Egyptian Kids Learning Quran in over 1,000 Centers Affiliated to Al-Azhar
The Quran institute, known as Rawaq Al-Azhar, was established in 2022, with support from Al-Azhar chief Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, according to Al-Misri al-Yawm daily.
At first it had 507 branches and now the number of branches all over Egypt has reached 1,070 after two years.
The institute plays a major role in teaching the Quran to children and teenagers in the country.
Children aged 5 to 15 can learn the Quran and memorize the Holy Book for free at the branches of the institute.
Currently, there are more than 160,000 children learning the Quran at the branches under the supervision of 4,221 teachers.
Every week, the branches of the Rawaq Al-Azhar also host more than 8,000 Quran recitation circles.
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Egypt is a country in North Africa with a population of around 100 million.
Muslims account for around 90 percent of the country’s total population.
Quranic activities are very common in the Muslim-majority Arab country and many of the Muslim world’s top qaris in the past and present have been Egyptian.
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