Bhatkal, Mar 30: Three ‘Huffaz’ from Karnataka bagged the top three places in the national-level Quran recitation for the visually-impaired hosted for the first time by Jamiyatul Huffaz at Tanzeem ground, Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada.
In the valedictory ceremony, several prominent Muslim scholars from Bhatkal shed light on the glory and significance of the holy Quran.
Out of the selected 19 visually-impaired Huffaz from the country, two from Bhatkal had participated in the competition.
While Muhammed Anees Baddu from Bhatkal clinched the first place in the competition, another Hafiz from Bhatkal Muhammed Ashfaq bagged the third place. Syed Moorul Haq from Bengaluru won the second place in the recitation.
The organisers announced a cash prize of Rs 50,000 for the winner, Rs 30,000 for the first runner-up and Rs 20,000 for the second runner-up in the recitation. However, amazed by the talent of the visually-impaired boys at the competition, several members of the audience gave away amounts of cash prizes that were distributed among the participants.
With the additional donations, a total cash prize of Rs 94,000 to the winner, Rs 65,500 for the first runner-up and Rs 44,000 for the second runner-up were distributed, along with Rs 23,000 for each participant in the competition.
To judge the recitals, Dr Hashim Al-Ahadal from Saudi Arabia and Hafiz from Yemen Khalid Ibrahim participated in the Quran recitation.
On the occasion, Moulana Abdul Baari Nadvi, principal of Jaamiya Islamiya educational institution highlighted the beauty of the writings and scripture in the holy Quran. He said that the Creator had sent the holy book to guide the mankind race in their daily life. More efforts should be made to bring the teachings in the Quran closer to all human beings, he said.
Moulana Sadiq Nadvi Akrami also spoke on the occasion. President of Jamiyatul Huffaz organisation Moulana Nematullah Askari presided over the programme.
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