{"id":121400,"date":"2025-03-27T14:02:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T11:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=121400"},"modified":"2025-03-27T14:02:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T11:02:16","slug":"children-participate-in-ramadan-quran-competition-in-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/united-states\/121400-children-participate-in-ramadan-quran-competition-in-north-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"Children Participate in Ramadan Quran Competition in North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Quran competition for children took place in Charlotte, North Carolina, celebrating the holy month of Ramadan, Iqna reported. The event saw 140 participants, aged 4 to 60, showcasing their memorization and recitation skills. Amani Kerrouchi, 11, who tied for second in her age group, expressed her motivation to participate, highlighting the Quran&#8217;s significance in daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"743\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-27-140044.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121402\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-27-140044.png 743w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-27-140044-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants prepared for the competition by memorizing various sections of the Quran, with younger children learning about one page and older groups up to ten pages. 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