Saudi Arabia, 9 Ramadan, 31 March 2023
Today’s episode of Otr Elkalam show, one of the initiatives of the General Entertainment Authority, witnessed the completion of the list of the semi-finalists in the international Quran and adhan competition. In the Quran track, Moroccan Abdullah Al-Daghri qualified, and in the Adhan track, Emirati contestant Hamid Al-Raisi qualified. The total number of semi-finalists is 16 contestants from 13 countries: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon, Iran, Yemen, Britain, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Niger, Germany, and Spain.
The competition to reach the semi-finals, which will start tomorrow, Saturday, started in the second episode of the show. The first episode introduced the second version of the competition, the members of the jury, and the winners of the first version that was presented last year during Ramadan.
The semi-finals of the competition will begin tomorrow in the Holy Quran recitation, with the participation of Mohammed Nour Ibrahim from Ethiopia, Salahuddin Mutabid from Germany, Ahmed Ismail from Egypt, Abdulaziz Al-Faqih from Saudi Arabia, Abdullah Al-Daghri and Zakaria Al-Zirk from Morocco, Younis Shahmradi from Iran, and Mohammed Al-Habti from Spain.
In the Adhan track, the semi-finals of Otr Elkalam will witness the rivalry between the British contestants Mohammed Hafez Al-Rahman and Ibrahim Asad, the Yemeni Issa Al-Jaadi, the Saudi Mohammed Al-Sharif, the Emirati Hamid Al-Raisi, the Lebanese Raheef Al-Hajj, the Indonesian Diaa Al-Din, and the Nigerian Rayan Hawsawi.
The Otr Elkalam competitions during the upcoming episodes will witness a significant escalation in the level of competition between the contestants, who form a global map of the emotional sounds that are consistent with the meanings of the verses of the Holy Quran and the words of adhan. They will employ the maqamat and rely on the extreme accuracy of performance that attracts viewers daily during the blessed month of Ramadan.
The competition, which is broadcast on MBC1 and the Shahid digital platform daily during Ramadan, aims to highlight the distinctive talents in the recitation of the Holy Quran and the raising of adhan. It also contributes to improving the performance of the contestants and viewers through the careful observations of the experienced jury.