International Quran Recital Competition

The International Quran Recital Competition, Malaysia is the international Islamic Quran recital event that is held annually since 1961 in Malaysia.[1][2] It is the most popular international Quran competition all over the muslim world.[3] Sometimes it called internationally as Malaysia International Al-Quran Recitation and Memorisation Competition.[3]

International Quran Recital Competition, Malaysia
StatusActive
GenreIslamic Quran recital event
Date(s)Annually
Begins1961
FrequencyAnnual
VenuePutra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Location(s)Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
CountryMalaysia
Inaugurated1961
Most recent2022
ParticipantsMuslim Quran reciters from around the world
Organised byMinistry of Federal Territories

History

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Tunku Abdul Rahman (first Malaysian prime minister) was a founder of the International Quran Recital Competition.[4] The program was started on 9 March 1961 at Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur and 7 countries took part in this competition including Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Sarawak and Malaya. In 1985, the competition was moved to the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC).[5][6]

Winners

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Year Qari' (Men) Qari'ah (Women)
1961   Ahmad Maasom Pergau competition not created
1962   Mohd Yusof Abdullah competition not created
1963   Manaf Sasaelos and   Ismail Hashim competition not created
1964   Hasan Musa   Faridah Mat Saman
1965   Ismail Hashim   Faridah Mat Saman
1966   Abd. Majid Awang   Rogayah Sulong
1966[a]   Ismail Hashim   Siti Noor Ismail
1967   Abdul Ghani Abdullah   Rodziah Abd. Rahman
1968   Saidin Abd Rahman   Rahmah Abd. Rahman
1969   Ismail Hashim   Maimunah binti Moair Saad
1970   Ismail Hashim   Rodziah Abd. Rahman
1971   Ismail Hashim   Rodziah Abd. Rahman
1972   Abdul Ghani Abdullah   Faridah Mat Saman
1973   Mohamad Taghi Morowat   Rogayah Sulong
1974   Ismail Hashim   Rogayah Sulong
1975   Ismail Hashim   Nursiah Ismail
1976   M. Ali Yusni   Faridah Mat Saman
1977   Mashud Awang Damit   Faridah Mat Saman
1978   Sofad Awang   Rogayah Sulong
1979   Abbas Salimi Naeini   Sarini Abdullah
1980   Abdul Ghani Abdullah   Maria Ulfah
1981   Sheikh Al-Amin Mohamad Thoumi   Sapinah Mamat
1982   Abdul Ghani Abdullah   Rahmas Abdullah
1983   Mirwan Batubara   Aminah Omar
1984   Mohamed Abu Snena   Rahmas Abdullah
1985   Noor Din Idris   Rahmas Abdullah
1986   Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi   Rahmawati A. Rani
1987   Ali Sayyah Gorji   Sapinah Mamat
1988   Syarifuddin M.   Pasiah Hashim
1989   Brahang Harang   Faridah Mat Saman
1990   Abbas Emam Jameh   Faridah Mat Saman
1991   Mohamad Haji Yusof   Faridah Mat Saman
1992   Mansoor Ghazrizadeh   Rahmas Abdullah
1993   Ahmad Abu Al-Ghasimi   Fatimah Haji Madiah
1994   Abdul Rahim Haji Ahmad   Umi Kalthom Mohd Zain
1995   Abdul Rahim Haji Ahmad   Rahmas Abdullah
1996   Sheikh Mekkawi Mahmoud Mohamed   Sainab Abdulromae
1997   Mohamad Hussin Mohamad Yunus   Wildayati Nusril
1998   Mohamad Gandom Najad Toosi   Sepiah Mohamad
1999   Che Yahaya Daud   Maznah Awang
2000   Radzi Kamarul Hailan   Isniarah Bantayao
2001   Masoud Sayyah Gorji   Pasiah Hashim
2002   Bakri Waru   Aminah Haji Abd Manaf
2003   Ahmad Faizul Ghazali   Djihadiah Badar
2004   Radzi Kamarul Hailan   Nurhidayah Sulaiman
2005   Indra Gunawan   Faizah Mohd Husain
2006   Hossein Saeid Rostami Tabrizy   Sainab Abdulromae
2007   Aziz Mustakim   Amnah Ayub
2008   Mu'min Ainul Mubarak   Fatimah Ha'rati
2009   Usamah Abdullah   Sharifah Khasif Fadzilah
2010   Sheikh Hani Abdel Aziz Ahmed   Samia Khanan
2011   Amirahman Abas   Suraya Abu Hasan
2012   Muhammad Anuar Ghazali   Hasnaa Khoulali
2013   Dasrizal Marah Nainin   Hajar Boussaq
2014   Ahmad Tarmizi Haji Ali   Hanimzah Haji Jalaludin
2015   Mohsen Haji Hassani Kargar   Asrina Asril Buyong
2016   Wan Ainuddin Hilmi Abdullah   Nor Azrah Ayub
2017   Hamed Alizadeh Marghzari   Normalina Alias
2018   Abdullah Fahmi bin Che Nor   Suhailah Zulkifly
2019   Abdul Khair Jalil[7]   Nor Farhatul Fairuzah Panut[7]
2022   Mohamed Sameer Mohamed Magahed[8]   Sofizah Mousin[8]

Notes

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  • a Held on 1386 Hijri.
  • b Held on 1416 Hijri.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ al Fārūqī, Lois (1987). "Qur'ān Reciters in Competition in Kuala Lumpur". Ethnomusicology. 31 (2): 221–228. doi:10.2307/851889. ISSN 0014-1836.
  2. ^ ZUBIR, BADRI NAJIB; زبير‬, ‮بدري‬ ‮نجيب (2000). "The International Qur'an Reciters' Assembly in Malaysia / ‮المسابقة الدولية لحفّاظ القرآن في ماليزيا‬". Journal of Qur'anic Studies. 2 (1): 147–149. ISSN 1465-3591.
  3. ^ a b "International competition of Quran recitation took place in Malaysia". www.muslim.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  4. ^ "Malaysia announces 62nd International Al-Quran Reading and Memorisation Competition for October". One Online. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  5. ^ "International Quran Contest Slated In Malaysia". Islom.uz. 2020-02-06. Archived from the original on 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  6. ^ administrator (2022-02-15). "Tilawah Al-Quran (Malaysia) : The prominent international Quran recitation competition in Southeast Asia". Asean Records World. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  7. ^ a b "Qari, qariah Malaysia juara Tilawah Al-Quran Antarabangsa". Astro Awani (in Malay). 20 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Qari Bahrain, qariah Malaysia juara Tilawah Al-Quran Antarabangsa". Astro Awani (in Malay). 24 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.