Iran’s Mousavi Advances to Saudi Quran Contest Finals
The other three finalists are Muhammad Mujahid from Bahrain, Muhammad Ayub Asef from Britain and Mustafa Maghrebi from Morocco.
The Scent of Speech (Otr Elkalam) Quran and Adhan contest began on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan with the participation of 80,000 qaris from around the world.
The contenders in the first round were from over 80 countries, according to the organizers.
They have been competing in the two categories of Quran recitation and Adhan (call to prayer).
The entertainment authority in Saudi Arabia has allocated the largest financial prize in the history of talent competitions of this kind in the world, especially competitions of a religious nature, with a value of $3.2 million.
The first-place winner with the most beautiful voice in reciting the Holy Quran receives $1.3 million, while the first-place winner in delivering the call to prayer receives $533,000. The remaining prize money is divided among six other contestants.
The competition combines good performance and the laws of melody, targeting the beauty of voice without the accompaniment of music.
Here is Mousavi’s recitation of verse 206 of Surah Al-A’raf in the semifinal round:
