75 Countries to Attend Iran’s Int’l Quran Contest
Hojat-ol-Islam Ahmad Sharafkhani, the cultural and social deputy of Iran’s Awqaf and Charity Affairs Organization, made the announcement, adding that the international event will kick off this Friday at the Summit Conference Hall in Tehran, IRIB news reported.
The contest will start on the occasion of Mab’ath (marking anniversary of the day when Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) was ordered by Allah to declare his Prophethood to the world) and will run for a week.
The Quranic event annually takes place in the lunar month of Rajab by the Awqaf and Charity Affairs Organization.
It was announced on Tuesday that 22 Quran masters will serve as jury members of the contest.
12 members of the jury panel will be Iranian and the other ten will be from other countries, Secretary of the competition Seyed Mostafa Hosseini said.
