Katara Quran Recitation Competition: Three winners to get QR 900,000 in prizes

Registration opens for 8th Katara Quran Recitation Competition

Published: 16 July 2024

QNA

DOHA:  The Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) has announced the opening of registration for the 8th Katara Quran Recitation Competition, from Wednesday, July 17 until October 17.

The total prize value for the Katara Prize for Quran Recitation is QR 900,000, where the winner receives QR500,000, the runner up receives QR300,000, and the third-place winner receives QR100,000.

The Katara Quran Recitation Competition aims to encourage and discover outstanding talents in reciting Quran, and to present to the world distinguished readers in Quran recitation and to motivate the younger generations to adhere to their religion and understand their duties towards their faith and Islamic message.

The screening committee will evaluate all entries and select the best 100 participants to proceed for the qualifying stage to be held in Doha. The 100 qualifiers will participate in the competition through 20 television episodes, with 5 participants competing in each episode.

One of them will be selected to compete in the semi-final stage.

During the semi-finals, 20 contestants, along with 5 reserves, will compete in 5 more episodes, with 5 people competing in each episode. One participant will be qualified from each episode to compete in the final stage.

Among the five finalists, the top three winners of the prize will be announced, and the episodes will be telecast in a special program in collaboration with Qatar TV during the holy month of Ramadan.

The judging panel for the prize consists of six members, three of whom are experts in Quranic readings and Tajweed rules, and three are specialists in Maqamat (melodic modes).

Since its inception in 2017, Katara Quran Recitation Competition has been sponsored by the General Directorate of Endowments at the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs.