The first prize of the Adhan category was given to Saudi Qari; Photo: File
Riyadh: Younis Shah Moradi, a young reciter from Iran, won the world’s largest Hussain recitation competition held in Saudi Arabia and received a prize of 3 million Saudi Riyals.
According to Saudi media, prizes were showered on the 20 winners who refreshed the faith of the audience with their mesmerizing recitations in the Hasan Qaraat competition ‘Attar Al Kalam’.
The most special thing about Attar Al Kalam Competition is that it is not only the most prize giving competition in the world but also 6 Guinness Book of World Records were made in different categories during these competitions.
These records were made in the presence of Guinness Book representatives and they issued the certificates themselves.
Younis Shah of Iran, who won the first prize in the recitation category of Attar al-Kalam, was awarded 3 million Saudi Riyals.
The second prize winner was Abdul Aziz Al-Faqih of Saudi Arabia who was awarded 2 million Riyals.
The third and fourth place went to Zakaria Alzarek and Abdullah al-Daghri from Morocco, who were awarded 1 million and 7 million riyals respectively.
After the recitation, prizes were also distributed among the winners of the Azan category. In this category, Muhammad Al Sharif of Saudi Arabia was given the first prize of 2 million Riyals.
Other winners of the call to prayer category are from Lebanon, Indonesia and the United Kingdom.
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