1Eid Qira'at Competition
Following the success of our Eid competition, we will be hosting our first annual Qiraat competition! Prizes will range from a luxury gift hamper, Quran Legacy Gift box, or one of the many other prizes we will be listing insha’Allah.
CRITERIA:
Tajweed Rules (80%)
- Articulation and Charecteristics of the letters (Makharij and Sifat)
- Tarqeeq (thinness) and tafkheem (thickness, fattening) of letters
- Izhaar (making clear) or Ikhfaa( hiding) of sound, in saakin letters
- Application of QALQALA
- Stop and the Start (Waqf & Ibtida)
- Gentelness or firmness of sound
- Fluency (sur’at) or paused prolongation (taraakhee) of mushaddad letters
- Brevity (qasr) of sound or elongation (madd)
Aesthetic Sound and Performance (20%)
- Melodiousness (Qira’at)
- Vocal Expressions
- Control of sound
- All recitations must be performed in Imam Asim Al Hafs style
QIRAAT COMPETITION GUIDELINES
– 5 YEARS TO 10 YEARS
- Recite from any Surah or any portion from Juz Ammah stating the Surah name
- Recitation must be limited to 3 minutes
- Recite from memory or a copy of the Quran
- No extra points for longer Surahs or more difficult rukus
- No extra points for memorization
– 11 YEARS TO 17 YEARS
- Recite from any Surah or any portion from the Quran stating the Surah name and Aayah Number
- Recitation must be limited to 3 minutes
- Recite from memory or from a copy of the Quran
- No extra points for longer Surahs or more difficult rukus
- No extra points for memorization
– 18 YEARS TO 25 YEARS
- Recite from any Surah or any portion from the Quran stating the Surah name and Aayah Number
- Recitation must be limited to 3 minutes
- Recite from memory or from a copy of the Quran
- No extra points for longer Surahs or more difficult rukus
- No extra points for memorization