Quran recitation competition on Feb 17 in Vijayawada

​Vijayawada: Quran recitation competition for boys and girls in the age group of 3 to 12 years will be held at Autonagar Association Hall on February 17. The competition will be organised by United Forum for Quranic Studies, said the forum chairman, Md Dawood here on Monday. Poster and pamphlets were released in this regard.

Speaking to the media, Dawood said that for the last five years they were conducting state-level Quran recitation competition. He said that there would be six categories in the competition. The winner of the competition would be given a cash prize of Rs 20,000 and the second prize would be Rs 15,000 and the third prize Rs 10,000.  

All the semi-finals contestants would be given Rs 500 each along with a memento and participation certificate. He appealed to all the parents to prepare their children to participate in the competition and make use of the opportunity. The forum city in-charge, Moulana Aziz Umri, Abdul Bazani and others were present.