A large-scale international spiritual and cultural event - the XXII Moscow International Quran Recitation Competition, organised by the Religious Board of Muslims of the Russian Federation in partnership with the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs of the State of Qatar - has come to an end in Moscow. During the closing ceremony of the competition, the names of the winners were announced from the stage of the concert hall of the Cosmos Hotel.

The best of the best was Hafiz Suhaib Muhammad Abdulkarim Jibriel from Libya, who took first place; Quran expert Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Hamri, representing the State of Qatar, was awarded second place; third place went to Hafiz Aziz Yahya Saeed Sultan from Yemen. The audience prize went to Palestinian reciter Wassim Jadallah Salim Abed Samira. These outstanding reciters demonstrated exceptional knowledge and skill in reciting the Quran, captivating the judges with their accuracy, deep understanding of Tajweed and soulfulness of performance.

To the applause of the audience, the awards were presented to the winners by Mufti Rushan Abbyasov, Deputy Chairman of the Religious Board of Muslims of the Russian Federation and Chairman of the Organising Committee of the competition, Sheikh Malullah Abdurahman Al-Jaber, Director of the Department of Preaching and Religious Guidance of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs of Qatar, Head of the Organising Committee of the Qatar International Quran Recitation Competition named after Jasim bin Muhammad Al-Thani, and guest of honour of the competition.