The South African Qur`aan Union, with its experience in hosting provincial and national competitions since 2005, has embarked on the landmark initiative to create the International Qur`aan Recital Award (IQRA) in an attempt to honour the efforts of students and teachers of the Holy Qur`aan throughout the world.
The event serves as an added encouragement for individuals to improve, and hence the aim of the competition is to promote and maintain high levels of Qur`anic learning and service, as well as to train and earmark successful (local) candidates for other international platforms.
Apart from including reciters from other countries, the event also features a female contest, and a special section for past winners (champs of champs` category).
Other than the recital contests, the event also features the `Servant of the Holy Qur`aan Award` where an individual is honoured for his/ her role in propagating the Qur`aan in South Africa.
The entire event, which will be video streamed throughout the world on www.livestream.com/channel4sa, is to take place from 10 to 13 September 2015 at Ahmedi Masjid, Grassy Park, Cape Town.
Awqaf SA has been a supporter of this event since inception and is instrumental in establishing the Gauteng Chapter of the Qira’ah Competition along with the SA Qur’aan Union.
