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Holy Quran award attracts 85 contestants
It is another year of scholarly Islamic lectures and contests along with the much-awaited Dubai International Holy Quran Award, which will see 85 participants of different nationalities reciting the Quran.
- Staff Report
- Published: 00:05 September 17, 2007
Dubai: It is another year of scholarly Islamic lectures and contests along with the much-awaited Dubai International Holy Quran Award, which will see 85 participants of different nationalities reciting the Quran.
The 11th session of the Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA), began on the first of Ramadan (Thursday) and will continue until the 20th of Ramadan. It will see several lectures by prominent religious scholars.
The DIHQA was launched in 1418 on the Islamic calendar (1997) which initially honoured the Islamic Personality of the Year, but today its activities are divided into the following branches: the International Holy Quran Contest, the Honouring of the Islamic Personality of the Year, the Local Holy Quran Contest and the UAE National Memoriser Contest.
Role model
Lectures running throughout Ramadan will be mainly conducted in the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry auditorium and other designated areas. Speakers include Dr Omer Abdulkafi, Shaikh Mahmoud Al Masri, Dr Mohammad Ratib Al Nabulsy, Shaikh Mohammad Hassan, Amro Khalid and Dr Saeed Bin Musfer.
Shaikh Al Masri presented a moving lecture about the importance of following the sayings and teachings of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
The Islamic scholar said that Islamic conduct and values should be implemented with a strong devotion to the Prophet who should be the role model for all people, especially youngsters. A prominent Islamic scholar and author of many Islamic books as well as frequently appearing on various TV shows and radio programmes, Dr Omar Abdul Kafi, held a lecture on the progress or advancement of a civilisation.
Happiness
His lecture was in line with the presentation by Dr Mohammad Al Nabulsi on Moral Development, which addressed the individual as part of the whole success of a nation.
According to him, individual happiness and success stems from establishing an understanding of one's purpose in life, which is the sole worship of God.
The Islamic scholar highlighted a survey carried out in many Arab and Islamic countries to reveal only three per cent of people knew what their purpose in life was. Muslims are fighting each other because of minute historical differences, where they forget that they share over 95 per cent of similarities adding that Islam has its foundations in advancing an individual's morals.
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