6th Dar Al Ber Quran & Sunnah Award finals start

The final tests of the Dar Al Ber Quran and Sunnah Award have started with a stiff participation of 450 competitors from 50 government and private schools.

Initially, 1,274 male and female contestants, including students of all grades as well as administrative and teaching staff, sat the initial qualifying tests at the centre of the culture, youth and community development ministry in Ajman.

Khalid Abdul Wahhab Al Khaja, Manager of the Dar Al Ber Society, Ajman, said the final examinations being held on May 1-4 is seeing 429 male and female students, added to 11 female and 10 male teachers and administrative staff. “The concluding ceremony will be held on May 30 in the presence of H.E Sheikh Dr. Majid Bin Saeed Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Ajman Ruler’s Court.”

The local contest consists of eight levels starting from a special section for kindergarten boys and girls who are competing in the popular award for the second year in a row, he added.

Levels
“Grade-1 and 2 students vied in level-2 while Grade-3 and 4 competed in level-3, Grade-5 and 6 in level-4, Grade-7 and 8 in level-5, Grade-9 and 10 in level-6, Grade-11 and 12 in level-7, as well as teaching and administrative staff in level-8.”

Branches
Al Khajah said aspirant memorisers have had a chance to compete in one of the two main branches of the contest: Quran or Sunnah over the period from April 17- 21 while teaching and administrative staff are to be tested on April 24th.

“Quran contestants had to perfectly memorise certain chapters, along with their meanings whereas Sunnah competitors needed to learn a number of prophetic sayings or Hadiths, let alone their explanation,” he, said, noting that the final tests are to run on May-1.

Al Khajah said as many as 624 students, spanning 270 boys and 354 girls, competed in the Quran branch whereas 600 students, including 244 boys and 356 girls, vied in the Prophetic Hadiths category, apart from 50 teaching and administrative staffers.

Moderation and tolerance
“The annual contest is aimed to connect young people with the Holy Quran and Sunnah, and build up a new generation based on the tolerant and moderate method of Islam in line with the directives of the UAE prudent leadership. “The Award helps students make good use of the free time as well.”