NOUAKCHOTT: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Competition for Memorizing the Holy Quran and the Prophetic Sunnah in West Africa concluded its first edition in Mauritania, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
The closing ceremony, held in the Mauritanian capital, was attended by Saudi Ambassador to Mauritania Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Raqabi, Grand Mufti of Mauritania Sheikh Ahmed Ould Murabit, Mauritanian officials, and Arab and Muslim diplomatic figures, SPA reported.
In a recorded speech, Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance Sheikh Dr. Abdullatif Al Alsheikh expressed gratitude to Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani for hosting the competition, in which 136 contestants from 16 West African countries took part.
Al-Raqabi emphasized the competition’s role in promoting the memorization and recitation of the Quran and Sunnah throughout the Islamic world.
Secretary General of the Mauritanian Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Original Education Dr. Beyte Allah Ahmed Leswed praised Saudi Arabia’s leadership for its endeavors in support of the Holy Quran and Sunnah memorization and for serving Islam and Muslims all over the world, SPA reported.
