Senior Qaris Take Part in Quranic Event at Cairo Mosque
It was organized by Egypt’s Awqaf ministry at An-Noor Mosque in the capital’s Abbassiya district, Youm7 website reported.
Presided over by Sheikh Muhammad Hashad, the Quranic program was attended by such great qaris as Sheikh Ahmed Noaina, Sheikh Mahmoud al-Khisht, Sheikh Taha Numani, Sheikh Yasser al-Sharqawi, Sheikh Ahmed Abu Fuyudh, Sheikh Ahmed Tamim, and Sheikh Yusuf Hilawa.
They recited verses from the Holy Book based on Hafs reading, according to the report.
It was one in a series of Quranic circles whose first session had recently been hosted by Imam Hussein (AS) Mosque in Cairo.
The Awqaf ministry said such programs are part of the efforts to promote the Quran and honor Quranic figures.
The ministry has also announced a decision by the country’s president, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, to raise the cash award given to qaris who recite the Quran in Quranic programs.
Egypt is a country in North Africa with a population of around 100 million.
Muslims account for around 90 percent of the country’s total population.
Quranic activities are very common in the Muslim-majority Arab country and many of the Muslim world’s top Qaris in the past and present have been Egyptian.
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