The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) has sent a number of representatives to various competitions in May.
Muhammad Huzaifah, Abdillah Ammar and Muhammad Nurdarwis, who are attending Skolah Ugama Radin Mas, competed in the 8th annual Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Alu Su'ud Competition On The Memorization of Quran And Hadith For South East Asian And Pacific Countries. They were accompanied by their teacher Ustaz Amirullah throughout the competition, which was held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said Muslims have and continue to show to the world that Islam is a peace-loving religion that rejects slander and violence. “(We have become) a role model in managing diversity and plurality and other countries learn from Indonesia,” the President said on the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Alu Su’ud Quran and Hadith recitation competition.
“Keep practicing and motivating yourself to make achievements in future endeavours. And above all, keep spreading and practicing the teachings of the Holy Quran outside this competition,” the President said.
Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin called the event a symbol of friendship for Muslims and for the Indonesian people. He shared that 83 competed on Quran recitation and 13 on hadith recitation.
The champions of The National Musabaqah Tilawah & Tahfiz Al-Quran (MTTQ) which was held last March, Ust Nor Muhammad and Usth A'tiiqah Suhaimi, separately represented Singapore in the 59th International Al-Quran Recital And Memorisation Assembly in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They were accompanied by Cikgu Fadzuli Bajuri, a senior qari* who has represented Singapore in multiple international Quran competitions himself.
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