In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

   May the peace, the mercy, and the blessing of Allah be upon you

The 7th  Annual Central Virginia Quran Competition

Registration Closes March 8th, 2012 CLICK HERE to Register

TO REGISTER PLEASE  CLICK HERE

Testing for both Memorizing and Reading will take place

The 17th of March 2012
From 9:30 am – 2:00 pm
At the Islamic Center of Virginia
1241 Buford Road • Richmond, Virginia • 23235-4644

This year, there will be no final judging at the Award ceremony.
The winners from each category will be determined
on the day of testing, March 17th, 2012.
The names of the winners will be announced at the Award Ceremony
Saturday, March 24th, 2012 at the Islamic Center of Virginia.

The judging will be done by qualified judges. Imams, Hufadh and Quran Teachers are not allowed to compete

Winners from Category 1 – 7 will receive prizes

All participants will receive a gift

All  children attendees of the Award Ceremony will receive a goody bag

The Rules of Judging
The Memorization Competition

In each category the contestants will be asked to recite three different sections from three Surahs that will be selected by the judges:

The grades are from 100 points and will be determined as follows:

The quality of the memorization……………………………………………………………………………..75%
The proper pronunciation of the letters and words …………………………………………………..15%
Tarteel (rhythm), presentation and ability to control the voice………………………………….10%

Contestants must receive a minimum score of 90% to qualify as a winner.If no contestants in a particular category earn 90% or above, there will be no winners in that category.

The Reading Contest

Contestants ages 16 or older can participate in the Reading Contest, the Memorization Competition, or both.

Contestants under the age of 16 must participate in one of the Memorization Categories to be eligible to participate in the Reading Contest.

The Reading Contest will be in chapters Two and Three only
(Al-Baqarah & Ali-‘Imran)
The contestants will be asked to read two passages from surah
Al-Baqarah or Ali-‘Imran that will be selected by the judges.

The grades are from 100 points and will be determined as follows:

A- The quality of Reading including …………………………………………………………………….. 80%
The proper pronunciation of the letters and words (articulate correctly each makhraj ) The proper pronunciation of The vowels ( Fatha, Damma, Kasrah and Tanween) The saken and Mushadad (with Shaddah) letters. The proper pronunciation of Al-Lam Al-Shamsiyah and Al –Lam Al-Qamariyah and Hamza-tu Al-wasl.

B- The Tarteel (rhythm), presentation and ability to control the voice………………………..15%

C- The Etiquette (Adab) of reading the Quran …………………………………………………………..5%

Implementing Tajweed rules is a bonus.

The Contestants must receive a minimum score of 90% in reading to qualify as a winner.

The top three winners of the reading contest will recite on the day of the Award Ceremony.

The memorization and reading tests will be judged according to the rules of
Riwayat Hafs ‘an ‘Asim.