Kyrgyz Competitor Takes Third Place at International Qur'an Recitation Competition in Libya

Kyrgyz competitor Muhammadali Qari Umarov took third place at the XIV Libyan International Qur'an Recitation Competition in the city of Sirte, according to the Muftiate of Kyrgyzstan.

Umarov competed in a category requiring participants to recite the entire Qur'an from memory and provide commentary on the last three juz'. A total of 134 people from 81 countries took part in the competition.

Umarov received 150,000 Libyan dinars in prize money, along with an additional cash award of 100,000 dinars, bringing his total winnings to 250,000 Libyan dinars — equivalent to approximately $26,300.

Kyrgyzstan was also represented on the jury: the panel included Asylbek Qari Tashtemirorov, an international Qur'an recitation competition judge and director of the Abdullah ibn Abbas Madrasah.

The competition was held under the auspices of the General Command of the Libyan Armed Forces and organised by the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs. Awards were presented at the closing ceremony by Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan Armed Forces Colonel General Saddam Haftar and the Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs.