The announcement came during a press conference held Wednesday at Awqaf’s headquarters in the presence of HE the Awqaf undersecretary Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Mohammed bin Ghanem al-Thani and officials from Awqaf and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE).
The competition is a continuation of the Qur’anic competitions spread throughout Qatar and is the result of co-operation between the Department of Call and Religious Guidance, the General Department of Endowments, Jassim Bin Hamad Secondary School for Boys, Umm Al-Qura Primary School for Boys and Al-Iman Secondary School for Girls.
These efforts come within the framework of the ministry’s message to promote Islamic values and establish high morals and ideals through spreading Islamic culture and caring for the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him).
The competition, with its various branches, targets the participation of male and female students of all age groups in all public and private schools in Qatar.
Jassim Abdullah al-Ali, director of the Department of Da’wa and Religious Guidance, said that the competition is an opportunity to encourage students to memorise Hadiths and participate in school activities. “It creates good role models among students and their parents,” he said.
Al-Ali added that the competition in its new version includes eight categories after adding the three new branches, and said parents can participate in the two categories.
Nasser Saleh al-Marri, head of the Islamic Education Department at the Educational Guidance Department at MoEHE said the competition has raised the educational and pedagogical level of participating students, male and female, and parents. He explained that the competition was not limited to memorising the Hadith but rather focused on understanding its meanings and applying its values in daily life.
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