KUWAIT: The closing ceremony of Kuwait’s International Award for Memorizing the Holy Quran and its Recitation was held Wednesday in the presence of HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah, under the auspices of HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The ceremony was attended by Minister of Information and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi, senior state officials and several ambassadors to Kuwait.

Mutairi delivered a speech in which he thanked HH the Amir and praised him for patronizing this competition. He also thanked HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and HH the Prime Minister for the efforts made in such competitions.

HH the Prime Minister honored the judging committee and the award committee, in addition to honoring and congratulating the winners, while conveying the greetings and congratulations of HH the Amir. HH Sheikh Ahmad expressed gratitude and appreciation for the outstanding efforts put into organizing the competition.

In the competition results, Abdul Aleem Haji from Kenya secured the first place in the Quran memorization category with perfect recitation and Tajweed. Mohammed Shuwea from Yemen achieved the second place, Ahmed Shakhmamidov from Russia claimed the third place, and Mohammed Hassan from the United States earned the fourth place. Meanwhile, Nadi Mohammed from Egypt secured the fifth place.

In the Quran memorization category with 10 recitations, Mohammed Al-Jad from Cameroon took the first place, Abdul Hakim Abdul Rahman from Somalia secured the second place, Abdulaziz Al-Drouqi from Libya earned the third place, Ziad Ibrahim from Jordan came fourth, and Ahmed Al-Hadda from Yemen claimed the fifth place.

In the category of recitation and intonation, Abdul Basset Wraich from Morocco took the first place, Abdul Rashid Abdur from Pakistan secured the second place, Hassan Abdallah from Tanzania earned the third place, Fateh Babu from Algeria came fourth, and Youssef Al-Ainati from Kuwait claimed the fifth place.

In the recognition of young Holy Quran memorizers, Abdul Rahman Atiya from Libya achieved the first place, Abu Na Omar from Cameroon secured the second place, Ayman Dirham from Yemen earned the third place, Mohammed Abdul Hameed from Pakistan came fourth, and Abu Al-Fadl Basming from Iran claimed the fifth place.

In the technical branch award for the best website for Quranic institutions, Abdul Rahman Al-Badri from Algeria took the first place. Fahad Al-Sabai from Saudi Arabia received the award for the best Quranic application. – KUNA