Dagestan native 14-year-old Bilal Abdulkhalik was the best in the International competition of reciters of the Quran in Bahrain.

As previously reported, in spite of his young age, Bilal has participated in regional competitions of recitation of the Quran and represented Russia in international competitions. The competition of reciters of the Quran in Bahrain was attended by Quran hufaza from 43 countries.

The event was held in Bahrain under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

The winner of the Competition in Bahrain Bilal Abdulkhalik thanked the Council of Muftis of Russia, in particular, the Chairman of the Council of Muftis of Russia Mufti Sheikh Ravil Gaynutdin and RMC International Relations Department for assistance in participating in such a large and important competition.

"I thank the Council of Muftis of Russia, the International Department of the Council of Muftis of Russia and the Moscow Islamic University lecturer Ruslan hazrat Baishev, for the trust they have placed in me by sending for this competition in Bahrain. I felt a great responsibility. Because I represented Russia at such a high competition" - Bilal said in an exclusive interview.

In turn, the head of the International Department of the Russian Mufti Council Renat hazrat Abyanov noted that the victory of the Russian participant in such an important competition, it is a great joy for the entire Muslim community in our country.

"For us it is a great pleasure and honor as it is the first time in modern history that Russian participant wins in an Arab country, in a competing of the best experts in the Qur'an. For us, it given even more reason to work actively in the preparation of our reciters of the Quran, which we will continue to do the will of God togethr with Ruslan hazrat Baishev, who besides teaching at the Moscow Islamic University, is in charge of the organization of our members to be send to the international competitions. Our task now is to ensure that the experts of the Qur'an was not just carriers of the text of Scripture, but also became the personification of all the noble qualities of a Muslim!"