Quran Recitation Competition for Children Held in India’s Andhra Pradesh

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Around 8,000 students from various parts of India’s Andhra Pradesh state took part in a Quran-recitation competition organized by the United Forum for Quranic Studies (UFQS).

The Auto Nagar Technicians Hall in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, hosted the contest, held for children aged below 12 years on Sunday.

According to a press release issued by UFQS, 57 students from five groups entered the finals and the winners were given cash prizes of `20,000, `15,000 and `10,000. It read in all 40,000 children took part in the competitions conducted in the state in the last four years.

The winners are: Group A - Abdul Ahad, Md Aamina and Saniya Samarah; Group B - Md Heena Izma, Sk Shagufta and Md Almas; Group C - Sk Bushra Sukum, Md Aneesur Rahaman and Sk Md Sadiq; Group D - Sk Afrian Harmain, Ab Mohammed Khaisar and K Abdul Mohsin; Group E - S Sai Naga Komali, Aakula Ramya Sri and K Hasini.

Source: The Indian Express