2nd stage of Quranic plan for children begins in Iraq

The second stage of the national Quran recitation course titled “Amir al-Qurraa’”

The second stage of the national Quran recitation course titled “Amir al-Qurraa’” has been launched for Iraqi children by the Quranic Institute of al-Abbas Holy Shrine in the holy city of Karbala.

According to reports, 90 students have participated in this stage of the Quranic program which was opened in a ceremony with the presence of Sheikh Jawad al-Nasrawi, director of the institute, Sayed Hasanainal-Hilu, head of the Quran Memorizers and Reciters Training Center,affiliated to the institute and a number of Quran experts of the country.

The program aims to train young Quran reciters applying modern teaching methods. Encouraging the students to make the most of their summer holidays is another objective of the course.

The first stage of the course was held for two months with the participation of elementary and secondary school students in different parts of the country.