Abubakar shehu kwaru
The thirty fifth edition of the National Qur’anic Recitation competition commenced (Friday) in the ancient city of Kano at New campus, Bayero university Kano.
The competition organized annually by the center for Islamic studies, Usman Dan fodio university, sokoto and which is hosted this year for the third time by Kano state government.
The main objective of organising the musabaqa is promotion of Qur’anic knowledge and general Islamic scholarship which when applied and implemented will culminate into getting sound Islamic and secular education.
The categories of the competition include the memorization of the whole Qur’an with Tajweed and Tafsir, complete Qur’an with Tajweed theoretically and practically, forty and twenty Hizbs respectively, ten Hizbs with Tanghim as well as two consecutive Hizbs.
Out of the thirty five years old of the National encounter Kano emerged overall winner twelve times under male category and won for sixteen years from females side.
Famous World Qur’anic Interpreter Sheikh Muhammadu Ali Assabuni Dies at 91
Gwana Nusaiba Diya’atu sani Abdulkadir from Kano state was a depending champion for last edition of the musabaqa hosted by Lagos State where Kano state government indicated its interest to host the ongoing one.
About three hundred reciters from both male and female categories are taking part in the competition representing thirty six states across the country and the federal capital Territory, Abuja.
Opening the musabaqa, the sultan of sokoto Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III represented by the Emir of kano Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero said the importance of the competition cannot be over emphasized as the glorious Qur’an is part and parcel of the entire life of the moslems.
In his address, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of kano state who enlisted some of the achievements so recorded by his administration including the establishment of Qur’anic and islamiyya schools management Board revealed that arrangements have been completed for the establishment of musabaqa laboratory in Kano.
Others who spoke at the occasion were the reprentative of the state Deputy Governor Dr Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, the vice Chancellor of Usman Dan fodio university professor Lawal Sulaiman Bilbis representative of the chairman of the occasion Alhaji Aminu Dantata among the rest.
The participants already started staging their recitations later in the day.
