NCMF holds national Qur'an reading contest in UP campus
BANGSAMORO NEWS UPDATES • 14:46 PM Sun Apr 2, 2017
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By:
Edwin O. Fernandez
(courtesy PTV-4)
UP DILIMAN,
Quezon City – Thirty-six Quran readers are set to compete today for this year’s
43rd National Qur’an Reading Competition, the National Commission on
Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) today said.
Laman Piang,
director of NCMF Bureau of Muslim Cultural Affairs, said the annual Qur’an
reading contest is being held at University of the Philippines Alumni
Association (Bahay Alumni), UP Campus, Diliman Quezon City.
Image may contain 1 person text sand//scontent.fcrk1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/17757087_1671255099567567_3407405495747836342_n.jpg?oh=3d7bc2b0959577e929e8861e9fa13ea8andampoe=59585A89 Last year’s
national champion in the male category, Ustadz Muhammad Nadhir Asgar Jr will
defend his title from 17 other male readers while Ustdza Sabaha P. Salik, last
year’s title holder in female category, will also defend her crown from 17
female challengers.
Readers come
from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
In his message
to the participants, President Rodrigo Duterte saidand May this event be an
opportune time to listen and take to heart the melodic passages of the
teachings of Prophet Muhammad and to fortify your faith in Allah.
May we see in
the Qur’an readers’ skills the Filipino’s deep and fervent piety as well as our
commitment to bring about lasting peace, harmony and stability in our nation,
he added.
Image result for sec yasmin busran lao sand//pbs.twimg.com/media/Cu8pgN5UEAANyYs.jpg NCMF Secretary Yasmin Busran Lao said reading of the Qur’an is not limited to remembrance of
the words of Allah (swt) but more about reading to guide us in our daily life.
May this
event be successful and continue to be a venue for Muslim sectors to open
spaces for discussing virtues of perseverance, wisdom and unity to promote the
values of Islam such as justice and service to God Almighty, she added.