Quran Memorization Competition 2021

Last updated: April 28th, 2021

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WINNERS LIST:

Category 1: Up to 4 Years Old: 

  • 1st: Obaii Al-Halaby
  • 2nd: Khadijah Riaz
  • 3rd: Haadiya Bintumair Ulhaq

Category 2: 5 to 6 Years Old

  • 1st: Aisha Tanzeela
  • 2nd: Zubair Ahmed Maqbool
  • 3rd: Hajirah Zaheer

Category 3: 7 to 8 Years Old

  • 1st: Jumaymah Tanzeela
  • 2nd: Juman Al-Halabi
  • 3rd: Hamzah Sadek

Category 4: 9 to 10 Years Old

  • 1st: Izwan Sharif
  • 2nd: Rital Munawar
  • 3rd: Hibah Atif

Category 5: 11 to 13 Years Old

  • 1st: Wafa Zabidi
  • 2nd: Ezzah Riaz
  • 3rd: Caisha Salah

Category 6: 14 to 18 Years Old

  • 1st: Abdullah Nurayn
  • 2nd: Fuzail Gandhi
  • 3rd: Talha Ibrahim

Category 7: 19 Years and Up

  • No Participants

Category 8: Huffaz Up to 18 Years Old 1 Juzu’

  • 1st: Ahmad Alam
  • 2nd: Aimen Riaz
  • 3rd: Farzaan Zakibaig

Category 9: Huffaz Up to 18 Years Old 3 Juzu’

  • 1st: Bilal Ahmad Siddiqui
  • 2nd: Mohammad Alam & Humaid Ibraheem Syed (2 Participants tie in 2nd Place)
  • 3rd: Nabeel Ahmed Maqbool

Category 10: Huffaz 19 Years and Up 1 Juzu’

  • 1st: Zabidi Yusoff
  • 2nd: Maryam Moeen

Category 11: Huffaz 19 Years and Up 3 Juzu’

  • 1st: Saleh Alkrimi
  • 2nd: Ahmad Moeen

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WHEN: Saturday, April 24th, 2021, 10 AM – 4 PM

WHERE: Live Streamed on Youtube HERE

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  • Schedule of presentation by each group is shown below:

LEADER: Br. Zabidi Yusoff, presented with The Weekend Islamic School at Masjid AlSalam

REGISTRATION DEADLINE : Sunday, April 18th, 2021 (now closed)

It is time for the annual Ramadan Quran Memorization Competition!  Open to all who register using the online link provided above.

There are 11 categories for the competition, listed below as follows:

1. 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)

2. 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)

3. 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)

4. 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)

5. 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)

6. 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)

7. Adults: 6 Surahs – 32 (As-Sajdah), 36 (Yaseen), and 18 (Al-Kahf)

Note: For categories 1 through 7, an app like Flippity.net will be used 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 qualification will be vetted by the imams and judges.

8. Huffaz Age up to 18: 1 Juzu’: memorized minimum 1 Juzu’

9. Huffaz Age up to 18: 3 Juzu’: memorized minimum 3 Juzu’

10. Huffaz Age 19 and up: 1 Juzu’: memorized minimum 1 Juzu’

11. Huffaz Age 19 and up: 3 Juzu’: memorized minimum 3 Juzu’

Note: 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 Dilawar.

Quran memorization will be judged by a panel of judges that consists of Hafiz/Imam that graduated from Sheikh Ansar Farooqui, Sheikh Mamdouh, and Sheikh Dilawar. There will be two shifts with three judges per shift.

PRIZES:
1st Place $60
2nd Place $40
3rd Place $30

Every participant will receive an Eid token of $10.

All Prizes and token will be in the form of e-token. Certificates will be in the form of an e-certificate.

Winners will be announced via the same Zoom link after about half an hour after the competition ends.

Please note that this competition is only open to participants residing under ISGH Constituencies