Under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of His Majesty King Hamad and Supreme Council for Women (SCW) president, the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and the Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Ministry organised the awards ceremony for the winners of the 30th Bahrain Grand Holy Quran Award at Isa Cultural Centre.
SCW vice president Dr Shaikha Mariam bint Hassan Al Khalifa said HRH Princess Sabeeka’s patronage of the award reflects her continued support for women memorising the Holy Quran and efforts to promote religious, educational, and cultural awareness based on the values and teachings of Islam.
She noted the growing participation in the competition and highlighted its contribution over the past three decades to encouraging Quran memorisation and the study of Quranic sciences.
She also commended the Quran memorisation centres supervised by the ministry for their role in preparing participants and promoting excellence.
Dr Shaikha Mariam distributed certificates and awards to winners and honoured partner entities supporting the competition, including the Interior Ministry for the ‘Ghufran’ competition for female inmates of rehabilitation centres, the Education Ministry for the ‘Bayan’ competition for school students, and the Social Development Ministry for the ‘Ajran’ competition for the people of determination. Members of the judging committee were also honoured.
The ceremony recognised winners across the various Quran memorisation, recitation, and specialised competition categories, as well as recipients of awards for the oldest and youngest participants, the ‘Mizmar Dawood’ award, the best Quran memorisation centre, and the best local Quran competition.
The event also featured Quran recitation, a presentation by participating centres, a documentary on the award, and concluded with the recognition of winners and participating entities and a group photograph.
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