Iranian Qari Hails Top Performance of Contenders in Moscow Int’l Quran Contest
Speaking to IQNA upon his arrival at Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran, Saed said this year’s contest was the highest level edition in recent years.
He praised the performance of representatives of countries like Malaysia, Yemen, and Tanzania at the competition.
Saed, however, regretted that the judgments of the arbiters was not as satisfactory for different reasons, including lack of a comprehensive set of regulations.
He suggested that a single, comprehensive set of regulations be drafted for all international Quran competitions to facilitate fair judgment in these Quranic events.
The 17th edition of Moscow international Holy Quran competition was held in the Russian capital on September 22-25 with the participation of 28 countries.
Malaysia’s representative bagged the first prize in the contest while those from Yemen and Bahrain came second and third respectively.
The panel of judges announced Iran’s Mehdi Saed and Iraq’s representative as the winners of the fourth and fifth ranks respectively.
