Quran Contests Help to Promote Contemplating the Holy Book

Mohammad Abdullah Sadeq, who attended the 4^th international Quran contest for the visually-impaired in Tehran in early April, told IQNA in an interview that such Quranic events encourage the youth to reflect on the concepts and meanings of the verses of the Quran.  

He also described organizing an international Quran competition for the blind as a valuable measure and said it was his first participation in an international Quranic event.

Asked about his Quranic education, Sadeq said he started learning the Quran by heart by listening to Quran recitation cassettes.

He later attended Quran education courses in modern Quran schools and soon managed to memorize the entire Quran.

Sadeq, who is also a reciter of the Quran, said he imitates the recitation styles of prominent Egyptian Qaris like Khalil Hasri, Mohamed Sediq Minshawi, Mohamed Ayub and Abdul Basit Abdul Samad.

He said he recites the Quran for two hours every day and reviews the verses to keep them in mind.  

Currently, he is a Quran teacher teaching at the Islamic Life School in the capital, Niamey.

As for Quranic activities in Niger, he said Quran teaching courses and Quranic programs are common in mosques and traditional Quran schools but also in modern schools.

He added that Muslims in the country are very keen on learning the Quran and sending their children to Quranic classes.

According to Sadeq, there are no international Quran competitions in the African country but Quran contests are held at the national level every year.

The Republic of the Niger is a landlocked country in West Africa named after the Niger River. It is bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin to the southwest, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, and Algeria to the northwest.

Islam in Niger accounts for the vast majority of the nation's religious adherents. The faith is practiced by more than 94% of the population of 22 million.

Source:IQNA