Egypt Awqaf Minister Appoints Top Qaris as Representatives in Quranic Body
Sheikh Ahmed Ahmed Nuaina, Sheikh Mahmoud al-Khesht and Sheikh Abdul Fattah Al-Taruti were appointed to the position, according to El-Balad News.
The center has over 10,000 members and oversees the organization of more than 15,000 Quranic circles.
Muhammad al-Sa’ati, a spokesman for Egypt’s Association of Quran Memorizers and Reciters, hailed the decision as encouraging for all members of the association.
Sheikh Muhammad al-Hishad, the director of the center, also welcomed the appointments, describing the three qaris as some of the most eminent figures in the field of Quran recitation in Egypt and the Muslim world.
He also called on the Awqaf minister to order the completion of the association’s statute so that it can be able to better fulfil its missions.
Egypt is a country in North Africa with a population of around 100 million.
Muslims account for around 90 percent of the country’s total population.
Quranic activities are very common in the Muslim-majority Arab country and many of the Muslim world’s top qaris in the past and present have been Egyptian.
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