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A Qur'an reading and recitation competition sponsored by the ARMM's Bureau on Cultural Heritage will be held on May 30, 2006 at the municipal gym of Shariff Aguak in Maguindanao.

ARMM to hold 1st Qur'an reading competition

Following the successful holding of a Qur’an Reading Exhibition during the celebration of the Shariff Kabunsuan Festival late last year, the Bureau on Cultural Heritage-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BCH-ARMM) spearheads yet another meaningful activity geared towards the promotion and preservation of Filipino Muslim’s important religious and cultural practices- the 1st ARMM Regional Qur’an Reading Competition.

The competition, which will be held on May 30, 2006 at the Municipal Gymnasium, Poblacion, Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao, will draw in individuals who excel in Qu’ran reading throughout the region.

Each of the five component provinces of the ARMM including the City of Marawi will send in a pair of participant- a male and a female- to the competition.

The official line-up of participants includes Nurhadi Dasan and Aima Nawawi of Basilan, Majed Ahmad and Zainab Hanafe of Lanao del Sur, Lahmudin Makabuat and Suraidah Ampatuan of Maguindanao, Jaber Noor and Warda Alang of the City of Marawi, Benmunir Arip and Hurinnur Kisri of Sulu and Omar Muktar Burugan and Hasma Hassan of Tawi-Tawi.

”The BCH took it upon itself the noble task of institutionalizing the annual conduct of the ARMM Regional Qur’an Reading Competition as stated in its mandate under Article XVI Section 16 of the Organic Act,” said BCH-ARMM Executive Director Haron Felmin.

Although majority of the participants in other Qur’an reading competition held in the country come from ARMM areas, this should be first time for the ARMM Regional Government thru the BCH to conduct its own regional Qur’an reading competition.

The Office on Muslim Affairs (OMA) has always been the lead entity in most of these events. ARMM Regional Governor Datu Zaldy Uy Ampatuan has given full support to the activity.

“This will not only strengthen and promote our noble practices, but it will also instill stronger Islamic values among our people,” he said. (BPI-ARMM)