IQNA – The first International “Quran of Negel” Congress was held in Sanandaj on Monday with the participation of Kurdish-speaking qaris and memorizers from Iran, Turkey and Iraq.

IQNA – A government-supported tahfiz (Quran memorization) program is offering inmates at Kajang Prison in Malaysia a path to spiritual rehabilitation and personal change.

IQNA – The religious melodies section of Iran’s 48th National Holy Quran Competition concluded on Monday in Sanandaj, marking the end of the first segment of the final round.

IQNA – The preliminary stage of the 28th Sharjah Holy Quran and Sunnah Award is in progress in Sharjah, with hundreds of participants from across the UAE competing in various categories.

IQNA – The 40th anniversary of the first complete translation of the Quran into Albanian was celebrated in a ceremony held by the Kosovo Muslim Affairs Office in Pristina.

IQNA – Ahmed Ahmed Naina, a senior Egyptian Quran reciter, said the revival of the position of Sheikh al-Qurra (Chief Reciter) in the country will bring prominent qaris back to the recitation scene.

IQNA – Iranian qari Es’haq Abdollahi claimed first place at the 23rd Moscow International Quran Recitation Competition on Saturday.

IQNA – The Department of Religious Affairs of Muslims in the Russian Federation honored Abdel Fattah Taruti, a distinguished Quran reciter from Egypt.

IQNA – Registration has opened for the 30th edition of the Sheikh Jassim bin Muhammad bin Thani Quran competition in Qatar.

IQNA – An Iranian Sunni cleric emphasized that the Holy Quran is more than a religious book, describing it as a comprehensive manifesto for the economic, cultural, and political dimensions of human life.

IQNA – More than 180 Omani women and girls took part in Muscat’s Second Women’s Quranic Day.

IQNA – Iranian students Sobhan Qari and Amir Hossein Allahverdi came second in the Al-Nour (light) international university Quran competition in Iraq.