Ghaazee school takes home the winning title of “Youth City Quran Mubaaraaiy”, organized by Housing Development Corporation.

Winners of the competition were awarded during the closing ceremony held tonight at Hulhumalé Rehendhi School.

The ceremony was attended by Minister of Islamic Affairs Dr. Ahmed Ziyad as chief guest, Deputy Managing Director of Housing Development Corporation Mr. Ahmed Bunyamin, management members and staff of HDC, and participants of the competition with their respective schools and families. During the ceremony, the winning participants and schools were awarded trophies, followed by a speech from tonight’s guest of honor Dr. Ahmed Ziyad.

The 2-day competition commenced at 25^th May 2018 and was the first of its kind. The competition targeted schools located in Hulhumalé where total of 3 schools have participated in the competition. 15 students from Rehendhi School, Ghaazee School, and Gateway International School took part in this year’s competition.

The competition was divided into three categories; “Reading from the book”, “Reading by heart category” and “Hafiz category”, where each of these categories are divided into 3 sub-categories. “Reading from the book category” are divided into the sub-categories of “5 chapters as per standards of tajweed”, “10 chapters as per standards of tajweed”, and “15 chapters as per standards of tajweed”, whereas “Reading by heart category” are divided into 2, 4, and 6 “chapters as per standards of tajweed”

A total of 24 awards were awarded to the winners in the following categories;

Reading from the book category:

• 5 chapters as per standards of tajweed
  • 1^st Place: Aishath Aalaa Hassan (Rehendhi School)
  • 2^nd Place: Aishath Balmaau Mohamed (Rehendhi School)
  • 3^rd Place: Shuau Ismail Shan (Ghaazee School)
• 10 chapters as per standards of tajweed
  • 1^st Place: Aminath Maal Mohamed (Ghaazee School)
  • 2^nd Place: Mariyam Hashma Hussain (Rehendhi School)
  • 3^rd Place: Aishath Nabaha Ismail (Rehendhi School) and Aminath Shaja Muslim (Rehendhi School)
• 15 chapters as per standards of tajweed
  • 1^st Place: Aishath Raayaa Ali (Ghaazee School) and Aminath Laisa Saleem (Ghaazee School)
  • 2^nd Place: Hazin Abdulrahman Ibrahim (Gateway International School)
  • 3^rd Place: Mariyam Shaisathaa Saleem (Rehendhi School)
• From the whole competition
  • 1^st Place: Aminath Maal Mohamed (Ghaazee School)
  • 2^nd Place: Mariyam Hashma Hussain (Ghaazee School)
  • 3^rd Place: Aishath Raayaa Ali (Ghaazee School) and Aminath Laisa Saleem (Ghaazee School)

Reading by heart category:

• 2 chapters as per standards of tajweed
  • 1^st Place: Shaahaa Abdulla (Ghaazee School)
  • 2^nd Place: Mohamed Rahil Ahmed Afsah (Gateway International School)
  • 3^rd Place: Raaidh Ibrahim Niyaaz (Ghaazee School)
• 4 chapters as per standards of tajweed
  • 1^st Place: Shiyaa Rasheed (Gateway International School)
  • 2^nd Place: Abdulla Bin Hassan (Ghaazee School)
  • 3^rd Place: Abdul Rahman Bin Hassan (Ghaazee School)
• 6 chapters as per standards of tajweed
  • 1^st Place: Aishath Shuba Shaah (Rehendhi School)
  • 2^nd Place: Ahmed Razaan Ali Nasir (Gateway International School)
  • 3^rd Place: Mohamed Maihan Shahid (Ghaazee School)
• From the whole competition
  • 1^st Place: Aishath Shuba Shaah (Rehendhi School)
  • 2^nd Place: Shiyaa Rasheed (Gateway International School)
  • 3^rd Place: Shaahaa Abdulla (Ghaazee School) and Abdulla Bin Hassan (Ghaazee School)

Best school from the “Reading by the book” category: Ghaazee School

Best school from the “Reading by heart” category: Ghaazee School

Best school of the competition: Ghaazee School

“Youth City Quran Mubaaraaiy” was initiated with the purpose of celebrating the Holy month of Ramadan by providing the students of Hulhumalé community the opportunity to participate in such a competition.