Finalists for the ICOI National Qur'an Competition
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious , Most Merciful
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Assalamu’alaykum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh,
We thank all the entrants for your participation in the preliminary round of the First National Qur’anic Recitation Competition. We beseech Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala to bless you and to make the Qur’an a source of continued inspiration in this world and a witness for us on the Day of Judgment.
The finals of the Qur’an Competition will be adjudicated by chief judge Sheikh Mishary Al-Afasy will be held at the Islamic Center of Irvine on September 6th, 2009, insha-Allah. The following reciters have been chosen to participate in the final round:
- Farhan Abdul Azeez (Canton, Michigan)
- Osama Khalid Raja (South Elgin, Illinois )
- Yousseff Edghouch (Anaheim, California)
- Yasser Shahin (Mountlake Terrace, Washington)
- Mohammed Ahmed Almathil (Brooklyn, New York)
- Naveed Iqbal (Garden Grove, California)
- Amr Desouky (Huntsville, Alabama)
Finalists will be contacted for flight and hotel arrangements on Friday , August 28th, 2009 insha'Allah.
Was-salam,
Islamic Center Of Irvine