Dubai, September 08: The Holy Quran was revealed to Prophet Mohammed (Peace be upon him) in an eloquent and matched level of standard Arabic language.
However, Allah has made it miraculously easy for non-Arab people to read, memorise and remember its more than 600 pages.
This has been the case with many contestants in the Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA).
Although 13-year-old Muhidinov Khoji Akbar, from Tajikistan, does not know Arabic, he was very proud and happy when talking about his journey through the Holy Quran.
“I started memorising the Quran at the age of six and finished at ten. I used to go to an Islamic school where many children go to learn the Holy Book by heart,” Muhidinov said.
“In the beginning, I started memorising a few lines, and then moved to one page a day. To enhance memorisation, I read around 100 pages of the Quran every day.” Muhidinov has secured advanced positions in six local Quran competitions. He also won the third place in the Iran International Holy Quran Award.
He excelled 50 competitors and was nominated for the DIHQA by the Islamic Centre in Tajikistan.
Hesham Sultan Abdullah, a 19-year-old who is representing Yemen in the DIHQA, is a student of IT in the Engineering College of Taez University, Yemen.
“I started memorising the Holy Quran at the age of eight and finished at 15 at the Bilal Ibn Rabah mosque,” Hesham said.
“In the beginning, I was not regular in the beginning. I started serious memorisation when I was 13. Since then I used to learn one to five pages by heart a day. I also read the Quran in full three times a month.”
“Having fully memorised the Quran has blessed all my life. I excelled at school, joined a top college, won people’s respect, and secured advanced positions in five local competitions. I was also nominated to an international competition in Saudi Arabia. I was later nominated to the DIHQA by the Ministry of Awqaf in Yemen,” he said.
Hesham said the award is gaining popularity all over the world, and is well known for its outstanding activities and top prizes.
“The psychological experts, sought for help to calm down contestants this session, proved a great success. Their advice has been very helpful to all of us. We sit for tests less worried,” Hesham said.
–Agencies