Ramadhan talent competition in KSA focuses on Quran, adhan

Source: Syaq.

Over 40,000 people from 80 countries have entered Scent of Speech (عطر الكلام), a global talent competition focused on reciting the Quran and delivering the adhan (أذان الصلاة).

Organised by the KSA entertainment authority, the competition explores different cultures through the diversity of performance. The first-place winner for Quran recitation receives US$1.3 million, while the top prize for the adhan category is US$533,000.

The competition is broadcast on official state TV during Ramadhan. A total of 36 candidates reached the finals from Britain, Canada, KSA, Iraq, Egypt, Algeria, Iran, Malaysia, Indonesia and Turkey: 18 in each category.

A panel of 13 international judges will decide on the winners.

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MAIWP launches Quran reading classes

MAIWP, the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council of Malaysia, in collaboration with the Institute of Al-Quran Studies (IPaQ), has launched the Jom Celik Al-Quran (Let's Read the Quran) programme to help ensure that Muslims, especially in the Federal Territories*, can read the Quran, particularly in reciting surahs (chapters).

MAIWP Chairman, Dato 'Sri Syed Hussien AlHabshee said during the launch that he had received a lot of positive feedback about the programme, and hoped that the initiative could be expanded to other states.

Three tiers of study will be implemented, beginning with a basic class focusing on those who cannot recite the Quran. The Abahata al-Jabari** study method for recitation will be used.

An intermediate course will focus on those who have been able to recite the Quran but never finished reading it. This course will guide and improve their recitation skills. Students will be able to successfully finish reading the Quran after completing the 90-hour course.

The most advanced class is the Instructor Training Course (TOT) which will equip teachers with the skills to teach in institutions under MAIWP.

Each course will extend over three months. No fee is charged for the asnaf or beneficiaries of zakat, while for the B40 group - the bottom 40% of households in terms of income - will be charged RM30. For those who can afford it, the fee is RM300.

Actor Adam Corrie Abdullah was appointed as the MAIWP ambassador for his contribution in the field of d'awah (دعوة‎), or educating others about Islam. He said that it is a big responsibility and pledged to do his best.

*The Federal Territories of Malaysia comprise Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan.

**According to Noor Jamaliah Ibrahim, Mohd Yakub @ ZulkifliMohdYusoff, and Mohd Yamani IdnaIdris from the Centre of Quranic Research, published in QURANIC VERSE RECITATION RECOGNITION ENGINE FOR SELF LEARNING OF AL-JABARI METHOD: A REVIEW in the proceedings of The 3rd Annual International Quranic Conference (2013), the Al-Jabari method was was developed in Bandung, Indonesia by Dr H. Yusuf Sodik, and introduced to Malaysia in 2012. They called it an effective and faster way of learning to read and write Quran, with a better understanding of tajweed (تَجْوِيدْ‎) rules - the proper way to recite the Quran - that can be achieved in 30 hours.

Course on understanding the daily recitations

AtTartil Consultancy & Services is running a course on understanding recitations for salah. Ustaz Zulkiflee Bin Bachik, a graduate of the Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara in Indonesia (Islamic State University of North Sumatra). Suitable for students aged 13 and older, the course will cover:

- Meanings of the words used in the daily prayers

- The spiritual concept of salah

- The As-Shaf'ii (الـشـافـعيّ) school of thought

- Basic Arabic

The class is limited to 60 people.

Details:

Every Monday, 7.45pm-10pm (10 sessions); begins 15 January 2018

Held in English

Ilm Centre, 20 Joo Chiat Road, #02-10

Ustaz: Zulkiflee Bachik
Fees: S$198 (Islamic Events [ISE] members), S$220 (non-members), inclusive of notes and a certificate of participation.

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Singapore participates in international Quran competitions

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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*Qari (قَارِئ‎‎) - a person who recites the Quran as it should be recited, with the rules of tajweed (تجويد‎‎).

Registration open for Katara Quran Memorization sessions

Source: Katara Twitter account. Poster for the Katara Quran Memorization sessions.

Stemming from its keenness to raise the young generation and enforce their bond with their Islamic identity and principles of their religion, the Cultural Village Foundation-Katara is organising its 6th consecutive edition of the Quran Memorization Sessions, during Ramadhan.​

The event is open to children born between 2003 and 2010​.

Katara is part of a vision to position Qatar as a cultural beacon in the Middle East through activities around theatre, literature, music, visual art, conventions and exhibitions.

Interested?

The sessions will run from May 28 to June 15, from 8.30pm to 9.30pm, at the Katara Masjid. Registration is open from May 14 to 18. Register

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Hashtags: #Katara, #Quran

Boubyan Bank organises Quran Memorisation Competition

Boubyan Bank is organising the second Qur’an Memorization Competition, which is open to all children with priority given to those from customers.

The competition has categories for children aged seven to 12, and for teens aged 13 to 17, divided by gender. Cash prizes range from KD100 to KD350.

The younger ones will compete on Surah An-Naziat while the teens are to memorise Surah An-Najm. Participants should follow Quran recitation rules (tajweed). Male contestants will recite on June 12 and 13 and females on June 14 and 15. Each session will take place after tarawih prayers, at 10pm.

Interested?

Register by 6 June 2016

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Annual National Quranic Reading and Recitation competitions open for applications in Singapore

The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) has opened registration for the Annual National Quranic Reading (Tilawah) and Recitation (Tahfiz) competitions.

Both competitions aim to discover new talent in the field of reading and reciting the Quran, raise the quality of Quranic reading and recitation, and encourage an interest in both practices. Competitors may represent Singapore for international Quran competitions.


Competitors are judged on their pronunciation, fluency, song and voice for the Tilawah competition and on recitation, pronunciation and fluency for the Tahfiz competition.

Singaporeans or permanent residents of Singapore may participate.

Interested?

For the Tilawah competition, semifinals for the child category will be held on 13 February, with the finals on 23 April. Youth competitors undergo semifinals on 27 February, and finals on 24 April. There will be a preliminary round for adults on 12 March, followed by semifinals on 19 March and finals on 23 April. The Tahfiz competition will be held over 2 and 3 April. All sessions will be held at Muis Hub.

A registration fee of S$10 is required for each competition. Completed forms and registration fee can only be made at the An-Nur Mosque payment counter, which is open 830am to 5pm on weekdays and 8am to 1pm on weekends. Download an application form 

Quran recitation competition starts 23 November in Kuwait

The 18th competition for memorising and reciting the Quran is to be launched on 23 November under the aegis of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Kuwait News Agency has reported.

The Secretary General of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Abdulmohsen Al-Kharafi said the annual competition is open every year to all sectors of the public, male and female. Over 2,000 participants have shown interest in the competition this year, out of whom 1,423 have been selected for the final rounds, said the Secretary General's Deputy Mohammad Al-Jalahma in a statement. 

The participants this year include 666 adults, 742 youths and 106 people with special needs. Al-Jalahma added.