Global Directory of Quran Competitions or Hifz Competitions

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9th Abdul Rahman Kanoo Qur'an Recitation & Hifz Competition

Category: Recitation & Hifz (Grades 6–12)
Date: 15 Sep – 15 Oct 2026
Location: Bahrain

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MIMC 2026 Qira'atul Qur'an Competition (McMaster MSA)

Category: Surah memorisation (4 levels)
Date: Sat 10 Oct 2026
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Masjid Al-Mumin Qur'an Competition 2026

Category: Hifz (4 groups)
Date: Sat 10 Oct 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

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Qur'an Legacy 2026 – National Hifdh, Recitation & Athaan Competition

Category: Hifz, Recitation & Athaan
Date: 10 – 12 Oct 2026
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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1st AIPC Senior Huffaz Qur'an Competition – Western Cape 2026

Category: Hifz (senior huffaz)
Date: Sat 10 Oct 2026
Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Qur'an HifzUpcoming

Little Huffaz Competition (Masjid Darul Ghufran)

Category: Hifz (ages 5–10)
Date: Sun 11 Oct 2026, 2 – 4pm
Location: Singapore

Website

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Mishal bin Hamad Al-Saleh Qur'an Award – 5th Edition

Category: Hifz (Juz Amma to full Qur'an, males)
Date: Registration 1 Sep – 15 Oct 2026; heats from late Oct
Location: Kuwait

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19th Toronto Int'l Hifz & Qira'atul Qur'an Competition

Category: Hifz & Qira'at
Date: From 24 Oct 2026
Location: Scarborough (Toronto), Canada

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Being ME Annual Qur'an Competition (sisters only)

Category: Hifz (ages 12–20+)
Date: Sun 25 Oct 2026, 12 – 3pm
Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

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31st Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani Quran Competition – Quran Categories

Category: Hifz (Qatari citizens, male & female)
Date: Register 10 – 20 Oct; tests from 31 Oct; closing 19 Nov 2026
Location: Doha, Qatar

Website

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42nd King Abdulaziz Int'l Qur'an Competition

Category: Hifz & Qira'ah
Date: Late 2026 (TBC)
Location: Makkah, Saudi Arabia

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MHQ 5 & 10 Juz – Pondok Pesantren Nurul Qarnain

Category: Hifz (5 & 10 Juz, East Java)
Date: Register 25 Sep – 25 Oct; event 5 Nov 2026
Location: Jember, East Java, Indonesia

Website

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Iqra Wartaqi 2026 — Iqra College Adelaide

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Sun 22nd Nov 2026, 10am to 2pm
Location: O'Halloran Hill, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Atlanta Qur'an Competition 2026

Category: Qur'an (Levels 1–7)
Date: 5th Annual – 24 – 29 Nov 2026
Location: Lilburn (Atlanta), Georgia, USA

Website

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The First Grand Sacramento Quran Competition (Annur Quran Competition)

Category: Hifz
Date: 2nd Annual – 25 – 29 Nov 2026 (registration closed 9 Aug)
Location: Sacramento, California, USA

Website

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International Qur'an Competition – UIN Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar

Category: Tilawah, Tartil & Hifz (university students)
Date: Register 18 Sep – 20 Oct; finals 28 Nov 2026
Location: Indonesia / Online

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Bidayati Qur'an Competition 2026

Category: Hifz
Date: Competition #2 – qualifier Dec 2026, grand final Mar 2027
Location: Not stated

Website

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3rd Quran Memorisation Competition for Women & Female Students

Category: Hifz (women & girls)
Date: Register by 15 Oct; final late Dec 2026
Location: Hyderabad, India

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MAB National Quran Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual (Apr/May)
Location: Birmingham

Website

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USA Quran Competition (Annual)

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual
Location: USA

Website

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10th Katara Prize for Quran Recitation

Category: Recitation (international)
Date: 2026–27 (applications closed 30 Sep 2026)
Location: Katara, Doha, Qatar

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MAPS Annual Quran Competition

Category: Hifz & recitation (youth levels)
Date: Annual
Location: Redmond, Washington, USA

Website

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Seerah Trivia Contest (MyMasjid)

Category: Seerah trivia
Date: Annual
Location: Canada

Website

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Adhan Competition (MyMasjid)

Category: Adhan
Date: Annual
Location: Canada

Website

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Musabaqah Hifzhil Qur'an & Hadits Indonesia Timur 2026

Category: Hifz 10, 20 & 30 juz, and Hadits (Umdatul Ahkam), boys & girls; total prizes Rp 375 juta
Date: Final 17 – 18 Oct 2026 (registration 6 – 10 Oct)
Location: Mataram, Lombok (for Banyuwangi, Bali, NTB, NTT & Papua)

Website

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4th Victorian Statewide Quran Hifz Competition

Category: Quran hifz (presented by The Islamic Fund)
Date: Sat 17 Oct 2026, 9:30am
Location: Al-Taqwa College Sports Complex, Truganina VIC

Website

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Al Furqaan 2nd Anniversary International Hifdh Competition 2026

Category: Hifz: Juz Amma, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 juz & full Qur'an
Date: Online semi-finals from 17 Oct 2026
Location: Online (Al Furqaan International Huffaz Academy, India)

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Deen Hub Ramadan Hifz Competition (Season 2)

Category: Hifz of Ar-Rahman, Al-Mulk, Ya-Sin & Al-Waqi'ah (women, non-hafiza)
Date: Sat 20 Feb 2027 (register by 1 Nov 2026)
Location: Colombo 5, Sri Lanka

Website

Qur'an HifzPast

32nd European International Quran Competition (Zagreb)

Category: Memorisation & recitation (European, international jury)
Date: 24 – 26 Sep 2026
Location: Zagreb, Croatia

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Mosque Shafee Seerah Writing & Artwork Competition

Category: Seerah writing & artwork (crèche to tertiary)
Date: Mawlid, Sep 2026
Location: Bo-Kaap, Cape Town

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Qur'an HifzPast

20th Mohammed VI International Quran Competition

Category: Hifz, recitation & tajweed (international)
Date: From 11 Aug 2026
Location: Rabat, Morocco

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King Abdulaziz Intl Quran Competition — 46th

Category: Qur'an & Hifz (334 contestants, 133 countries; women's contest for the first time)
Date: 6 – 19 Aug 2026
Location: Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Website

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Jordan Ministry of Awqaf Intl Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual
Location: Amman, Jordan

Website

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SANQC Annual Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual
Location: South Africa

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Malaysia Intl Quran Recital Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual
Location: Kuala Lumpur

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Qiraat Competition UK (Annual)

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual
Location: UK (London-based)

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Minhaj-ul-Quran UK Annual Quran Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual (Spring)
Location: UK-wide (London HQ)

Website

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ELM Youth Quran Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Ramadan Annual
Location: Whitechapel, London

Website

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FOSIS Inter-University Quran Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual (academic year)
Location: UK Universities

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Al-Birr Girls Quran Competition

Category: Hifz
Date: Annual (Spring)
Location: London

Website

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Bradford Grand Mosque Quran Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual (Ramadan)
Location: Bradford

Website

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Waltham Forest Islamic Association Quran Comp

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual
Location: Walthamstow, East London

Website

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Leicester Quran Competition (Annual)

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual
Location: Leicester

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IANL Annual Quran Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual (Summer)
Location: North Finchley, London

Website

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Almanaar Centre Ramadan Quran Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Ramadan Annual
Location: North Kensington, London

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Manchester ISoc Annual Quran Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual (Academic Year)
Location: Manchester

Website

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Green Lane Masjid Community Quran Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual (Ramadan)
Location: Small Heath, Birmingham

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Ghamkol Sharif Mosque Annual Quran Comp

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual
Location: Small Heath, Birmingham

Website

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Jamia Al-Karam Annual Quran Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual
Location: Retford, Nottinghamshire

Website

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IQRA Trust Annual Hifz Competition

Category: Hifz
Date: Annual
Location: London

Website

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Walthamstow Masjid Annual Quran Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual (Ramadan)
Location: Walthamstow, East London

Website

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Luton Central Mosque Annual Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual
Location: Luton

Website

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Coventry Muslim Resource Centre Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual (Ramadan)
Location: Coventry

Website

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JIMAS Annual Conference Quran Recitation

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual (Aug/Sep)
Location: UK-wide (annual venue changes)

Website

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Tanzania Intl Holy Quran Award (34th)

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual (Apr)
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Website

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Bahrain Intl Quran Recitation Competition (Global Reciter)

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Biannual (Online → Bahrain Final)
Location: Manama, Bahrain

Website

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AIIC 11th Annual Quran Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual (Ramadan period)
Location: Durack (Brisbane), QLD, Australia

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Hayes Muslim Centre Annual Quran Qirat Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual
Location: Hayes, West London

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LIFT Tanzania Ramadhan Quran Recitation Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Ramadan Annual
Location: Lindi, Tanzania

Website

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Al Tadhkirah Nationwide Ramadan Quran Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Ramadan Annual
Location: Sydney, NSW (+ online nationwide)

Website

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Islamic Cultural Center of New York (ICCNY) Quran Events

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual
Location: New York, NY

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Watford Summer Qur'an Competition 2025

Category: Hifz
Date: Annual — next edition TBC
Location: Watford

Website

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Canterbury Mosque Quran Competition 1446

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual — next edition TBC
Location: Canterbury

Website

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Al-Khair 3rd National Quran Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual — next edition TBC
Location: UK-wide

Website

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Fond. Mohammed VI Oulémas Africains — 6th

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual — next edition TBC
Location: 48 branches, Africa

Website

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Toronto Intl Quran Competition 2025

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual — next edition TBC
Location: Toronto, Canada

Website

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MAS LA Convention Quran Competition

Category: Hifz
Date: Annual — next edition TBC
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Website

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Nigeria International Quran Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual — next edition TBC
Location: Jos / Abuja, Nigeria

Website

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5th All Africa Quran Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual — next edition TBC
Location: Pan-African

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Tibyan National Hifz Competition (India)

Category: Hifz
Date: Annual — next edition TBC
Location: Thrissur, Kerala, India

Website

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Quba Quran Competition

Category: Hifz
Date: Annual — next edition TBC
Location: Hayes, London, UK

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Hamd Institute Annual Quran Competition

Category: Hifz
Date: Round One: Saturday June 27; Round Two: Friday July 10
Location: Houston, TX, USA

Website

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Quran Qirat Competition 2026

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Round 1: Saturday 3/7; Round 2: Sunday 3/8; Award ceremony: 3/15 (time
Location: Corona, California, USA

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The National Qur'an Competition UK & Europe 2026 (prize-detail crop)

Category: Hifz
Date: TBC
Location: UK

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2nd Annual Dar Al Taqwa AQSA Quran Competition

Category: Hifz
Date: Annual — next edition TBC
Location: Ellicott City, Maryland, USA

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ISOC Quran Competition (annual)

Category: Hifz
Date: Sunday 26 April, after Dhuhr Jama'ah 13:20
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Website

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Quran Competition during the Grand Iftar

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: 28 February, 5:05-5:20 PM
Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada

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Quran Competition Auditions (MSA UTSC)

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: TBC
Location: Toronto

Website

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مسابقة القرآن الكبرى (The Grand Quran Competition) - صوتك بالقرآن يغير العالم

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: TBC
Location: Online / global

Website

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مسابقة قرآنية (Quranic Competition) - 3 مستويات... 3 فرص للتميز

Category: Hifz
Date: TBC
Location: Unknown

Website

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The American International Quran Competition (Tibyan Center)

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Annual – 2026 dates TBC
Location: Ohio, USA

Website

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Al-Mi'atayn Grand Hadith Memorisation Competition

Category: Hadith (Bukhari & Muslim)
Date: 2026 (dates TBC)
Location: Iraq

Website

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Darudh Deen Academy Qur'an Recitation Competition 2026

Category: Online recitation (all ages, free)
Date: 2026 (dates TBC)
Location: India / Online

Website

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International Holy Quran Competition for the Balkan Countries

Category: Hifz, Tilawah & Tajweed
Date: 2026 (dates TBC)
Location: North Macedonia

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Rayaheen Al Quran Competition – 28th Edition (Parents' Category)

Category: Hifz (parents)
Date: 2026–27 (registration closed 30 Sep 2026)
Location: Al Mamzar, Dubai, UAE

Website

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Sheikh Mustahail Al-Mashani Endowment Qur'an Competition

Category: Hifz & Qira'at (males & females)
Date: 2026 (dates TBC)
Location: Oman

Website

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Emirates International Award for the Holy Quran 2026

Category: Qira'at, Tilawah & Quranic values (4 competitions)
Date: 2026–27 (registration closed 31 Aug 2026)
Location: UAE (citizens & residents)

Website

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Al-Azhar Quran Competition 2026

Category: Hifz
Date: 2026–27 (applications closed 27 Sep 2026)
Location: Egypt

Website

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Islamic Center of Frisco (ICF) Quran Competition 2026

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: 4th Annual – prelims 16 Jan, final 23 Jan 2027
Location: Frisco (Dallas), TX

Website

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Tuhfah & Jazariyyah Competition (Ahl al-Quran Foundation)

Category: Tajweed texts (females only)
Date: Prelims 3 Oct 2026; finals 30 Jan 2027
Location: Cape Town, South Africa (prelims also online)

Website

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29th Dubai International Holy Quran Award (1448H)

Category: Hifz & Tilawah (international)
Date: Online heats Jul – Sep 2026; final & ceremony Ramadan 2027
Location: Dubai, UAE

Website

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Deen Youth Project Quran Tilawah Competition

Category: Hifz
Date: 2027 (TBC)
Location: Vancouver / UBC, BC

Website

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Lisbon International Qur'an Competition 2027

Category: Hifz & Tajweed
Date: 2027 (dates TBA)
Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Website

OtherPast

Dar Al-Bayan e-Tadabbur Qur'an Competition

Category: Tadabbur (online exam)
Date: 4 – 6 Oct 2026
Location: Iraq / Online

Website

HifzPast

3rd Annual MAS Detroit Quran Competition

Category: Hifz
Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: MAS Tarbiyah Center, 36924 Ann Arbor Trail, Livonia, Michiga

Website

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Quranic Voice Spotlight – 3rd Edition (Al Noor Quran Academy)

Category: Online recitation (ages 5–15)
Date: 2 Oct 2026
Location: Online

Website

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Internationaler Quran-Wettbewerb Deutschland 2026

Category: Hifz (Juz Amma to whole Qur'an)
Date: 1 – 5 Oct 2026
Location: Hamburg, Germany

Website

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MSA UCF First Annual Qur'an Competition

Category: Qur'an & Adhan (brothers)
Date: 30 Sep 2026
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA

Website

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Jami Masjid Smethwick 3rd Annual Qur'an Competition – Final

Category: Qur'an
Date: Sun 27 Sep 2026
Location: Smethwick, UK

Website

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Ibn Katheer Quran Competition – Oregon Statewide

Category: Qur'an (boys & girls)
Date: 19 – 20 Sep 2026
Location: Tigard, Oregon, USA

Website

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Minnesota Muslim Convention Annual Quran Competition

Category: Hifz (Juz Amma to whole Qur'an)
Date: Sat 19 Sep 2026
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Website

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Iqra International Qur'aan Recital Award – Finals 2026

Category: Qur'an recital
Date: 18 – 20 Sep 2026
Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Website

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Annual Online Qira'ah Competition 2026

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Finals: Thursday, 17th September 2026 (online via Zoom); finalists inf
Location: Online

Website

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Annual Online Qira'ah Competition 2026 (Qurtuba Online Academy)

Category: Qira'ah (academy learners)
Date: Video cut-off 28 Aug; finals 17 Sep 2026
Location: Online

Website

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National Tilawah & Hafazan Al-Qur'an (MTHQK) 1447H

Category: Tilawah & Hafazan
Date: 2026 (TBC)
Location: Malaysia

Website

Qur'anPast

Saut ul Quran — 4th National Qur'an Competition 2026

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Audition rounds: Sat 12 Sept 2026 London 4pm; Sat 19 Sept 2026 Bradfor
Location: London, Bradford & Bathgate, United Kingdom

Website

OtherPast

Naat, Qirat & Speech Competition (Unique School & Science Academy)

Category: Qirat, Naat & Speech
Date: Sat 12 Sep 2026
Location: Lahore, Pakistan

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IANA Second Annual Quran Competition (IANA Quran Award)

Category: Hifz
Date: September 6th (poster says 2025, but registration June 10-30, 2026 and
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Website

Qur'an HifzPast

29th UK Boys Competition in the Hifz of the Quran (Masjid Albirr)

Category: Hifz (boys)
Date: Sun 6 Sep 2026
Location: London, UK

Website

Qur'an HifzPast

Masjid Al-Ezz Quran Competition 2026

Category: Hifz (ages 5–16)
Date: Heats 17 – 28 Aug; final 30 Aug 2026
Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Website

Qur'an HifzPast

Voices of Quran – MuslimFest's Inaugural Quran Competition

Category: Hifz (ages 8–17)
Date: Fri 28 Aug 2026
Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Website

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Hafazan Al-Quran – Maulidur Rasul 1448H (Politeknik Kuching)

Category: Hifz (students)
Date: 20 – 21 Aug 2026
Location: Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Website

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Al-Ihsaan Annual Qur'an Competition & Free Medical Camp

Category: Hifz
Date: 14-16 August 2026
Location: Bungoma area, Kenya

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India National Hifz & Qira'at Qur'an Award 2026

Category: Hifz & Qira'at
Date: Registration May – Aug 2026
Location: India / Online

Website

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Qur'an Competition - Participate To Inspire The Ummah

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: 8th August 2026, 11 A.M - 7 P.M
Location: Libertyville, Illinois, USA

Website

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Islamic Foundation North Qur'an Competition 2026

Category: Hifz & Tilawah
Date: Sat 8 Aug 2026
Location: Libertyville, Illinois, USA

Website

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Qirat Competition – Eastern Region Scholar Summit 2026

Category: Qirat
Date: Online rounds 28 Jul & 2 Aug; finale 7 Aug 2026
Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Website

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Qira'ah Competition Grade 7 2026

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Saturday, 01 August 2026, 8:30am
Location: Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa

Website

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Toronto Qira'at Competition 2026 (Noor ul Quran)

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Tentative: last week of July 2026
Location: Scarborough, Ontario

Website

OtherPast

How to Benefit from Qur'an Competitions – Free Seminar (Jazari)

Category: Seminar for competitors
Date: Sun 19 Jul 2026, 10am – 12pm
Location: London, UK

Website

Qur'an HifzPast

2nd Madinah College Annual Qur'an Competition

Category: Hifz
Date: 2026 (TBC)
Location: London, UK

Website

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Quran Competition for Islamic Schools within Lusaka

Category: Hifz
Date: 12 July 2026, from 09:00 onwards
Location: Makeni Simoson Hall, Lusaka, Zambia

Qur'anPast

Summer Fair — Annual Qur'an Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Saturday 11 July 2026; summer fair 4:30 PM, Qur'an competition starts
Location: Hamptons Sports & Leisure Centre, Tydemans CM2 9FH, Chelmsfo

Website

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Musabaqah Tilawah MTTTQ 2026

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Qualifying rounds: Children 11 July 2026 & Youth 12 July 2026 at Masji
Location: Singapore

Website

Qur'anPast

12th Imam Al-Shatibi Qur'an Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: 4 – 11 Jul 2026
Location: Minneapolis, USA

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HifzPast

9th Annual Quran Competition

Category: Hifz
Date: 4th of July 2026, 9:00 AM
Location: Umma University Auditorium, Kajiado, Kenya

Website

Qur'anPast

ISCS Muwaileh Qur'an Awards 2026

Category: Qur'an (school awards)
Date: Jul 2026
Location: Muwaileh, Sharjah, UAE

Website

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Scandinavian Quran Competition 2026

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: 2026
Location: Norway

Website

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Studio Arabiya 16th Intl Quran Comp 2026

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: 2026
Location: USA (online)

Website

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ASEAN HEI Quran Tilawah & Hafazan 2025

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: 2025/2026
Location: ASEAN region

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Tarbiya Institute Quran Competition 2026

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: 2026
Location: USA/Online

Website

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Eid Goodmayes Park Quran Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Eid al-Fitr 2026
Location: Ilford, East London

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ISNA Canada Annual Quran Competition 2026

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: 2026
Location: Canada (Mississauga HQ)

Website

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MAC Alhuda Annual Quran Competition 2026

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: 2026
Location: Canada (national)

Website

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KFH Kuwait Quran Hifz & Recitation Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: 2026
Location: Kuwait

Website

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CIMIC Quran Competition 2026

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: 2026
Location: UK

Website

Qur'anPast

6th All African Quran Competition 2026

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: 2026
Location: Pan-African (2026 host TBC)

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Islamic Relief Canada — Quran Quest 2026

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Feb 12, 2026
Location: Ottawa, Canada

Website

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South Florida Muslim Federation (FMC) Quran Competition 2026

Category: Hifz
Date: 2026 (annual)
Location: South Florida (multiple venues)

Website

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2026 Quran Competition

Category: Hifz
Date: Assessments March 14 (grades 4-8) & March 15 (grades 9-12), 2026
Location: Calgary, Canada

Website

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جائزة القارئ المتقن الدولية بجنوب أفريقيا (The International Prize for the Quran competiti

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Thursday 24 Muharram 1448 / 9 July 2026 to Sunday 27 Muharram 1448 / 1
Location: Cape Town, South Africa

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National Holy Quran Competition 2025-26

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: 2025-26
Location: Al Khor, Qatar

Website

HifzPast

AAQC 2026 (Australian Annual Quran Competition) — registrations extended

Category: Hifz
Date: 2026
Location: Australia

Website

Qur'anPast

21st Annual Central Virginia Quran Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Quran Testing April/11/2026 9:00am-2:00pm; Award Ceremony April/18/202
Location: Midlothian / Glen Allen, Virginia, USA

Website

Qur'anPast

المسابقة الحديثية الكبرى - في حفظ كتاب المئتان مما اتفق عليه الشيخان (Al-Musabaqa al-Hadithiyya

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: TBC — see organiser
Location: Iraq

Website

Qur'anPast

AL-ITQAN Qur'an Competition 2026

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: 2026
Location: London and Birmingham, United Kingdom

Website

HifzPast

Musabaqah Hifdzil Qur'an (MHQ) — Adha Fest Competition 1447 H

Category: Hifz
Date: Adha Fest 1447 H
Location: Yogyakarta

Website

Qur'anPast

The Melodies of the Quran – All Karachi Tilawat Competition

Category: Tilawah
Date: Fri 5 Jun 2026
Location: Iqra University, Karachi, Pakistan

Website

HifzPast

Iqra Wartaqi (اقرأ وارتق) Quran Competition

Category: Hifz
Date: 2 June 2026 (written 2-6-26)
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Website

HifzPast

Hira Academy 7th Annual Hifz Competition

Category: Hifz
Date: Jun 2026
Location: Mississauga, Canada

Website

Qur'anPast

ICNA-MAS Annual Convention Qur'an Competition 2026

Category: Hifz & Qur'an
Date: May 2026
Location: Baltimore, USA

Website

Qur'an HifzPast

MHQ – Adha Fest 1447H (Masjid Ulil Albab UII)

Category: Hifz
Date: May 2026
Location: Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Website

Qur'anPast

Kosovo Quran Competition 2026

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: 17–19 Apr 2026
Location: Kosovo

Website

Qur'anPast

WIC New England Quran Competition 2026

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: 11 Apr 2026
Location: Worcester, MA

Website

Qur'anPast

CMR Concours Mémorisation du Coran 2026

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Spring 2026
Location: Lyon, France

Website

Qur'anPast

Amal Institute Quran Competition 2026

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Spring 2026
Location: USA (online/local)

Website

Qur'anPast

Germany Great Quran Competition 2026 (8th Edition)

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Apr 2026 (annual)
Location: Bonn, Germany

Website

Qur'anPast

Custodian of Two Holy Mosques — Africa Quran & Sunnah Competition (2nd)

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Apr–May 2026 (annual)
Location: Dakar, Senegal

HifzPast

11th Annual Qur'an Competition 2026 / 1447 H (Raheeq)

Category: Hifz
Date: Test dates March 7 & 8, 2026
Location: Canada

Website

Qur'an HifzPast

3rd Simaisma & Al-Daayen Youth Centre Qur'an Competition

Category: Hifz (5–30 Juz, six levels)
Date: 15 Ramadan 1447 (Mar 2026)
Location: Simaisma, Qatar (Qatar residents)

Website

Qur'anPast

28th Dubai Int'l Holy Qur'an Award

Category: Qur'an (Male & Female)
Date: Closed 2 Mar 2026
Location: Dubai, UAE

Website YouTube

AdhanPast

Islam Channel Adhan Competition 2026

Category: Adhan (under-16 & over-16, televised)
Date: 2026 (TV series)
Location: UK (Islam Channel)

Website

Qur'anPast

ADAMS Annual Quran Competition 2026

Category: Hifz & recitation (age levels)
Date: Early 2026 (registration closed Feb 2026)
Location: Sterling, Virginia, USA

Website

Qur'anPast

Didsbury Mosque Annual Quran Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Ramadan 2026
Location: Manchester

Website

Qur'anPast

Grande Mosquée de Paris — Nour Al-Wahy

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Ramadan 2026
Location: Paris, France

Website

Qur'anPast

Dubai Intl Holy Quran Award (IHQA) — 28th

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Ramadan 2026
Location: Dubai, UAE

Website

Qur'anPast

ISGL Masjid Quran Competition 1447

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Ramadan 1447 / Feb–Mar 2026
Location: London

Website

Qur'anPast

Anamfal International Quran Competition 2026 (MHQ Ramadan)

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Ramadan 2026 (Feb 1–28)
Location: Cirebon, Indonesia (online)

Website

Qur'anPast

Sheikh Jassim Holy Quran Competition (31st Edition)

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: 2025–26 season — final Ramadan 2026
Location: Doha, Qatar

Website

HifzPast

Annual Quran Competition 2026

Category: Hifz
Date: Ramadan 2026, at Tallaght Mosque; qualification via Zoom
Location: Tallaght Mosque, Dublin, Ireland

Website

HifzPast

مسابقة القرآن الكريم الثالزة (3rd Holy Quran Competition)

Category: Hifz
Date: 15 Ramadan 2026, 8:30 PM
Location: Simaisma / Al Dhakhira

Website

Qur'anPast

مسابقة القرآن الكريم في شهر القرآن (Holy Quran Competition in the Month of the Quran)

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Ramadan 1447 H, daily at 10:00 PM
Location: Kuwait

Website

Qur'anPast

SIO Telangana Qirat Competition

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Ramadan 2026
Location: Telangana

Website

OtherPast

Al-Ghanim & Al-Kharafi Mosque Ramadan Qur'an Quiz 1447H

Category: Qur'an quiz (online)
Date: Ramadan 1447 (Feb – Mar 2026)
Location: Kuwait

Website

AdhanPast

Muezzin Al Freej Challenge 2026 (IACAD)

Category: Adhan (children)
Date: Winners announced 14 Feb 2026
Location: Dubai, UAE

Website

HifzPast

Al-Rawdha Mosque Quran Competition

Category: Hifz
Date: 14–15 Feb 2026
Location: Milton Keynes

Website

Qur'anPast

9th Katara Prize for Quran Recitation

Category: Recitation (international, televised in Ramadan)
Date: Registration Jul – 30 Sep 2025; finals Ramadan 2026
Location: Katara, Doha, Qatar

Website

Qur'an HifzPast

Shoura Hifz Competition (1st edition)

Category: Hifz (120 young reciters)
Date: Sat 7 Feb 2026
Location: Luxembourg

Website

Qur'anPast

Qatar National Holy Quran Competition 2025–26

Category: Qur'an (school students)
Date: Registration closed 5 Feb 2026
Location: Qatar

Website

HifzPast

Hifz Quran Competition (Kampong Gelam Ramadan Bazaar 2026)

Category: Hifz
Date: Preliminary (online) 26 January – 8 February 2026; Grand Finals Sunday
Location: Kampong Gelam

Website

Qur'anPast

Mecca Center 4th Annual Qur'an Competition

Category: Qur'an
Date: 24 Jan 2026
Location: Willowbrook, USA

Website YouTube

Qur'anPast

IEIT District Qur'an Competition

Category: Qur'an
Date: 17 Jan 2026
Location: Stafford, USA

Details

Qur'anPast

Michigan Islamic Academy Qur'an Competition

Category: Qur'an
Date: 13 – 15 Jan 2026
Location: Ann Arbor, USA

Details

Qur'anPast

Altrincham Mosque Quran Memorisation 2026

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Jan/Feb 2026
Location: Altrincham

Website

Qur'anPast

4th Intl Quran Competition of Indonesia

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Jan 2026 (annual)
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

Website

Qur'anPast

Toronto Int'l Qur'an Competition 2025

Category: Qur'an
Date: 28 – 30 Dec 2025
Location: Toronto, Canada

Website YouTube

Qur'an HifzPast

32nd Egypt International Holy Quran Competition

Category: Hifz & recitation, 8 categories (70+ countries)
Date: 6 – 10 Dec 2025
Location: Cairo, Egypt

Website

AdhanPast

Bilal Al-Asr Adhan Competition (4th edition)

Category: Adhan & iqamah (high-school students)
Date: Final 24 Nov 2025
Location: Doha, Qatar

Website

Qur'anPast

International Qirat Competition (IQC-2025)

Category: Qirat (reciters aged 25–35, 37 countries)
Date: 24 – 29 Nov 2025
Location: Islamabad, Pakistan

Website

Qur'an HifzPast

18th Hifz & Qira'atul Qur'an Competition

Category: Hifz & Qira'at
Date: Oct 2025
Location: Toronto, Canada

Website YouTube

SeerahPast

2nd Grand Annual Seerah Competition (Jamia Masjid Srinagar)

Category: Seerah (students)
Date: Results 12 Oct 2025
Location: Srinagar, Kashmir, India

Website

Qur'anPast

Scandinavian Qur'an Competition 2025

Category: Qur'an
Date: Oct 2025
Location: Oslo, Norway

Website YouTube

SeerahPast

ISGD Seerah Fair Competition 2025

Category: Seerah projects (ages 6–18)
Date: Autumn 2025
Location: Bellbrook (Dayton), Ohio, USA

Website

SeerahPast

MANUU Seerat Quiz 2025

Category: Seerah quiz (university students)
Date: Sep 2025
Location: Hyderabad, India

Website

Qur'an HifzPast

28th UK Boys Qur'an Competition

Category: Hifz
Date: 7 Sep 2025
Location: London, UK

Website YouTube

SeerahPast

National Seerah Competition 2025 (Ministry of Religious Affairs)

Category: Seerah books, naat & research papers
Date: Awards Rabi-ul-Awwal 1447 (Sep 2025)
Location: Islamabad, Pakistan (national)

Website

Qur'anPast

Bahrain Holy Qur'an Grand Prize (20th)

Category: Qur'an
Date: Sep 2025
Location: Manama, Bahrain

YouTube

Qur'anPast

ISNA National Qira'at Competition 2025

Category: Qira'at
Date: 30 Aug 2025
Location: Rosemont IL, USA

Details YouTube

Qur'anPast

65th Majlis Tilawah & Hafazan Al-Qur'an (Intl)

Category: Tilawah & Hafazan
Date: 2 – 9 Aug 2025
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Website YouTube

Qur'anPast

Qirā'ah Programme + International Quran Recital Award Regionals 2025

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Qira'ah night Friday 25 July 2025 after Esha 19:00; competition Saturd
Location: Madrasah Tarteelul Quraan, South Africa

Website

Qur'an HifzPast

17th ITQAN Nat'l Qur'an Memorisation Contest

Category: Hifz
Date: Jul 2025
Location: Gombak, Malaysia

Website YouTube

AdhanPast

FEB UIN Jakarta Adhan Competition 2025

Category: Adhan (university students)
Date: Jun 2025
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

Website

Qur'anPast

Lisbon International Qur'an Competition 2025

Category: Qur'an
Date: 19 – 22 Jun 2025
Location: Lisbon, Portugal

YouTube Highlights

SeerahPast

YMTC Annual Seerah Competition 2025 (Tawheed Center)

Category: Seerah (ages 5–18, team & individual)
Date: 2025
Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA

Website

Qur'an HifzPast

Al Siraat College Hifz Competition 2025

Category: Hifz (school students)
Date: 2025
Location: Victoria, Australia

Website

Qur'anPast

ISNA Annual Convention Qur'an Competition 2025

Category: Qur'an & Hifz
Date: Apr 2025
Location: Chicago, USA

Details

Qur'anPast

Texas International Qur'an Competition 2025

Category: Qur'an
Date: Apr 2025
Location: Houston, USA

Website

Qur'anPast

MAB “Great Qur'an Competition” 2025

Category: Qur'an
Date: Apr 2025
Location: UK / Online

Website

Qur'an HifzPast

14th Tadj Al-Qur'an National Competition

Category: Hifz (men & women)
Date: Final 28 Mar 2025
Location: Algiers, Algeria

Website

Qur'anPast

Ramadan Qur'an Contest 2025

Category: Qur'an
Date: 16 Mar 2025
Location: Raleigh, USA

Website YouTube

TafseerPast

Ramadan 2025 Quran Competition (Muslim Unity Center)

Category: Tilawah & tafseer (age levels)
Date: Ramadan 2025
Location: Michigan, USA

Website

Qur'an HifzPast

20th Algeria International Prize for Memorising & Reciting the Holy Quran (1446H)

Category: Hifz & recitation (international, nominated)
Date: 2025 (nominations closed 5 Jan 2025)
Location: Algiers, Algeria

Website

Qur'anPast

13th Tijan Al Noor Int'l Qur'an Competition

Category: Qur'an (Ages 9–13)
Date: Ramadan 2025
Location: Doha, Qatar

Website

AdhanPast

4th Annual CVIC Adhan Competition

Category: Adhan (boys: up to 9, and 10+)
Date: Sun 23 Feb 2025
Location: Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA

Website

AdhanPast

Noorul Adhan 1446 (Ministry of Islamic Affairs)

Category: Adhan (ages 15–20)
Date: Auditions 11 Feb 2025
Location: Islamic Centre, Malé, Maldives

Website

Qur'an HifzPast

26th King Salman Local Qur'an Competition

Category: Hifz & Qira'ah
Date: Feb 2025
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Website

TafseerPast

Qur'an Recitation & Tafseer Competition (Surat Maryam)

Category: Recitation & written tafseer (junior high & high school)
Date: Jan 2025
Location: Alberta, Canada

Website

Qur'anPast

MAC 22nd Noble Qur'an Memorisation Contest

Category: Qur'an
Date: Jan 2025
Location: Mississauga, Canada

Website YouTube

Qur'anPast

Maroc Qur'an Olympiad 2024

Category: Recitation
Date: Dec 2024
Location: Rabat, Morocco

Website

Qur'anPast

Musabaqah Tilawatil Qur'an Nasional (MTQ) 2024

Category: Qur'an
Date: Dec 2024
Location: Samarinda, Indonesia

Website YouTube

Qur'anPast

Tilawatul Qur'an Competition 2024 (Salam Fest)

Category: Qur'an
Date: 23 Nov 2024
Location: Singapore EXPO

Website YouTube

Qur'anPast

15th Kuwait Int'l Award for Qur'an Memorisation

Category: Hifz
Date: Nov 2024
Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait

Website

Qur'an HifzPast

13th Kuwait International Quran Award

Category: Full hifz, recitation & tajweed, young memorisers, ten qiraat
Date: 13 – 20 Nov 2024
Location: Kuwait City

Website

Qur'anPast

Sharjah International Qur'an Competition 2024

Category: Recitation
Date: Nov 2024
Location: Sharjah, UAE

Website

Qur'an HifzPast

13th Int'l Hifzul Qur'an Competition

Category: Hifz
Date: Nov 2024
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh

News YouTube

Qur'anPast

30th Sheikh Jassim bin Thani Competition

Category: Qur'an
Date: Oct 2024
Location: Doha, Qatar

Website YouTube

Qur'anPast

National Qur'an Recitation Competition 2024

Category: Qur'an
Date: Oct 2024
Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Website

SeerahPast

7th Annual Seerah Quest (MAS Bay Area)

Category: Seerah (teams of 2–5, levels 1–4)
Date: Sat 12 Oct 2024
Location: Santa Clara, California, USA

Website

Qur'an HifzPast

AIC Qur'an Memorisation Competition 2024

Category: Hifz
Date: Oct 2024
Location: Melbourne, Australia

Info YouTube

Qur'anPast

European Int'l Qur'an Mem & Recitation (Zagreb)

Category: Qur'an
Date: 26 – 28 Sep 2024
Location: Zagreb, Croatia

Info

Qur'an HifzPast

14th Nat'l Qur'an Memorisation Finals

Category: Hifz
Date: Sep 2024
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Website

Qur'anPast

16th Bosnia Qur'an Memorisation Contest

Category: Qur'an
Date: Sep 2024
Location: Sarajevo, Bosnia

News YouTube

Qur'anPast

18th Mohammed VI Int'l Qur'an Prize

Category: Qur'an
Date: 3 Sep 2024
Location: Casablanca, Morocco

News

Qur'anPast

44th King Abdulaziz Int'l Qur'an Competition

Category: Qur'an
Date: Aug 2024
Location: Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Website YouTube

Qur'anPast

Turkey Int'l Qur'an Memorisation & Recitation (6th)

Category: Qur'an
Date: Jul 2024
Location: Istanbul, Turkey

Info

Qur'anPast

Concours National du Saint Coran 2024

Category: Qur'an
Date: 18 May 2024
Location: Paris, France

Website

SeerahPast

SALAM Center Seerah Competition

Category: Seerah (written & oral, age tiers)
Date: Sun 31 Mar 2024
Location: Sacramento, California, USA

Website

Qur'anPast

IIC Qur'an Recitation Competition (Season 4)

Category: Qur'an
Date: 23 Mar 2024
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Info

Qur'anPast

4th International Qur'an Competition (Kenya)

Category: Qur'an
Date: Mar 2024
Location: Nairobi, Kenya

News

Qur'an HifzPast

Quraner Noor International Hifzul Quran Competition 2024

Category: Hifz (huffaz from 17 countries)
Date: 2024
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Website

Qur'anPast

29th Egypt Int'l Holy Qur'an Competition

Category: Qur'an
Date: Feb 2024
Location: Cairo, Egypt

News

Qur'anPast

20th Jordan Int'l Qur'an Competition (Women)

Category: Qur'an
Date: Jan 2024
Location: Amman, Jordan

News

Qur'anPast

University of Faisalabad International Qiraat Virtual Competition

Category: Qiraat (online)
Date: Online — see organiser
Location: Online (Faisalabad, Pakistan)

Website

Qur'an HifzPast

12th Kuwait International Quran Award

Category: Hifz, recitation & tajweed
Date: 15 Nov 2023
Location: Kuwait City

Website

Qur'an HifzPast

National Hifz-o-Qiraat Competition 2023

Category: Hifz & Qiraat
Date: Sep 2023
Location: Islamabad, Pakistan

Info

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