Winners of Sultan Qaboos Holy Quran competition announced

Muscat: The Sultan Qaboos Higher Centre for Culture and Science today announced the names of winners of the Sultan Qaboos Holy Quran Competition (31st edition).

As many as 1,638 male and female contestants participated in the competition’s seven levels, as follows: Level 1 for memorising the entire Holy Qur’an; Level 2 for memorizing 24 consecutive parts of the Holy Qur’an; Level 3 for memorising 18 consecutive parts; Level 4 for memorising 12 consecutive parts (on condition that the competitor was born in 1998 or afterwards); level 5 for memorising 6 consecutive parts (for those born in 2009 and afterwards); Level 6 memorising 4 consecutive parts (for those born in 2013 or afterwards) and Level 7 for memorising 2 consecutive parts (for those born in 2016 or afterwards).

During the award ceremony, whose date will be announced later, the top three winners from each level of the competition will be felicitated, while incentive prizes will be dedicated to top three finishers from each level other than the top three.

The competition is aimed at encouraging Omanis to memorize the Holy Qur’an and pursue the guidance of its teachings, in addition to enhancing the presence of the Sultanate of Oman in international Qur’anic contests.