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Awqaf prepares for Kuwait Int''l Qur''an contest |
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Monday, 22 February 2010 00:06 |
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KUWAIT, Feb 21 (KUNA) -- Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs continued its preparations Sunday for Kuwait Int'l prize contest for memorizing and reciting the Qur'an
held under the patronage of H.H. the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah from March 11-21.
Deputy assistant of the Qur'an and Islamic Studies Affairs department in the ministry and head of the prize executive committee Abdullah Al-Barak urged in a press statement the prize's supervisors, following a meeting with them, to maintain work according to the same scientific method along with carrying out the operation plan with all its content.
Further, Barak reviewed with the committees' heads all the achievements made in the previous period since taking first steps toward setting up such a contest, pointing out the tasks ahead of their committees.
Additionally, Barak extended thanks for the committees' heads for what they achieved in the run-up to the contest and prodded them to exert further efforts in order to attain the goal behind such contest on Qur'an.
The prize has many branches including the memorization of the Qur'an according to the seven known recitations and the memorization of all Qur'an along with the ability to recite and intonate it, etc.
This specialized prize aims at motivating different Muslim generations to abide by the Islamic teachings and realize their duties toward the tolerant Islamic creed along with increasing the number of the Qur'an memorizers from among youth and honoring them. - Kuna
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