Mangaluru, Mar 27: Visually impaired Huffaz from all over India are exhibiting their skills of rendering the holy Quran in different styles in the national level competition for visually impaired in traditional style rendition of the Holy Qur'an held being held at Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada district.
The two-day 'Hafiz Qiraat-e-Qur'an competition' being organized at Tanzeem ground, Nawayath colony, Bhatkal will conclude later in the day. The competition is being organised under the banner of Jamiatul Huffaz, Bhatkal.
Inaugurating the programme, on Thursday, Shaikh Dr Ahadal from Saudi Arabia, said that Quran is the most read and memorized book in the world unparalleled by any other. “Quran is a miracle which can be preserved even in the hearts of illiterates and blinds,” he said.
Presided over the function, Jamiatul Huffaz president Maulana Niamatullah Askeri Nadvi said that memorizing holy Quran and remembering it throughout the life was not everyone's cup of tea. The only book on Earth to be learned by heart is 'Quran'. There are number of Haffaz-e-Quran around the world who have memorized the Quran. Another great thing is that there are thousands of visually impaired who have memorized the Holy Quran.
The main aim of organising the event is to provide a platform to support visually impaired people, to give them a chance and make them feel part of the society, Maulana said.
Shaikh Khalid, Khari Abdul Raheem, Khari Ihsan Muhsin, Maulana Iqbal Mulla Nadvi, maulana Khwaja Muhiuddeen Akrami Madani Nadvi, Maulana Abdul Bari Nadvi, Shafi Patel Shabandri were present among others in the inaugural function.
Samaan Khaleefa Nadvi, convener of the programme said that in order to integrate visually impaired Muslims in India and to push young generation of faithful to the study the holy book we are organizing this event.
“Another reason for organizing such event is that we want to tell our non-Muslim brothers and sisters that Quran is book of guidance for the entire mankind. It tells and teaches us what to do and what not to do, what is right and what is wrong. It guides the humanity in every aspect of life,'' he added.
Winners in the competition will be presented cash awards along with mementos. As many as 19 participants from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Bihar and Paschim Banga are competing in the event.
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