Winners of Morocco Quran Contest Awarded

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The 7th edition of Morocco’s international Quran Competition concluded on Saturday, January 28 in the city of Casablanca.Winners of different categories were awarded at the closing ceremony held in the city’s Al-Hassan Thani Mosque, KUNA reported.41 young Quran reciters and memorizers from Islamic and Arab countries took part in the competition, which is annually organized by Morocco’s Awqaf and Charity Affairs Organization.10 internationally acclaimed Quran reciters and experts in Quranic sciences made up the contest’s jury panel, which was headed by Muhammad Jamil Mubarak from Morocco.Other members of the jury panel included As-Salem bin Muhammad Al-Shanqiti from Saudi Arabia, Samih Ahmed Khalid Al-Asaminah from Jordan, Farajullah Shazli from Egypt and Al-Hadi bin Muhammad Rushu from Tunisia.Winner of the top title in the category of memorization of the entire Holy Quran, Tarteel, reading and interpretation was Amina Salamah from Algeria while Zakaria Muhammad Ali Al-Tirablusi from Lebanon came first in the category of memorization of 5 Hizbs (sections) of the Quran, reading and interoperation. /129