The contest kicked off at the Sahaba Mosque in Sharm El Sheikh, a city on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, on Saturday.
Top winners of the first stage were honored at a ceremony attended by Sheikh Mohamed Hashad, president of Egypt’s Association of Quran Reciters, Al-Misrawi website reported.
They received cash prizes ranging from 100,000 to 150,000 Egyptian pounds.
The second round of the Quranic event will be held in July with the ten best contenders in the first stage competing for the top prize.
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The contest, according to organizers, aims to identify and encourage geniuses and talents in Quran memorization, promote the Islamic culture and spread religious thoughts.
It also aims to inform the participants about Egypt’s experiences in serving the Holy Quran, they say.
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