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SA talent on display at Hifth competition

The National Hifdh Al Quran Competition was successfully concluded on Saturday at Masjid al Fath in Ottery. This is an annual competition co hosted by the MJC Department of Quranic Affairs and the Rabita International Organisation for the Memorisation of the Holy Quran based in Saudi Arabia. The winners of[…]

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Prophet companions competition open

Islamic history aficionados will be put to the test in the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia’s annual competition, in which one person could win the ultimate prize – the gift of haj. Under the auspices of the Religious Attaché of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, the “Family of the[…]

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Nasheed builds confidence amongst youth

Cape Town’s top-notch nasheed talent was on display at the City Hall on Saturday at Discover Islam’s annual nasheed competition. The competition involved two categories with primary schools competing against each other and a separate division with high schools competing against one another. The girl’s category winners: Schotsche Kloof Primary[…]

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National Quran competition underway

Entries for the Gauteng leg of the SA National Qiraa’ah Competition are now open, with the Western Cape entry period expected to open around mid to late July following the conclusion of Ramadan. The competition, hosted by the South Africa Qur’aan Union (SAQU), has steadily grown from strength to strength[…]

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Organisers hail Quran pre-lims

Following 11 year old Capetonian Ihsaan Basadien’s triumph at the international competition in Saudi Arabia in November, there has been increased interest in the 10th Annual Quran Memorization Competition. Organisers have hailed the success of Saturday’s regional preliminaries in the Western Cape, with the event attracting its biggest turnout yet.[…]

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Quran competition heads to WCape on March 7th

Following the successful launch of the 10th Annual Quran Memorization Competition on Friday, organizers have announced that the competition will be heading to the Western Cape on Saturday the 7th March. The regional rounds officially commence a week earlier in Kwazulu Natal, on the 28th February. South African National Quran[…]

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CT’s Igsaan Bassadien wins Quran competition

Cape Town has again proven that it produces world class huffath, with 11 year old Igsaan Bassadien taking the gold in the annual Abdul Aziz International Quran Memorization competition in Makkah. The youngster won first prize in the five juz category on Wednesday afternoon, after wowing judges with his confidence[…]

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SA qurrah up against the best in KSA

Nervous but hopeful, three young South African huffath departed for Saudi Arabia on Monday to compete in the King Abdul Aziz International Quran Memorisation Recitation competition. The contest, which will be held on Wednesday, will see 160 participants from more than 55 countries judged on their memorization and pronunciation of[…]

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CT qaris "honoured"

Still on a high from his win at the 9th Annual Quran Memorisation Competition, hafith Adeeb Harneker struggles to find words to express his emotion. The Capetonian qari took top honours as best reciter of the full Quran category on Saturday at the Nizamiye masjid in Midrand. Speaking to VOC[…]

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