Awqaf to sponsor Qur'an recitation competition

Awqaf to sponsor Qur'an recitation competition

The General Administration of Endowments at the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs (Saqafi) will sponsor the ninth season of the Holy Qur'an recitation competition with support of QR900,000 from the Waqf Bank. This was announced at a press conference attended by the General Directorate of Awqaf director Dr Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed bin Ghanem al-Thani, Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs' Da'wa and Religious Guidance director Mohamed bin Yaqoub al-Ali and Content and Children's Channels executive director general Saad bin Saleh al-Hudayfi. Dr al-Thani said the General Administration of Endowments adopts many competitions related to the Holy Qur’an and Hadith and this is through supporting and sponsoring the global competition. The competition will be attended by contestants from 25 countries. Al-Ali said the jury includes a group of scholars renowned for their knowledge and extensive experience in the field of judging international competitions for the recitation of the Holy Qur’an.