Recitation Categories

• • Group A Ages 5-6: Surat al-Naas (Chapter 114)

• • Group B Ages 7-9: Surat al Qadr (Chapter 97)

• • Group C Ages 10-11: Surat al A’la (Chapter 87)

• • Group D Ages 12+: Surat al Inshiqaq (Chapter 84)

Quran teachers will be working with their students throughout the month of Ramadan to help them prepare for these surahs and we also encourage parents to help their children practice at home and have them participate in this competition.

In order to compete in the competition, you must register your child by March 7th.

Recitation Judging Criteria

• • Competition is only open to Wali al-Asr Academy’s registered students between the ages of 5 and 18

• • All categories need to fully memorize the surah

• • Participants may opt to compete at higher age group.

• • For group C, students may be required to compete in group D if they are in the Advanced Quran class and if their teacher has recommended it.

• • Judges will evaluate each participant’s entry for:
    • • Recitation using proper etiquette
    • • Clarity and proper annunciation of Arabic sound
    • • Appropriate application of Tajweed rules

Memorization Tournament (Quran-Bee)

Students must be able to continue reciting starting from any part of the Quran from surah al-Mutaffifin to Surah al-Naas. This will model a “spelling-bee” style competition where students are given passages to recite.

• • Students will compete live before the school audience against each other 

• • Students will be given the beginning of the verse and instructions on how far to recite

• • The order of students and the verses given will be random.

• • Students will be eliminated by
    • • Not starting within the alotted time
    • • Not completing within the alotted time
    • • Reciting an incorrect verse or missing a word

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn7a_7yXzjY

Schedule for March 14th

• • 3:00pm – Recitation Competition

• • 4:30pm – Memorization Tournament

Prizes / Award Ceremony

Each category will get a position holder award:

Group A

• • 1st Place: $50

• • 2nd Place: $35

• • 3rd Place: $25

Everyone Else

• • 1st Place: $100

• • 2nd Place: $75

• • 3rd Place: $50

Surat Quraish – Age 5-6

• 1st Place – Zahraa Hammoud
• 2nd Place – Hadi Farishta
• 3rd Place – Sumayya Zahra Kalyan
• Excellence – Shah Ali Bakil, Hassan Roumie, Ali Hadi Mahmood, Hoda Mahboubian

Surat al-Duha – Age 7-9

• 1st Place – Maryam Thompson
• 2nd Place – Zaineb AlShybani
• 3rd Place – Fatma AlShybani, Ameen Mahmood
• Excellence – Malika Jebeile, Hawraa Issa, Hadi Ali Khan, Aabid Syed, Mariam Kahil, Fatima Mousawi, Haidar Chahine, Khadijah Fatimah Kalyan

Surat al-Balad – Age 10-11