“Darul Qur’anil Kareem Wassunnah E-Global Academy”, has organised a Quranic recitation competition for the blind and other People Living with Disability (PWDs) in Katsina State.
Its Director-General, Malam Ashiru Bala-Yandaki, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday in Katsina.
He said the competition, scheduled to hold between June 15 and 16, would have 56 participants for various categories of memorisation of the glorious Quran.
According to him, the registration is free of charge, saying,”this is part of measures to encourage that group of people to learn how to read the Holy Quran fluently and memorise it.”
The director -general explained that there were seven categories, but memorisation of two parts (hizbs) was the lowest category, while that of the 60 parts (complete Quran) would be the highest.
Bala-Yandaki revealed that the participants should be young PWDs aged from six to 20 years.
He added that the participants must either be blind or have any other physical deformity to qualify for the competition.
Bala-Yandaki said that the winners, who are blind would be given braille Quran, braille kits and clothing materials, while others would get copies of the Quran and clothing materials, among other prizes.
He added that the centre would also try to secure scholarships for the best memorisers within the country and abroad like at the Islamic University, Madinah, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The scholar further said that they would conduct a quiz on Quran and Islamic knowledge for 20 deaf and dumb participants who cannot recite due to their hearing-impaired.
He said that the centre would continue to initiate programmes to encourage the PWDs to continue searching for knowledge and abstain from street begging. (NAN)
