{"id":2388,"date":"2016-02-14T11:11:22","date_gmt":"2016-02-14T11:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/2388-nationwide-quran-competition-begin-in-iraq\/"},"modified":"2016-02-14T11:11:22","modified_gmt":"2016-02-14T11:11:22","slug":"nationwide-quran-competition-begin-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/2388-nationwide-quran-competition-begin-in-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"Nationwide Quran competition begin in Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; 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: 12.16px; line-height: 15.808px;\">competition begins in Iraq as part of the \u201cThousand Quran Memorizers\u201d planned in Dar Alquran<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">Nationwide Quranic competition begins in Iraq as part of the \u201cThousand Quran Memorizers\u201d planned in Dar Alquran which is affiliated to Imam Hussein Holy Shrine.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">According to the website of the Astan (custodianship) of Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine, Quran memorizers from different parts of the Arab countries are attending the contest. There are some 800 men and women competing in two separate sections in the contest.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><br \/> <span style=\"background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">The opening ceremony began with recitation of verses from the Holy Quran by prominent Iranian QariSeyed Ali Adel.<\/span><br \/> <span style=\"background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">The competition will run in four sessions.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br \/> <span style=\"background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">Iraq has seen a surge in Quranic activities in the past few years following the fall of former dictator Saddam Hussein\u2019s regime.<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>competition begins in Iraq as part of the \u201cThousand Quran Memorizers\u201d planned in Dar Alquran \u00a0 Nationwide Quranic competition begins in Iraq as part of the \u201cThousand Quran Memorizers\u201d planned in Dar Alquran which is affiliated to Imam Hussein Holy Shrine. 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