Thartheel – All Kerala Qur’ān Recitation competition conducted by Girls Islamic Organisation Kerala came to an end in a grand style at Nalanda Auditorium Kozhikode. Nuha Abduraheem (Ernakulam) was declared as the best ‘Qaria’. Sumayya V.I. (Ernakulam) bagged the second prize and Rafeeha Abdul Khader (Kannur) came third. This contest exclusively for girls is the first of its kind in Kerala. Three thousand participants who had competed in the regional level contest held on 2 October last were shortlisted to 600 for the secondary level. Thirty-four winners at the secondary level participated in the final round held on 20 October at K.M.A Auditorium. The winners were selected from this final 10 candidates and they respectively received Rs. 25,000, 15,000 and 10,000 as cash prizes.
Jamaat-e-Islami Woman Wing Tamil Nadu State president Faqira Ateeqa, after inaugurating “Thartheel 12”, opined that the Qur’ān should be the inspiration for the spiritual as well as scholarly progress. She expressed her hope that GIO will play an important role in the new era, which understands the essence of the Qur’ān.
Faqira Ateeqa, Nasira Khanam, K.K. Zuhara, K.N. Sulaikha, M.K.Suhaila and P.Ruksana distributed the prizes to the participants of the screening. The judges of the mega final were renowned “Qarias” like Shafeeudheen (Bihar), Muhammed Asa’ed Yusufi (Uttar Pradesh), Mahamoud Alam (Bihar), Abdulla Karuvamboyil and Muhammed Perumayil.
Sidrathul Muntaha and Naba Sherin sang in chorus held after the competition. Presided over by GIO State President M.K. Suhaila, Jamaat-e-Islami Central Committee Member Nasira Khanam inaugurated the session. She was of the opinion that it is the beauty in its recitation that always makes the Qur’ān distinct from other holy books and the Qur’ān is the guide and light for mankind of all time.
Jamaat-e-Islami Kerala Ameer T. Arifali, after declaring the winners of “Thartheel 12”, said there were no such genuine efforts before, to find out and promote the real talents in Qur’ān recitation of girls in Kerala. He added that this competition will be the beginning of so many other beginnings. Jamaat-e-Islami Kerala Assistant Ameer Sheikh Muhammed Karakkunnu, in his keynote address, prompted this venture of GIO as a historical landmark. Dignitaries like Woman League state President Qamarunnisa Anwar, MGM President Qadeeja Nargeez, Jamaat-e-Islami State Secretary K.K. Zuhara, Solidarity State General Secretary T. Muhammed Velom, Qur’ān Study Centre State Coordinator Aakkod Abdul Qadar, Jamaat-e-Islami Woman Wing President K.N.Sulaikha, SIO State General Secretary Sameer Alappuzha, and Jamaat-e-Islami Kozhikode District President Khalid Moosa Nadwi addressed the gathering.
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