MUSCAT: The preliminary rounds of the Sultan Qaboos Holy Quran Competition’s 34th edition kicked off on Monday in the Wilayat of Barka, Al Batinah South Governorate.
The competition is organised by the Sultan Qaboos Higher Center for Culture and Science at the Diwan of Royal Court.
Rashid bin Humaid al Dughaishi, Chairman of the committees supervising the preliminary and final rounds, said the preliminary round panel listened to the readings of 756 male and female contestants from the wilayats of Al Seeb, Bahla, Samayil, Al Suwaiq, Al Rustaq, Salalah and Taqah.
The contestants take part in the competition’s 7 levels, which are:
Level 1: Memorising the entire Holy Quran; Level 2: Memorising 24 consecutive parts of the Holy Quran; Level 3: Memorising 18 consecutive parts; Level 4: Memorising 12 consecutive parts (contested by those born in 2001 or later); Level 5: Memorising 6 consecutive parts (contested by those born in 2012 or later); Level 6: Memorising 4 consecutive parts (contested by those born in 2016 or later); and Level 7: Memorising 2 consecutive parts (contested by those born in 2019 or later). - ONA
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