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Article: OMAN: SULTAN QABOOS HOLY QURAN MEMORIZATION COMPETITION PRESS CONFERENCE.
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- August 24, 2009
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According to Oman News Agency: Habib bin Mohammed al Riyami, Secretary General of the Sultan Qaboos Centre for Islamic Culture has announced the first five winners of the Sultan Qaboos 19th Competition for Memorization of the Holy Quran for 2009. During a press conference held at the Islamic Sciences Institute at the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in the Wilayat of Bowsher today, al Riyami stated that the number of contenders stood at 549 at 16 centres. He added that in 1st level for full memorization of the Holy Quran, Kawkab bint Abdullah al Hashimiyah from the Wilayat of Ja'lan came in the first place, Mohammed bin Zahran al Isma'ily from the Wilayat of Nizwa came second ...