Winners have emerged in the grand finale of the Kwara State Qur’an
recitation competition.
Those who came first in the various categories will represent the
state at the national event holding in Lagos in December.
Murtadoh Abdulkadir-Katibi emerged overall winner of the first
category for memorising complete Qur’an with Tajweed and Tafsir.
Similarly, Al-hassan Ali Miqdad came first in the male second category
of complete Qur’an only, while Firdaus Ridwan Apaokagi came first in
the female second category of complete Qur’an only.
Also, Saad Muhyideen emerged winner in the male third category of
memorisation of 40 hizb, while Aishat Muhammed from came first in the
female third category of memorisation of 40 hizb.
Shafau Abubakar secured first position in sixth category female while
Ibrahim Abdulhamid of Kwara came first in sixth category male.
Speaking at the event, the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari
appealed to the winners of the competition to redouble their efforts
towards making the state proud in the forthcoming National Qur’an
Competition billed for Lagos state.
The monarch lauded the competitors for their determination to memorise
Qur’an which he described as an honour to their families and the state
at large.
In his remarks, Chairman, state Committee on National Qur’an
Recitation Competition, Alhaji Shehu AbdulGafar charged Governor
Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to establish a full-fledged Centre for Qur’an
Memorisation where state reciters would be camped ahead of national
competition.
AbdulGafar said that the state final climaxed the two months state
competition from wards, local governments, senatorial and state levels
aimed at selecting suitable state flag bearers for the national
competition.
In his lecture, a Khadi, Kwara Shariah Court of Appeal, Ilorin,
Justice Abdulraheem Ahmad Sayi advocated review of Arabic Schools
curricula to incorporate Qur’an memorisation in a bid to groom more
Qur’an memorisers in the state.
Ahmad implored parents and guardians to bequeath sound Islamic and
western education to their children and wards to insulate them against
negative influences.
