the competition’s Tarteel category in the men section.
In an interview with Iqna News, he lauded the high level of the competition in terms of organization, panel of arbiters, and the contenders.
He said the competition’s coverage in TV and satellite networks has been good but there is need for promoting it in social networks such as YouTube and Instagram.
He said that the new generation mostly learn about such events via the social media and that is why more work is needed to be done in this regard.
They actually see the world via these networks, the Kyrgyz Quran reciter added.
He noted that he learned about the international Quran contest via the internet and hailed the virtual organization of part of the competition (the first round).
Asked about his Quranic activities, Qurbanbeykov said he started learning the Quran at a mosque and then at a Dar-ol-Quran Center.
He learned Tarteel recitation there and then started memorizing the Holy Book. It took him three years to learn the Quran by heart.
He said the level of Quranic activities has grown in his country in recent years.
The people of Kyrgyzstan are getting more and more interested in Quranic and religious programs, such as those held in the holy month of Ramadan, he stated.
They are mostly focused on teaching Quran recitation, Tarteel and memorization of the Quran, he said.
According to him some 85 percent of the people of Kyrgyzstan are Muslim.
Qurbanbeykov added that Kyrgyzstan has also developed religious ties with many Muslim countries like Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Ara Emirates, and Turkey.
The final round of Iran’s 39th International Holy Quran Competition kicked off here in Tehran last Saturday and concluded in a ceremony on Wednesday evening, where winners of different categories were named and awarded.
This edition of the international Quranic event was held in two stages, with the first round having been attended by 150 contenders from 80 countries.
From among them, 52 qaris and memorizers from 33 countries made it to the final round.
The motto of this year’s competition was “One Book, One Ummah”.
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Mohammadyar Qurbanbeykov finished runner-up in the competition’s Tarteel category in the men section.
In an interview with Iqna News, he lauded the high level of the competition in terms of organization, panel of arbiters, and the contenders.
He said the competition’s coverage in TV and satellite networks has been good but there is need for promoting it in social networks such as YouTube and Instagram.
He said that the new generation mostly learn about such events via the social media and that is why more work is needed to be done in this regard.
They actually see the world via these networks, the Kyrgyz Quran reciter added.
He noted that he learned about the international Quran contest via the internet and hailed the virtual organization of part of the competition (the first round).
Asked about his Quranic activities, Qurbanbeykov said he started learning the Quran at a mosque and then at a Dar-ol-Quran Center.
He learned Tarteel recitation there and then started memorizing the Holy Book. It took him three years to learn the Quran by heart.
He said the level of Quranic activities has grown in his country in recent years.
The people of Kyrgyzstan are getting more and more interested in Quranic and religious programs, such as those held in the holy month of Ramadan, he stated.
They are mostly focused on teaching Quran recitation, Tarteel and memorization of the Quran, he said.
According to him some 85 percent of the people of Kyrgyzstan are Muslim.
Qurbanbeykov added that Kyrgyzstan has also developed religious ties with many Muslim countries like Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Ara Emirates, and Turkey.
The final round of Iran’s 39th International Holy Quran Competition kicked off here in Tehran last Saturday and concluded in a ceremony on Wednesday evening, where winners of different categories were named and awarded.
This edition of the international Quranic event was held in two stages, with the first round having been attended by 150 contenders from 80 countries.
From among them, 52 qaris and memorizers from 33 countries made it to the final round.
The motto of this year’s competition was “One Book, One Ummah”.
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