{"id":1225,"date":"2015-07-20T14:19:24","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T14:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/publishers\/1225-annual-quran-contest-held-in-basra-southern-iraq\/"},"modified":"2015-07-20T14:19:24","modified_gmt":"2015-07-20T14:19:24","slug":"annual-quran-contest-held-in-basra-southern-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/publishers\/1225-annual-quran-contest-held-in-basra-southern-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Quran contest held in Basra southern Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"<address class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-right: 79.55pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18.6666660308838px;\">The competition was organized by the Basra-based al-Nour al-Mubin Quranic institute<\/span><\/address>\n<address class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-right: 79.55pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> <!--more--> <span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"><\/span><\/address>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-right: 79.55pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-right: 79.55pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\">The 8th edition of Alef-Laam-Meem Quran Competition was held in Basra, Southern Iraq.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\">According to reports, 65 individuals attended the contest which featured two categories, recitation and memorization of the Quran (at different levels).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\">The competition was organized by the Basra-based al-Nour al-Mubin Quranic institute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\">A number of regional Quran experts, among them Qassem al-Maliki, Heydar Abdul Sattar, ali Awad, and Ali Abdul Hadi, made up the competition\u2019s board of judges.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The competition was organized by the Basra-based al-Nour al-Mubin Quranic institute \u00a0 The 8th edition of Alef-Laam-Meem Quran Competition was held in Basra, Southern Iraq. 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