{"id":59016,"date":"2025-07-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/2025\/07\/12\/karasu-celebrates-graduation-of-34-girls-memorizing-the-holy-quran-in-an-official-and-popular-spiritual-ceremony\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T00:00:00","slug":"karasu-celebrates-graduation-of-34-girls-memorizing-the-holy-quran-in-an-official-and-popular-spiritual-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/2025\/07\/12\/karasu-celebrates-graduation-of-34-girls-memorizing-the-holy-quran-in-an-official-and-popular-spiritual-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Karasu Celebrates Graduation of 34 Girls Memorizing the Holy Quran in an Official and Popular Spiritual Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000\">Karasu Celebrates Graduation of 34 Girls Memorizing the Holy<br \/>\nQuran in an Official and Popular Spiritual Ceremony<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\">In an atmosphere filled with spirituality<br \/>\nand joy, the Karasu Municipality, part of Sakarya Province in northwestern<br \/>\nTurkey, organized a solemn procession to celebrate the graduation of a group of<br \/>\ngirls who completed memorizing the Holy Quran, in the presence of a large<br \/>\naudience including families and local officials.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:\n20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: center; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:\n&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;color:#EE0000\">A Festive Procession Accompanied by Traditional<br \/>\nMusic for the Quran Memorizers<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\">The events began promptly at 10 a.m., as<br \/>\n34 girls who memorized the Quran marched in a distinctive procession,<br \/>\naccompanied by the traditional band \u201cMehter,\u201d which played customary tunes. The<br \/>\nprocession moved along the main street until it reached the Social Development<br \/>\nCenter, amid great public interaction.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: center; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:\n&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;color:#EE0000\">Opening the Ceremony with Quran Recitation and<br \/>\nWelcoming Speeches<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\">The official ceremony was held in the<br \/>\nconference hall of the center, starting with a Quranic recitation by Sheikh<br \/>\nAlbjan Celik, Imam of Barbaros Hayreddin Pasha Mosque in Be\u015fikta\u015f. This was<br \/>\nfollowed by a welcoming speech from the local Mufti, Mohammad Celbi, who<br \/>\ncongratulated the memorizers and their families, and expressed gratitude to the<br \/>\ndonors and supporters of this blessed Quranic project.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: center; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:\n&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;color:#EE0000\">Moving Recitations and Religious Hymns Stir the<br \/>\nEmotions of Attendees<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\">The event featured various recitations by<br \/>\ndistinguished Quran readers, most notably:<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-size:\n20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><b><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>&nbsp;*<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\">Hafiz<br \/>\nMetin \u00c7akar \u2013 Imam of Fatih Mosque<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>&nbsp;<b><span lang=\"AR-SA\">*<\/span><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\">Hafiz Benjamin Top\u00e7uo\u011flu \u2013 Imam of Hagia<br \/>\nSophia Mosque<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:\n&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><b><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>&nbsp;*<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\">Imam<br \/>\nof the Osmaniye Nur Mosque, Nizameddin Sevil, who delivered a closing<br \/>\nrecitation along with a collection of religious hymns and poems that created an<br \/>\nemotional atmosphere highly appreciated by the audience.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: center; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:\n&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;color:#EE0000\">Strong Support for the Quran Memorizers<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\">Deputy Mufti of Sakarya Province,<br \/>\nMohammad \u015eahin, delivered a heartfelt speech emphasizing the importance of this<br \/>\nevent in the hearts of Muslims. This was followed by a speech from the Governor<br \/>\nof Akyaz\u0131 District, Mustafa \u0130kbal \u0130\u015fki, who expressed his pride and honor in<br \/>\nthis blessed occasion.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;\nfont-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\">Sina Ot\u00e7ar Ta\u015f, an expert from the<br \/>\nSupreme Council for Religious Affairs, also spoke, conveying greetings from the<br \/>\nPresident of Religious Affairs, Dr. Ali Erba\u015f, to the people of Karasu. She<br \/>\nexpressed her happiness in honoring 34 girls who completed memorizing the Quran<br \/>\nas part of the central girls\u2019 course supervised by the Karasu Mufti Office.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\">A Spiritual Conclusion Reflecting the Joy<br \/>\nof Achievement and the Dignity of the Quran<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\">The ceremony concluded in a solemn<br \/>\nspiritual atmosphere filled with chants of Takbeer and prayers, reflecting the<br \/>\ndeep value of the Holy Quran in the hearts of those present and their joy in<br \/>\nhonoring the memorizers. The event highlighted the esteemed position of the<br \/>\nQuran and its guardians within Turkish society.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:\n20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\">(Source: Agencies)<\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; 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