Abdul Baset Abdel-Fattah Wurash won the first prize of Qrs

Abdul Baset Abdel-Fattah Wurash , 12 years, (Morocco), came first and won the first prize of Qrs. 100,000 , in the final World Holy Quran Recitation competition of 2011 and which was held at the "Katara" cultural village in Doha. The competition was held on Friday, 26 of Ramadan 1432 AH, under the auspices of HE the Minister of Awqaf (Endowments) and Islamic Affairs Dr. Ghaith bin Mubarak Al Kuwari and in cooperation with Al Jazeera Children''s Channel (JCC). While Amjad Yahya Nasser , 12 years, (Yemen) came second and won Qrs.75,000 followed by Nuralchhama Takya bint Nuri Najmy,12 years (Malaysia) and won the third prize and got Qrs.50,000. A colorful and cheerful festival was held on the occasion lat night at the stage of Katara cultural village under the patronage of HE Dr. Ghaith bin Mubarak Al Kuwari with a number of scholars , religious sheikhs and preachers from a number of arab and islamic countries and the United States also attending. Some 2425 children from 46 islamic countries took part in the aforesaid competition, which uses, for the first time, a multilingual Quran website and which aims at reviving the spirit of competition among children in holy quran reciting and introducing the brilliant ones and honouring them for their creative abilities. Abdul Baset Abdel-Fattah Rush (Morocco) , Nuralchhama Takya bint Nuri Najmy (Malaysia) and Amjad Yahya Nasser (Yemen) went through final tests and were chosen from 63 finalists. A recitation contest award will be accorded to non-Arabic speakers while the best Quran teachers will be awarded "For The Teacher", a price dedicated to encourage the Holey Quran teachers all over the world.