The Twellium Foundation in collaboration with the national office of the Ahlu's-Sunnah wa'l-Jama'a (ASWAJ) will on Saturday, May 25, host the finals at the Accra International Conference Centre.
The two-day event will test 50 finalists drawn across the country on both memorization (Hifz) and recitation (Qiraat) of the entiree Quran while the ultimate category will test the intellect of contestants in interpretation and commentary (Tafseer) aspects.
The ultimate winner of the competition will receive a paid trip to Mecca for the Hajj pilgrimage while other winners walk away with laptops, iPads and other souvenirs from sponsors, graphic.com website reported.
The purpose of the competition is to encourage Muslims to learn and memorize the Quran and apply the knowledge and lessons of the passages to their lives.