Nouakchott:Participants in the second edition of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Competition for the Memorization of the Holy Quran and the Prophetic Sunnah have arrived in Nouakchott, Mauritania. This event brings together 160 contestants from 16 West African countries.
According to Saudi Press Agency, the competition is organized by the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance, in cooperation with Mauritania’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Original Education. It is set to commence on Sunday, following the completion of all necessary organizational and technical preparations. Facilities have been established, and specialized committees have been formed to ensure the smooth conduct of the event.
Participants hail from countries including Mauritania, Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria. The competition comprises two main tracks one for the Holy Quran and the other for the Prophetic Sunnah. Each track includes five subcategories, focusing on memorization, tajweed (rules of Quranic recitation), tafsir (exegesis), and understanding of Prophetic hadiths.