Doha: The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs honored winners in the 10th edition of the Little Muhaddith competition on Tuesday, in the presence of HE Minister of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanem, HE Director General of the General Directorate of Endowments Dr Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Ghanem Al-Thani and HE Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) Dr. Ibrahim bin Saleh Al Nuaimi. HE the Minister of Endowments handed over the shields to those who got the high rankings in the public competition held under the supervision of the Ministry of Endowments and MoEHE. Approximately 13,672 registered for the internal tests in the competition, of whom 6,672 students from both genders and parents engaged in the tests, namely 2,935 male students, 2,972 female students, 246 fathers and 519 mothers. Also, the number of schools participating in the competition reached 484 schools, while female students who won the contest are due to be honored on Wednesday. Additionally, the total number of winners at all levels reached 4,958 students from both genders and guardians, with all winners receiving awards in cash, while 8 students from Al-Noor Center for the Blind were honored, along with 219 male and 280 female students in the fourth level, in addition to participants who received full marks at the fourth level, and excellence at the fifth level. HE Director General of the General Directorate of Endowments Dr Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Ghanem Al-Thani praised the huge turnout and the increasing number of students and parents who won at all levels, adding that 4,958 students from both genders received a grade of good or higher in this edition, compared to 4,015 winners in 2023. Addressing the honoring ceremony, His Excellency hailed the highest grades received by 55 students from both genders in the public contest which qualified them for receiving the shields for the first time. This milestone reflects the tremendous efforts made by the participating schools and parents to encourage sons and daughters to learn and memorize the Prophetic Hadith, pointing out that the contest laid the groundwork for competing in the memorization of the Prophetic Hadith, strengthening the Arabic language and internalizing the elocution art, His Excellency highlighted. HE Dr Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Ghanem Al-Thani pointed out that the competition results underscore the significance of the endowment work, along with the communitys partnership to maintain this work in its most beautiful image. Source: Qatar News Agency
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