{"id":58964,"date":"2025-12-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/2025\/12\/29\/omani-ministry-of-awqaf-concludes-preliminary-rounds-of-the-fastamsik-quran-memorization-competition\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T00:00:00","slug":"omani-ministry-of-awqaf-concludes-preliminary-rounds-of-the-fastamsik-quran-memorization-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/2025\/12\/29\/omani-ministry-of-awqaf-concludes-preliminary-rounds-of-the-fastamsik-quran-memorization-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Omani Ministry of Awqaf Concludes Preliminary Rounds of the &#8220;Fastamsik&#8221; Quran Memorization Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;color:#EE0000;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Omani<br \/>\nMinistry of Awqaf Concludes Preliminary Rounds of the &#8220;Fastamsik&#8221;<br \/>\nQuran Memorization Competition<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Muscat \u2013 The<br \/>\nMinistry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman has concluded<br \/>\nthe preliminary rounds of the \u201cFastamsik\u201d Quran Memorization Competition, which<br \/>\nwitnessed the participation of approximately 170 contestants from various age<br \/>\ngroups<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">The competition aims<br \/>\nto promote care for the Holy Quran and support Quranic schools, which are<br \/>\nregarded as beacons of knowledge and faith. It also seeks to highlight the<br \/>\nefforts of endowment institutions and inform the public about their<br \/>\ncontributions to serving the Quran and developing their Quranic, endowment, and<br \/>\nscholarly products<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Additionally, the<br \/>\ncompetition strives to prepare participants for local and international Quranic<br \/>\ncontests with high proficiency, while fostering a spirit of noble faith-based<br \/>\ncompetition among Quran memorizers, thereby enhancing values of sincerity and diligence<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:\n20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">The competition<br \/>\nprovides an encouraging educational environment to increase the number of<br \/>\nlearners and those interested in studying the Quran. It includes honoring<br \/>\noutstanding participants in memorization, recitation, and interpretation, as a<br \/>\nrecognition of their efforts and as motivation for others. Moreover, it<br \/>\nencourages Omani youth to engage deeply with the Quran\u2014through memorization,<br \/>\nunderstanding, and contemplation\u2014so they may serve as role models in ethics and<br \/>\ngood deeds<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">The preliminary<br \/>\nrounds were organized in five judging centers across several governorates:<br \/>\nDhofar, Al Buraimi, North Al Sharqiya, Al Dakhiliya, and Muscat. The<br \/>\ncompetitions were marked by seriousness and discipline, with judging committees<br \/>\nensuring the highest standards of accuracy and fairness in evaluation, in line<br \/>\nwith the competition\u2019s goals of nurturing Quranic knowledge and encouraging its<br \/>\nmemorizers<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Judges praised the<br \/>\nremarkable level of the participants, affirming that the first edition of the<br \/>\ncompetition reflects a growing awareness of the importance of memorizing the<br \/>\nQuran and mastering its recitation, especially among the younger generation,<br \/>\nwhich represents a positive indicator for the future of the competition in<br \/>\nupcoming editions<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Participants<br \/>\nexpressed their appreciation for the well-organized event and the smooth<br \/>\njudging procedures, noting that their participation provided a motivating<br \/>\nexperience that strengthened the spirit of positive competition and connection<br \/>\nwith the Quran<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">The results of the<br \/>\npreliminary rounds and the names of those advancing to the next stage are<br \/>\nexpected to be announced soon, paving the way for the final stages of the<br \/>\ncompetition, with plans to expand its scope in future editions in terms of the<br \/>\nnumber of participants and judging centers<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;\nfont-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;color:#C00000;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">The<br \/>\ncompetition includes two branches<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><b><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#C00000;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>:<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"margin-top:0in;margin-right:\n0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:.5in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;\ntext-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;direction:ltr;\nunicode-bidi:embed\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:\nSymbol;color:#C00000;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span dir=\"LTR\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:\n20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Male<br \/>\nbranch: Level 1 \u2013 complete Quran memorization with interpretation of Surah<br \/>\nAl-Baqarah; Level 2 \u2013 complete Quran memorization<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.<\/span><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;\nfont-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;color:#C00000;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"margin-top:0in;margin-right:\n0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:.5in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;\ntext-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;direction:ltr;\nunicode-bidi:embed\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:\nSymbol;color:#C00000;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span dir=\"LTR\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:\n20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Female<br \/>\nbranch: Level 1 \u2013 complete Quran memorization with interpretation of Surah<br \/>\nAl-Baqarah; Level 2 \u2013 complete Quran memorization<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.<\/span><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;\nfont-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;color:#C00000;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">(Source: Oman News<br \/>\nAgency)<\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"line-height:150%\"><span lang=\"AR-QA\" style=\"font-size:1.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"line-height:150%\"><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"line-height:150%\"><b><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000\">* \u0644\u0644\u0627\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0639 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u062c\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0627\u0645\u0644\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u062e\u0628\u0631 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0644\u063a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">\u060c<br \/>\n\u0627\u0636\u063a\u0637 (<u><span style=\"color:#EE0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/ar\/ContentDetails.aspx?ID=40728\" target=\"_blank\">\u0647\u0646\u0627<\/a><\/span><\/u>).<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Omani Ministry of Awqaf Concludes Preliminary Rounds of the &#8220;Fastamsik&#8221; 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