Winners announced for King Abdulaziz International Qur’an Competition

The Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance, and General Supervisor of Local and International Qur’an Competitions, Sheikh Dr. Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh, has approved the list of winners for the 46th King Abdulaziz International Qur’an Competition for Memorization, Recitation, and Interpretation. The event, organized by the ministry, saw the participation of 334 male and female contestants representing 133 countries worldwide, with total prizes exceeding SAR 10 million.

The results for the male division are as follows: In the first category, dedicated to memorizing the entire Qur’an with excellence in performance and recitation according to the seven canonical readings from the Shatibiyyah method, Abdulrahman bin Mukhtar bin Ahmed Mohammed from Saudi Arabia took first place, winning a prize of 500,000 riyals. Abdulkarim Rajab Agha from Syria came second with a prize of 450,000 riyals, while Qasiyev Rasul Talant Bekovich from Kyrgyzstan placed third, receiving 400,000 riyals. Abdullah bin Ahmed bin Abdulrazzaq Al-Mutawa from Saudi Arabia was fourth with a prize of 350,000 riyals, and Omar Farouk from Cameroon finished fifth, winning 325,000 riyals.

In the second category, for memorizing the entire Qur’an with excellence in performance, recitation, and interpretation of all Qur’anic vocabulary, Omar bin Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Subaih from Saudi Arabia took first place with a prize of 300,000 riyals. Fettal Zakaria from Algeria came second, winning 275,000 riyals, while Badr Saed Hamed Youssef Mishaal from Bahrain was third with a prize of 250,000 riyals. Ahmed bin Hamed bin Rashid Al-Sahli from Saudi Arabia came fourth, receiving 235,000 riyals, and Mohammed Marafa Abdullah from Nigeria finished fifth with a prize of 220,000 riyals.

In the third category, for memorizing the entire Qur’an with excellence in performance and recitation, Naji Atiyah Naji bin Suleiman from Libya won first place and 200,000 riyals. Mohammed Al-Hadi Al-Gharbi from Tunisia was second with a prize of 190,000 riyals, Sheikh Mohammed Mahmoud Al-Hassan from Bangladesh came third, winning 180,000 riyals. Ubaid Hussain from the United Kingdom was fourth with a prize of 170,000 riyals, and Mohammed Hasbi Al-Siddiq from Indonesia finished fifth, receiving 160,000 riyals.

In the fourth category, for memorizing fifteen consecutive parts with excellence in performance and recitation, Mohammed Zakaria from Bangladesh won first place and 150,000 riyals. Hammam Mustafa Al-Obaid Zuraikan from Libya came second, winning 140,000 riyals, while Mirbekov Musa from Kyrgyzstan was third with a prize of 130,000 riyals. Abdulhadi Abdulhalim Sheikh Diya from Syria came fourth, receiving 120,000 riyals, and Shine Htet from Myanmar finished fifth with a prize of 110,000 riyals.

In the fifth category, for memorizing five consecutive parts with excellence in performance and recitation, Thuraya Naung from Myanmar took first place and 65,000 riyals. Shaker Sikh Faesub from Thailand was second, winning 60,000 riyals, while Mohammed Imdad Iyas Mohammed from Sri Lanka came third with a prize of 55,000 riyals. Nasser Shani Khan from Madagascar was fourth, receiving 50,000 riyals, and Bara’a Al-Za’eem from Brazil finished fifth with a prize of 45,000 riyals.

The results for the female division are as follows: In the first category, for memorizing the entire Qur’an with excellence in performance and recitation according to the seven canonical readings from the Shatibiyyah method, contestant Jumana Sharaitia from Algeria won first place and a prize of 500,000 riyals. Raghad bint Hussein bin Ali Al-Farhan from Saudi Arabia came second, winning 450,000 riyals, while Hiba bint Majid bin Rushdi Al-Safadi from Saudi Arabia was third with a prize of 400,000 riyals. Iman Jamal Farouk Hassan from Egypt took fourth place and 350,000 riyals, and Sabiha Barghouth from Syria finished fifth, receiving 325,000 riyals.

In the second category, for memorizing the entire Qur’an with excellence in performance, recitation, and interpretation of all Qur’anic vocabulary, Maryam Tan Azmi Ibrahim from Nigeria won first place and 300,000 riyals. Amat Al-Rahman Badi’ Mutahar Kalib from Bahrain was second, winning 275,000 riyals, while Amani bint Shayea bin Awad Al-Husayki Al-Harithi from Saudi Arabia came third with a prize of 250,000 riyals. Zainab bint Ibrahim bin Abdulsalam Idris from Saudi Arabia was fourth, receiving 235,000 riyals, and Shumoukh bint Faiz bin Hamdan Al-Zanbaqi from Saudi Arabia finished fifth with a prize of 220,000 riyals.

In the third category, for memorizing the entire Qur’an with excellence in performance and recitation, Safa Iman bin Yahya from Algeria took first place and 200,000 riyals. Zainab Abdulrahman from Ghana was second, winning 190,000 riyals, while Masfira bint Mahmoud from Bangladesh came third with a prize of 180,000 riyals. Fatima Shaya Zaher from the Maldives was fourth, receiving 170,000 riyals, and Fathiya Hassan Rashid from Kenya finished fifth with a prize of 160,000 riyals.

In the fourth category, for memorizing fifteen consecutive parts with excellence in performance and recitation, Thin Ji Moon from Myanmar won first place and 150,000 riyals. Ruba Shahir Youssef Younis from Palestine was second, winning 140,000 riyals, while Rabita bint Ramadan from Bangladesh came third with a prize of 130,000 riyals. Maisam bint Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Sarhan Al-Habsiya from Oman was fourth, receiving 120,000 riyals, and Fahima Najaha Al-Sharifa from Indonesia finished fifth with a prize of 110,000 riyals.

In the fifth category, for memorizing five consecutive parts with excellence in performance and recitation, Fanomezantsoa Farida Razanajaka from Madagascar won first place and 65,000 riyals. Maria Mamadeh from Barbados was second, winning 60,000 riyals, while Kaltouma Kabaro from the Central African Republic came third with a prize of 55,000 riyals. Hiba bint Zoufar Hansa from Mauritius was fourth, receiving 50,000 riyals, and Lejla Baturetic from Bosnia and Herzegovina finished fifth with a prize of 45,000 riyals.