Last updated: April 15th, 2022
Alhamdulillah, due to overwhelming response we will now have TWO concurrent competition sessions going at the same time. There will be almost 150 reciters including both sessions.
This competition will be live-streamed on the Masjid’s Facebook page as well as on the Weekend Islamic School’s Facebook page.
- Category 1 (Age 4 and Under) until Category 4 (Age 9-10) will be held on the 2nd floor prayer hall and livestreamed to the Weekend Islamic School’s Facebook.
- Category 5 (Age 11-13), 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 will be held on the 1st floor prayer hall and livestreamed to the Masjid’s Facebook.
WHEN: Saturday, April 16th, 2022, 15th of Ramadan 1443 | 10 AM to 2 PM CST
WHERE: Main prayer hall at Masjid AlSalam
SPONSORED BY: Weekend Islamic School
QUESTIONS? Please email Br. Zabidi Yusoff at [email protected]
- Competition is open to all ISGH constituencies
- Registration via the online link:https://forms.gle/
jnt3ZCafJRam2VYD9 - Registration deadline: Sunday, April 10th, 2022
There are 11 categories for the competition as follows:
- Age up to 4 years old: 10 Surahs – 105 (Al-Feel), 106 (Quraish), 107 (Al-Ma’oon), 108 (Al-Kauthar), 109 (Al-Kafiroon), 110 (An-Nasr), 111 (Al-Masadd), 112 (Al-Ikhlas), 113 (Al-Falaq) and 114 (An-Naas)
- Ages 5 to 6 years old: 7 Surahs – 97 (Al-Qadr), 98 (Al-Bayyinah), 99 (Al-Zalzalah), 100 (Al-Adiyat), 101 (Al-Qari’ah) , 108( Al-Kawthar) and 111( Al- Masaad)
- Ages 7 to 8 years old: 7 Surahs – 91 (Ash-Shams), 92 (Al-Layl), 93 (Ad-Dhuha), 94 (Al-Inshirah), 95 (At-Teen), 96 (Al-Alaq) and 111( Al- Masaad)
- Ages 9 to 10 years old: 10 Surahs – 86 (At-Tariq), 87 (Al-A’laa), 88 (Al-Ghashiyah), 89 (Al-Fajr), 90 (Al-Balad), 91 (Ash-Shams), 92 (Al-Layl), 93 (Ad-Duha), 102(At Takathur) and 109(Al Kafiroon)
- Ages 11 to 13 years old: 7 Surahs – 67 (Al-Mulk), 68 (Al-Qalam), 89 (Al-Haaqqah), 102 (At Takathur), 89 (Al-Fajr), 98 (Al- Bayyenah) and 105 (Al-Feel)
- Ages 14 to 18 years old: 6 Surahs – 55 (Ar-Rahman), 56 (Al-Waaqi’ah), 53 (An-Najm), 89 (Al-Fajr), 90 (Al-Balad) and 36 (Yaseen)
- Adults: 6 Surahs – 32 (As-Sajdah), 36 (Yaseen), and 18 (Al-Kahf)
- Huffaz Age up to 18: 1 Juzu’: memorized minimum 1 Juzu’
- Huffaz Age up to 18: 3 Juzu’: memorized minimum 3 Juzu’
- Huffaz Age 19 & up: 1 Juzu’: memorized minimum 1 Juzu’
- Huffaz Age 19 &up: 3 Juzu’: memorized minimum 3 Juzu’
RULES:
- For categories 1 through 7, using an app like Flippity.net to randomly pick one of the Surahs assigned to their category
- Huffaz students are not eligible for category 1 to 7 and only eligible for categories 8 to 11. The imams and judges will vet the qualification.
- For categories 8 and 9, participants will be asked by the judges as to which Juzu’ he/she has memorized. The participant will then continue to recite the verse recited by each judge, and the judge will indicate where to stop.
- Surahs assignments were picked and vetted by Imam Sheikh Ansar Farooqi, Sheikh Mamdouh, and Sheikh Delaware.
JUDGES:
Quran memorization will be judged by a panel of judges that consists of students of Sheikh Ansar Farooqui and Sheikh Mamdouh: Sheikh Abdul Manan, Sheikh Osman Fuad, Hafiz Khuzaimah, Hafiz Abdullah, Hafiz Saffe Alvi, and Hafiz Raiyan Hoque. There will be two shifts with three Judges per shift.
PRIZES:
- 1st Place $50 – 2nd Place $30 – 3rd Place $20
- Every participant will receive an eid token of $5
- All Prizes and tokens will be in the form of e-token. Certificates will be in the form of an e-certificate.
- Winners will be announced the next day via WhatsApp Group, and Masjid Salam website and emails.
