Styles of recitation of the Quran can sometimes have a cultural and even a political meaning as well as a spiritual one, as Ahram Weekly discovers Yasser Al-Sharkawi misses the time when he would head ...

(RNS) — Tens of thousands of Muslims are turning to technology to continue the sacred practices of hifz, or preserving the entirety of the Quran through memorization. (RNS) — During Ramadan, the month ...

Quran learning courses are now open at the Mohammed Bin Obaid Quran Centre, situated on the December 2 road at Al Diyafa area. The new centre, established as part of the Year of Zayed, is the first-of ...

I don’t know tajweed, so when I read the Quran, I listen to a recording of someone reciting it in arabic on my phone, and I contemplate the verses. Do I get rewarded for this, and do I have to do ...

Learning to become a qari (or qari’ah for females), a skilled reciter of the Quran, the holy book for Muslims, is not easy. It takes years or even decades of practice and discipline to master proper ...

KUWAIT CITY, Oct. 14: The General Secretariat of Awqaf (Awqaf) has officially announced the launch of the 28th Kuwait Grand Quran Memorization and Recitation Competition, which will take place under ...