Bahrain this week

Under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Consort of His Majesty the King and President of the Supreme Council for Women (SCW), and in the presence of Dr. Shaikha Mariam bint Hassan Al Khalifa, Vice President of the SCW, the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments organised the awards ceremony for the winners of the 30th Bahrain Grand Holy Quran Award at Isa Cultural Centre.

Dr. Shaikha Mariam bint Hassan Al Khalifa said HRH Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim’s patronage of the award reflects her continued support for women memorising the Holy Quran and efforts to promote religious, educational, and cultural awareness based on the values and teachings of Islam.

She noted the growing participation in the competition and highlighted its contribution over the past three decades to encouraging Quran memorisation and the study of Quranic sciences. She also commended the Quran memorisation centres supervised by the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments for their role in preparing participants and promoting excellence.

Dr. Shaikha Mariam distributed certificates and awards to winners and honoured partner entities supporting the competition, including the Ministry of Interior for the “Ghufran” competition for female inmates of rehabilitation centres, the Ministry of Education for the “Bayan” competition for school students, and the Ministry of Social Development for the “Ajran” competition for the people of determination. Members of the judging committee were also honoured.

The ceremony recognised winners across the various Quran memorisation, recitation, and specialised competition categories, as well as recipients of awards for the oldest and youngest participants, the “Mizmar Dawood” award, the best Quran memorisation centre, and the best local Quran competition