{"id":5114,"date":"2015-07-01T18:48:57","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T17:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=5114"},"modified":"2015-07-01T18:48:57","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T17:48:57","slug":"his-journey-with-quran-began-when-he-was-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/his-journey-with-quran-began-when-he-was-4\/","title":{"rendered":"His journey with Quran began when he was 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"His<\/a>While most memorisers start learning the Quran at the age of eight and sometimes even at six, an Egyptian contestant began his journey with the Holy Quran when he was just four.
\nHis family well-versed with the Quran, especially his father, was a big support to the now 17-year-old Abdalrahman Ashraf Elsayed Abdalhady who is a grade 12 student in an Azhari institute, scientific section. \u201cMy elder brother and sister have also memorised the holy Quran in full,\u201d said Abdalhady.
\nShowing exceptional performance in several contests, Abdalhady has been nominated for participation in the Dubai International Holy Quran Award this year by the Ministry of Awqaf in Egypt.
\nAbdalhady believes it is an honour for him to be here in Dubai and compete in the 19-year-old global competition which has over 80 contestants this year. \u201cIt is so inspiring to see this big number of young memorisers from around the planet,\u201d he said, wishing to be a dentist in the future.
\nThough 18-year-old Sangare Kalid of Cote Divoire started his journey with the Quran a little bit later when he was 12, he managed to complete learning it when he was 14.
\n\u201cI am an addict to reciting and memorising the Quran. It is the real and genuine source of happiness in life and the Hereafter,\u201d he said, noting that he used to learn the holy Quran day and night, and keep revising so as not to forget it.
\nShowing excellent performance in local Quran contests, Kalid was nominated for participation in the Dubai International Holy Quran Award. \u201cThis is actually my second international challenge after I competed in the Kuwait International Holy Quran Award last year.\u201d
\nSayed Hassan Fathi of Singapore who is 14 years old said he started memorising the Quran in 2008 and completed memorisation in three years. \u201cMy mother was the backbone of my holy Quranic journey, as she always supported me.\u201d
\nAlso, living in a family well-versed in the holy Quran was also helpful to Fathi. \u201cMy younger sister has memorised 20 parts of the Quran while my younger brother has learnt 14 parts by heart.\u201d
\nFollowing the activities and events of the Dubai international Holy Quran was Fathi\u2019s favourite hobby in the few years. \u201cIt was a day and night sweet dream for me to be here,\u201d he said, wishing to be a Quran teacher and scholar in the future.
\nby: Ahmed Shaaban, Senior Reporter, Khaleej Times<\/p>\n

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