Lanao native tops Qur'an recitation in Saudi Arabia
09/17/2009 | 08:46 PM
A native of Lanao topped the 8th Regional Qur'an Recitation Competition organized by the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, a Saudi-based news site reported.
The report said various Philippines schools in the Kingdom participated in the competition, a new feature of this year's contest.
Saa-doddin Mohammad Nadhir Asgar, the son of the late Qari Nadhir Asgar was the winner in the event, according to Arab News.
He represented Jeddah in the professional category, and finished second in last year's contest.
Mohammad Khalil Capal from Madinah took the second prize this year while third prize went to Mohammad Abdullah Asgar from Makkah.
Nadhir Asgar received SR6,000 (P77,814) cash, a laptop, a copy of the translated Holy Qur'an, gift certificates, a PNB ATM Card worth P2,000 and assorted gifts from Bateel.
Capal received SR4,000 (P51,409) cash, a laptop and also a PNB ATM card worth P2,000.
Asgar received SR2,000 (P25,704) cash, a laptop and a PNB ATM card worth P2,000.
Saleh Youssef Lubid from the Philippines International School in Buraidah won first place in the lower category followed by Anas Khan from Al-Taj International School in Riyadh.
Nurshahid Sappari representing Riyadh International School finished third.
Philippine Ambassador Antonio Villamor initiated the contest to encourage students in these schools to learn the Holy Qur'an, the central religious text of Islam.
Villamor said the event was carefully prepared to provide a venue for a timely reflection and interaction on the unique and most special gift of Islam to the mankind.
"Such a gathering is a challenge that behooves us in this crucial time in history to think, aspire for and commit ourselves to greater peace and solidarity within our own societies and in the world at large," he said. - GMANews.TV
The report said various Philippines schools in the Kingdom participated in the competition, a new feature of this year's contest.
Saa-doddin Mohammad Nadhir Asgar, the son of the late Qari Nadhir Asgar was the winner in the event, according to Arab News.
He represented Jeddah in the professional category, and finished second in last year's contest.
Mohammad Khalil Capal from Madinah took the second prize this year while third prize went to Mohammad Abdullah Asgar from Makkah.
Nadhir Asgar received SR6,000 (P77,814) cash, a laptop, a copy of the translated Holy Qur'an, gift certificates, a PNB ATM Card worth P2,000 and assorted gifts from Bateel.
Capal received SR4,000 (P51,409) cash, a laptop and also a PNB ATM card worth P2,000.
Asgar received SR2,000 (P25,704) cash, a laptop and a PNB ATM card worth P2,000.
Saleh Youssef Lubid from the Philippines International School in Buraidah won first place in the lower category followed by Anas Khan from Al-Taj International School in Riyadh.
Nurshahid Sappari representing Riyadh International School finished third.
Philippine Ambassador Antonio Villamor initiated the contest to encourage students in these schools to learn the Holy Qur'an, the central religious text of Islam.
Villamor said the event was carefully prepared to provide a venue for a timely reflection and interaction on the unique and most special gift of Islam to the mankind.
"Such a gathering is a challenge that behooves us in this crucial time in history to think, aspire for and commit ourselves to greater peace and solidarity within our own societies and in the world at large," he said. - GMANews.TV
