By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net
Bhopal: The two-day fourth “Aalamee Musabiqa Qirat-e-Qura’n” (international competition of traditional styles of rendition of the Holy Qura’n) will be organized here from November 2 at the historic Iqbal Maidan open air auditorium in the walled city after Isha prayers.
Qaris from all over India and abroad would be taking part in the international “Musabiqa”. Qaris from United Kingdom, France, Skyland, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal along with Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh etc. would exhibit their skills of rendering Qura’n in different styles in the competition.
The overseas participants include Qari Osama from London (United Kingdom), Qari Abdul Haleem from France, Qari Mohammad Arif from Skyland, Qari Obaidullah Afghani from Afghanistan, Qari Kifayaullah & Qari Abdul Ghaffar both from Pakistan, Qari Mohammad Firoze from Bangladesh and Qari Abdul Kareem from Nepal.
This “Musabiqa” is being organized under the banner of Aalamee Anjuman-e-Zeenat-ul-Qura’n here with the support of local MLA Arif Aqueel.
According to Abdul Hafeez Khan, president of this Anjuman, the well-known Qari Maulana Abdul Rahim Flahi of Akkal Kuan (Maharashtra) will be the chief guest of the programme while Maulana Peer Saeed Miyan Mujaddadi, Rector of Dar-ul-Uloom Taj-ul-Masajid, Bhopal would preside over the function. The Heads of Tajweed Department at Deoband and Nadwat-ul-Ulama, Nadwa (Lucknow) namely Qari Mohammad Aftab Ahmad and Qari Mohammad Riaz Mazhari respectively will grace the function.
Maulana Abdul Hafeez informed that Qaris emerging first, second and third in the “Musabiqa” will be presented cash awards of Rs. 25,000; Rs. 15,000 and Rs. 10,000 respectively along with mementos. Qaris who are placed fourth and fifth in the “Musabiqa” would be given Rs. 5,000 each as consolation prizes. Other cash awards would also be given. All the participants of the “Musabiqa” would be given participation certificates, he added.
He revealed that two minor girls, one aged 6-1/2-year-old and another 8-year-old, from Saudi Arabia will also be participating in the competition. ([email protected])