{"id":8811,"date":"2020-03-14T12:48:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-14T12:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/8811-malaysia-int-l-quran-contest-postponed\/"},"modified":"2020-03-14T12:48:02","modified_gmt":"2020-03-14T12:48:02","slug":"malaysia-int-l-quran-contest-postponed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/8811-malaysia-int-l-quran-contest-postponed\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia Int\u2019l Quran Contest Postponed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 62nd edition of Malaysia\u2019s annual international Quran contest that was scheduled to be held in April has been postponed due to coronavirus concerns.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>The 62nd edition of Malaysia\u2019s annual international Quran contest that was scheduled to be held in April has been postponed due to coronavirus concerns.<\/p>\n<p>According to officials, the contest has been rescheduled to the lunar Hijri month of Dul Qa\u2019da (July).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He cited the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) as saying that as a precautionary measure given the spread of the coronavirus, the contest has been deferred until July.<\/p>\n<p>He said the embassies of participating countries will soon be officially informed of the new date of the international Quranic event.<\/p>\n<p>Malaysia\u2019s Quranic event is world\u2019s oldest international Quran competition.<\/p>\n<p>The novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, has infected more than 126,000 people around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The outbreak has had a major impact on global sporting, cultural, religious and political events, with a host of events canceled or postponed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 62nd edition of Malaysia\u2019s annual international Quran contest that was scheduled to be held in April has been postponed due to coronavirus concerns. 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