Winners of Al-Kawthar TV Quran Contest Announced, Top Prize Granted to Afghan Qari

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Winners of the 16th edition of Al-Kawthar TV Channel’s international Quran competition were determined last night as an Afghan qari won the top rank.

Morteza Nassar Ahmad Rahmani earned the first rank in the competition. Muhamed Attieh from Iraq, Mojtaba Harandizadeh from Iran, Saad Mohyeddin from Lebanon, and Muhamed Ebrahim Muhamed Esmail from Egypt ranked next.

The final round of the event was held on Thursday night.

The phone-in Quran competition titled “Inna lil-Muttaqina Mafaza” (Indeed, for the righteous is attainment- Holy Quran, 78:31) is held in the blessed month of Ramadan every year.

A total of 36 Quran reciters from different countries like Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, and Lebanon advanced to the main program this year.

It is the Muslim world’s biggest live Quran recitation competition aired by Al-Kawthar, an Arabic-language channel within the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting’s World Service.

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