Saudi Arabia, 10 Ramadan, 1 April 2023
Despite the association of the Ethiopian contestant, Muhammad Nour Ibrahim, with the Quran at an early age, the influence of his brother, who spent two months in a complete coma, was a new motive for his attachment to Quran, as he needed to read it, learn the rules of its intonation, and reach levels he had not dreamed of reaching before, he found Himself in the semi-finals of the competition, in which his presence is considered a new awakening for him after his brother’s recovery from his coma.
Muhammad Nour Ibrahim had taken the Quran as a sanctuary for everything he faced in his career, which culminated in obtaining a number of advanced positions in the Quran competitions in Taif Governorate, Saudi Arabia, in addition to his academic specialization in business administration.
Today’s episode of Otr Elkalam show, one of the initiatives of the General Entertainment Authority, witnessed Muhammad Nour competing with the Saudi contestant Abdulaziz Al-Faqih, who was the first to step in the final of the competition, which is the largest of its kind in the world, while the Adhan qualifiers witnessed the qualification of the Saudi muezzin Muhammad Al Sharif against the British contestant, Muhammad Hafez al-Rahman, in competitions that were characterized by accuracy, closeness, and the presence of many colors of melodious voices.
Otr Elkalam is considered the largest competition show for the Quran of its kind in the world, in addition to being the first show that combines competitions for recitation of the Holy Quran and raising the adhan, and has the largest international awards of its kind, as its total prizes exceed 12 million riyals.