Islamabad: Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, attended the closing ceremony in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, to honour winners of the annual Quran competition Al-Maher (proficient) in the Holy Quran for young memorizers under the age of 10. They also attended a ceremony to lay the foundation stone for the project of a branch of the Museum of the Prophet’s Biography and Islamic Civilization, whose main branch is in Madinah.

The ceremony was attended by several senior scholars and ministers of Pakistan, including Minister of Foreign Affairs Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Minister of Religious Affairs Salik Hussain, and Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Malki, along with university professors and students, and memorizers of the Holy Quran and their families.

The Pakistani prime minister expressed his gratitude to MWL for its pioneering and
Islamic role, its efforts in caring for memorizers of the Holy Quran, and its endeavours to spread the Islamic religion’s true values. He also commended the league’s presence and influential global role, referring to the Kingdom’s status among the Pakistani people, its influence, its leadership of the Islamic world, and its great efforts in serving humanity in general.

In his speech addressing the memorizers, Al-Issa said: “Today, we are delighted to meet with the young memorizers of the Holy Quran, under the patronage and presence of the prime minister of Pakistan, within the framework of the Islamic duties of his government, which attaches great importance to preserving the Holy Quran.”

The prizes were handed over to winners in the annual Quran competition, which lasted for a whole year at the Pakistani level under the supervision of specialized judging committees.

Then, attendees watched a presentation about the exhibition and the museum.

Source: Saudi Press Agency