- Competition Date: 2-5 PM on Sunday, March 16, 2025
- Make-Up Date: 2-5 PM on Sunday, March 23, 2025
- Location: Islamic Association of Raleigh | 808 Atwater St Raleigh, NC 27607
- Registration Deadline: March 14th, 2025
- Every participant is a winner | Grand prizes for 1st - 3rd place winners
Goals
- Stress the importance of the Book of Allah SWT in memorization, tajweed, and tilawah.
- To develop Quranic spiritual, mental, and performing skills of the young Muslim generation.
- Provide an appropriate educational environment for students who are goal driven to excel in the memorization and tajweed of the Holy Quran.
Levels | Competition | Ages | Bonus surah |
A | Entire Quran القرآن كاملا | 25 and younger |
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B | 20 Ajzaa’ An-Nas to At-Tawbah الناس إلى التوبة |
25 Years and younger |
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C | 15 Ajzaa’ An-Nas to Al-Kahf الناس إلى الكهف |
25 years and younger |
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D | 10 Ajzaa’ An-Nas to Al-Ankaboot الناس إلى العنكبوت |
20 Years and younger |
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E | 5 Ajzaa’ An-Nas to Al-Ahqaf الناس الى الأحقاف |
18 years and younger | |
F3 | 3 Ajzaa’ An-Nas to Al-Mujadilah | 14 Years and Younger |
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F2 | 2 Ajzaa’ An-Nas to Al-Mulk | 11 Years and Younger |
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F1 | 1 Juz An-Nas to An-Naba’ الناس الى النبأ | 8 Years and younger |
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G | Al-Fatihah الفاتحة |
4 years & Younger |
Al-Ikhlaas الإخلاص |
H | Al-Layl الليل |
6 years & younger |
Al-Kafiroon الكافرون |
I | Al-Bayyinah البينة | 8 years & younger | Al- Masad المسد |
J | Al- Mutaffifeen المطففين | 10 years & younger |
Al-A’laa الأعلى |
K |
An-Naba’ النبأ | 13 years & younger | Abasa عبس |
L | Al-Jinn الجن | 19 years & younger |
At-Tahreem التحريم |
M | Yaaseen يسٓ | 20 Years and Up |
Al-Waqiah الواقعة |
N | Al-Kahf | 20 Years and Up | Ad-Dukhaan |
O | Al-Baqarah البقرة | 20 Years and Up |
Aal Imran آل عمران |
Rules and Guidelines
- Complete one registration form for each participant and submit by the deadline.
- Registration open for boys and girls, females and males.
- All participants must adhere to the Islamic Dress Code.
- Participants may choose to compete in a category above their age, but not below their age.
- Please arrive promptly on the day of the competition.
Participants will be judged on Hifz, Tajweed, and Performance. - The competition eligibility is based on age.
- Participants have the option to choose their way of recitation according to the different narration From Imam Asim and Nafi’
- Participants will be tested in the order they arrive.
- Each participant may only compete in one category.
- Alumni of Hifdh schools and students of Hifdh school must register in higher categories.
Frequently Asked Questions
Each participant will compete individually in front of a team of 2 judges. No one else will be allowed to enter the room during the competition. Each participant will take approximately 10 -15 minutes.
Parents and guests are more than welcome to attend, however only participants will be allowed in the testing room. Anyone else will be required to wait in a waiting area. Participants will wait in the waiting area until their turn is called. It is highly recommended that very young children do not attend as they may get restless and become a distraction to others.
No, the winners will not be announced the same day. All participants and their parents must come on the Awards Ceremony for the Ramadan Quran Competition. Every participant is a winner and all will receive an award.
For additional help, it is always good to practice with a good reciter or Qari so you can correct your mistakes. One must put in extra effort in correcting previous mistakes in order to not repeat them. – While reciting, one must raise his /her voice and read confidently and clearly ھذا وبا التوفیق ونسألھ سبحانھ وتعالى القبول وحسن الختام
