MUSCAT: The Holy Quran Radio Station from the Sultanate of Oman celebrates the 20th anniversary of the launch of its broadcast today.
The station is dedicated to the Holy Quran and its sciences, broadcasting Quranic recitations in various narrations recited by readers of diverse ages and both genders, alongside a selection of purposeful and specialised programmes on the Holy Quran and its sciences.
The Holy Quran Radio Station began its initial broadcasting for seven hours daily in 2006, expanding to round-the-clock 24-hour broadcasting starting on January 1, 2014, across 28 transmission stations covering various governorates of the Sultanate of Oman, in addition to satellite broadcasting and the 'Ayn' platform, enabling listeners to follow its broadcasts inside and outside the Sultanate of Oman.
The radio station operates from a well-defined vision based on consolidating concepts of moderation, balance, and tolerance in Islam — values that distinguish Omani society — drawing on the principles of Islam, calling for understanding and rapprochement among Islamic schools of thought, and promoting harmony, brotherhood, and compassion among people.
Ahmed bin Muhana al Kindi, Director of the Holy Quran Radio Department at the Directorate-General of Radio in the Ministry of Information, stated that the passage of 20 years since the launch of the Holy Quran Radio Station from Oman represents an important milestone in its media journey. Since the launch of its broadcast, the station has been keen to serve as a platform for spreading the Quran, consolidating the tolerant values of Islam based on moderation, balance, and tolerance, and offering solid Quranic and scientific content that meets the needs of various segments of society.
He added that over this journey, the radio station experienced continuous development in broadcasting hours and content quality, moving to 24-hour broadcasting and offering Quranic recitations in various narrations, along with specialised programmes in the sciences of the Holy Quran, its exegesis, rules of recitation, and Islamic values, utilising various modern platforms and broadcasting means to reach listeners inside and outside the Sultanate of Oman.
Regarding Quranic recitations, he pointed out that the radio library includes recited Quran recordings by reciters from across the Islamic world. It also features complete recordings in various Quranic narrations uniquely broadcast by the station, alongside offering specialised programmes explaining them. The radio station has also recorded complete recited Quran recordings by Omani reciters, as well as other recitations by them, in addition to acquiring Quranic recordings by Omani reciters in the narration of Hafs from 'Asim and the narration of Qalun.
Regarding empowering Omani reciters, he explained that the radio station paid great attention to recording complete recited Qurans by Omani reciters from various governorates of the Sultanate of Oman and of diverse ages.
It also enabled Omani reciters to undertake the task of auditing recitations during recording and after completion, noting that the Reciter Selection Committee at Radio and Television includes a select group of professors specialising in the science of Quranic recitations, who are also reciters on the Holy Quran Radio Station.
He explained that the Holy Quran Radio Station received the highest satisfaction score in the public opinion poll on listener satisfaction with the programme content of the Sultanate of Oman's Radio and Television, conducted by the National Centre for Statistics and Information in 2025.
Additionally, several programmes broadcast by the station won Gulf and Arab awards, including 'Deen Al Rahmah' (Religion of Mercy), 'Atheer Al Arabiyyah' (Ether of Arabic), and 'Qiyamuna Hawiyyatuna' (Our Values, Our Identity).
He mentioned that the number of programmes presented by the radio station in the current programming cycle has increased to more than 22 programmes, compared to 8 programmes in the first programming cycle in 2006.
The Director of the Holy Quran Radio Department said that among the most prominent offerings of the Holy Quran Radio Station over its two-decade journey are specialised programmes that left a scientific and cognitive impact on listeners, led by the programme 'Al Irab lil Quran Al Karim' (Syntactic Analysis of the Holy Quran), which is considered the first of its kind in its specialisation, as its episodes exceeded 5,000, addressing the grammatical parsing of Quranic verses with explanation and analysis, while examining nuances of meaning and parsing aspects in a rigorous scientific style. Furthermore, the programme 'Rawai' Al Qutoof' (Splendours of Harvested Fruits) achieved a distinguished presence, as its episodes exceeded 2,000, addressing faith, educational, human, and value aspects inspired by the Holy Quran and the Prophetic Sunnah, contributing to consolidating Islamic values in listeners' hearts.
He added that among the important programmes presented by the station was also 'Hadith Al Mutalif' (Discourse of the Harmonious) by Dr Mohammed bin Said al Maamari, Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, which reached nearly 120 episodes, alongside many Quranic programmes whose topics varied and contributed to enriching specialised radio content on the Holy Quran and its sciences, in harmony with the station's mission and objectives.
He pointed out that children receive special attention in its diverse programmes, including the competition programme 'Al Mutanafisun' (The Competitors), 'Hikayat Quraniyyah' (Quranic Tales), 'Rihlah fi Ayat Al Quran Al Karim' (A Journey Through the Verses of the Holy Quran), 'Baraim Al Eeman' (Buds of Faith), 'Abnauna wa Al Quran' (Our Children and the Quran), 'Al Qari' Al Sagheer' (The Young Reciter), 'Alif Laisa Lahu' (Alif Has None), and 'Ahkam Al Tilawah wa Al Tajweed' (Rules of Recitation and Tajweed).
Ahmed bin Muhana al Kindi, Director of the Holy Quran Radio Department at the Directorate-General of Radio in the Ministry of Information, emphasised that the Holy Quran Radio Station maintains an active presence across various digital platforms, including X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube, while the number of its followers on the 'Ayn' platform witnessed noticeable growth, reaching 369,438 followers.
It is worth noting that a number of researchers and academics have conducted scientific studies addressing some of the programmes broadcast by the Holy Quran Radio Station. The results of several studies were presented at scientific conferences, while others were completed as master's theses in academic institutions within and outside Oman. - ONA
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