The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has honoured 65 students –citizens and expatriates - who memorised the entire Holy Quran last year.
The awards ceremony was held at Sheikh Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center. A total of 174 students from the centres for learning and memorising Holy Quran run by the Ministry were picked for the awards. The awardees include 65 students who completed the memorisation of Holy Quran last year, another eight students who participated in an international Holy Quran memorisation competition and 101 students who passed the first course and entered the second phase in keeping with the curriculum followed by the Holy Quran learning and memorising unit of the Religious Call and Guidance Department of the Ministry.
“The centres for learning and memorising Holy Quran are receiving more students leading to the opening of more centres and classes in mosques,” said Mohamad bin Hamad Al Kuwari, Head of the Religious Call and Guidance Department.
