Personnel showcase talent at Quranic recitation competition

The Mu’assasa Al-Islah Foundation has organised its maiden Qur’anic recitation competition for military and paramilitary personnel in Zaria, challenging stereotypes about the religious commitment of uniformed officers.

The competition featured participants from the Nigerian Army, Police Force, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), and the Nigerian Correctional Service. Others included Kaduna State Traffic Enforcement Law Agency (KASTELIA), Kaduna State Vigilante Service (KADVIS), Hisbah, and aides of Jama’atu Izalatul Bid’ah and Fityanul Islam.

Speaking at the finals, the founder, Sheikh Shuaibu Salihu Zaria, said the initiative was designed to showcase the dedication of uniformed personnel to their faith and promote regular recitation of the Holy Qur’an.

He explained that the competition aimed to dispel the notion that uniformed officers are “religiously backward” due to the demands of their profession.

According to him, the event was sponsored by Prof. Abdallah bin Ali Tammam, his former supervisor at the Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia. He noted that the sponsorship, initially meant for students of the foundation, was later extended to orphans and uniformed personnel.

The Emir of Zazzau, Mallam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, represented by the Wazirin Zazzau, Khadi Mohammed Inuwa Aminu, commended the initiative and urged organisers to sustain it.

The competition featured categories in 60, 30, 20 and 10 Hizb, with winners receiving food items, clothing and cash prizes.

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