Three candidates who represented Ghana at the King Mohammed VI Foundation of African Oulema in the virtual Quranic memorisation and psalmody competition have received $6,000 at a brief ceremony in Accra.
The Ghanaian reciters who won the cash prize are Abdul Mou’min Abdallah who came up ninth in the fifth Ahzaab (thematic parts) of the Quran competition, Hamza Khalil Tamim, who came up 6th in the mixed Quranic recitation method and Abdallah, the youngest Ghanaian contestant, who drew commendation from the panel of judges due to the quality of his recitation.
President of the Ghana branch of the foundation, Sheikh Mustapha Ibrahim, congratulated the candidates and commended them on raising Ghana’s name high.
The General Secretary of the Foundation, Sheikh Usman Bari commended the contestants for making Ghana proud by standing tall among their peers across the continent.
The candidates received $2,000 each as motivational prizes for proficiency in memorisation and adhering to the rules of recitation of the Holy Quran.
The King Mohammed VI Foundation of African Oulema, which is an umbrella grouping of African Islamic scholars from 34 countries coordinates the efforts, knowledge and experiences of African Muslim scholars which runs annual Quranic memorisation competitions.
