Muhammad Auwal Gusau and Nusaiba Shuaibu Ahmad from Zamfara and Kano states respectively have emerged the overall winners of this year’s National Qur’anic Recitation competition.
The duo competed in 60 hizb (chapters) of the Quran defeated several other contenders in that category to emerge victorious, smiling home with N2.5 million each.
Speaking at the closing ceremony yesterday at the Convocation Arena of the Bayero University Kano, the Governor Of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje represented by his deputy, Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, who is also the Chairman of the Local Organising Committee of the competition, said a total of 180 males and 190 females from all the 36 states of the federation and FCT participated in the 9-day Qur’anic recitation competition.
He noted that the participants keenly contested in the 6 categories of the competition for both males and females right from 2 Hizb with practical Tajweed up to 60 Hizb with Tafsir.
“Our administration has made it as part of its cardinal responsibility to improve Islamic education especially as it relates to Qur’anic recitation and memorisation at all levels; that is why we established the first ever Kano State Qur’anic and Islamiyya Schools Management Board which has today achieved a lot in the promotion of Islamic education”, he said
He also assured of continued support to the National Qur’anic Recitation Competition and appreciated the immense contribution of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto for conducting and managing the annual Qur’anic recitation competition in the country.
In his remarks, the Sultan Of Sokoto who is also the President of the Nigeria Supreme Council Of Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, explained that the National Qur’anic Recitation Competition which is aimed at bringing out the benefit of reciting the Qur’an was growing stronger every year.
He commended Kano State for being a good host and pledged the Sultanate commitment towards enhancing Qur’anic recitation and memorisation.
A former Vice Chancellor of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Professor Shehu Galadanchi, spoke on the virtues of reciting Qur’an, its memorisation and Islamic education.
Other highlights of the event include the donation of N10 million by the Chairman of the occasion, Alhaji Abdussamad Rabi’u, to the Local Organising Committee of the competition.
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