Maryam Danazimi Ibrahim, a female candidate from Nigeria has won ₦120 million, equivalent to 300,000 Saudi Riyals after emerging 1st in the Female Tafsir category of Hizb 60 at the just concluded 46th King Abdulaziz International Qur’an Competition, held in Makkah.
Ms Danazimi, from Gombe state in Northern Nigeria, emerged victorious in the second category, which involves memorization of the entire Quran with excellent recitation and Tajweed, as well as interpretation of Quranic vocabulary.
The lady was among the 50 contestants — 25 male and 25 female — who were named winners across five competition categories.
The Saudi Arabia honored the winners of the 46th King Abdulaziz International Competition for the Memorization, Recitation and Interpretation of the Holy Quran, with prizes totaling SAR 10.26 million.
The competition brought together 334 male and female contestants representing 133 countries from around the world.
On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Deputy Governor of the Makkah Region Prince Saud bin Mishaal honored the winners.
The five competition categories.
The 46th edition also marked the first participation of female contestants in the international competition, with 132 women taking part alongside 202 male contestants.
Male Winners
Category One
Category Two
Category Three
Category Four
Category Five
Female Winners
Category One
Category Two
Category Three
Category Four
Male Winners
Category One
The first category was for memorization of the entire Holy Quran with excellent recitation and Tajweed, along with mastery of the seven canonical readings through the Shatibiyyah method.
Abdulrahman bin Mukhtar bin Ahmed Mohammed — Saudi Arabia — SAR 500,000
Abdulkarim Rajab Agha — Syria — SAR 450,000
Qasiyev Rasul Talant Bekovich — Kyrgyzstan — SAR 400,000
Abdullah bin Ahmed bin Abdulrazzaq Al-Mutawa — Saudi Arabia — SAR 350,000
Omar Farouk — Cameroon — SAR 325,000
Category Two
The second category was for memorization of the entire Quran with excellent recitation and Tajweed, as well as interpretation of Quranic vocabulary.
Omar bin Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Subaih — Saudi Arabia — SAR 300,000
Fattal Zakaria — Algeria — SAR 275,000
Badr Saed Hamed Yousef Mishal — Bahrain — SAR 250,000
Ahmed bin Hamed bin Rashid Al-Sahli — Saudi Arabia — SAR 235,000
Mohammed Marafa Abdullah — Nigeria — SAR 220,000
Category Three
The third category was for memorization of the entire Holy Quran with excellent recitation and Tajweed.
Naji Atiya Naji bin Suleiman — Libya — SAR 200,000
Mohammed Al-Hadi Al-Gharbi — Tunisia — SAR 190,000
Sheikh Mohammed Mahmoud Al-Hassan — Bangladesh — SAR 180,000
Ubaid Hussain — United Kingdom — SAR 170,000
Mohammed Hasbi Al-Siddiq — Indonesia — SAR 160,000
Category Four
The fourth category was for memorization of 15 consecutive parts of the Quran with excellent recitation and Tajweed.
Mohammed Zakaria — Bangladesh — SAR 150,000
Hammam Mustafa Al-Ubaid Zureiqan — Libya — SAR 140,000
Mirbekov Musa — Kyrgyzstan — SAR 130,000
Abdulhadi Abdulhalim Sheikh Diya — Syria — SAR 120,000
Shine Htet — Myanmar — SAR 110,000
Category Five
The fifth category was for memorization of five consecutive parts of the Quran with excellent recitation and Tajweed.
Thuria Naung — Myanmar — SAR 65,000
Shakir Sikh Fasub — Thailand — SAR 60,000
Mohammed Imdad Iyas Mohammed — Sri Lanka — SAR 55,000
Nasser Shani Khan — Madagascar — SAR 50,000
Baraa Al-Zaim — Brazil — SAR 45,000
Female Winners
Category One
The first category was for memorization of the entire Holy Quran with excellent recitation and Tajweed, along with mastery of the seven canonical readings through the Shatibiyyah method.
Jumana Shraitiya — Algeria — SAR 500,000
Raghad bint Hussein bin Ali Al-Farhan — Saudi Arabia — SAR 450,000
Hiba bint Majid bin Rushdi Al-Safadi — Saudi Arabia — SAR 400,000
Iman Jamal Farouk Hassan — Egypt — SAR 350,000
Sabiha Barghout — Syria — SAR 325,000
Category Two
The second category was for memorization of the entire Quran with excellent recitation and Tajweed, as well as interpretation of Quranic vocabulary.
Maryam Danazimi Ibrahim — Nigeria — SAR 300,000
Amat Al-Rahman Badi Mutahhar Kulaib — Bahrain — SAR 275,000
Amani bint Shaya bin Awad Al-Husaiki Al-Harthi — Saudi Arabia — SAR 250,000
Zainab bint Ibrahim bin Abdulsalam Idris — Saudi Arabia — SAR 235,000
Shumoukh bint Faiz bin Hamdan Al-Zanbaqi — Saudi Arabia — SAR 220,000
Category Three
The third category was for memorization of the entire Holy Quran with excellent recitation and Tajweed.
Safaa Iman bin Yahya — Algeria — SAR 200,000
Zainab Abdulrahman — Ghana — SAR 190,000
Musfirah bint Mahmoud — Bangladesh — SAR 180,000
Fatima Shaya Zahir — Maldives — SAR 170,000
Fathiya Hassan Rashid — Kenya — SAR 160,000
Category Four
The fourth category was for memorization of 15 consecutive parts of the Quran with excellent recitation and Tajweed.
Thin Ji Mon — Myanmar — SAR 150,000
Ruba Shaher Yousef Younis — Palestine — SAR 140,000
Rabita bint Ramadan — Bangladesh — SAR 130,000
Maysam bint Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Sarhan Al-Habsiya — Oman — SAR 120,000
Fahima Najaha Al-Sharifa — Indonesia — SAR 110,000
Category Five
The fifth category was for memorization of five consecutive parts of the Quran with excellent recitation and Tajweed.
Fanomezantsoa Farida Razanajaka — Madagascar — SAR 65,000
Maria Mamade — Barbados — SAR 60,000
Kaltouma Kabaro — Central African Republic — SAR 55,000
Hiba bint Zoufar Hansa — Mauritius — SAR 50,000
Layla Baturic — Bosnia and Herzegovina — SAR 45,000
The winners represented countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas, including Saudi Arabia, Syria, Kyrgyzstan, Cameroon, Algeria, Bahrain, Nigeria, Libya, Tunisia, Bangladesh, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Brazil, Egypt, Ghana, the Maldives, Kenya, Palestine, Oman, Barbados, the Central African Republic, Mauritius and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The King Abdulaziz International Quran Competition is organized by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance, with the final rounds of the 46th edition held in Makkah.
