Qiraat and Recitation Competitions

Competitions that judge how the Quran is recited: tilawah, tajweed, tarteel, voice and maqam, and the qiraat. Some are recitation-only; others combine recitation with memorisation.

23 upcoming, 43 past

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42nd King Abdulaziz Int'l Qur'an Competition

Category
Hifz & Qira'ah
Date
Late 2026 (TBC)
Location
Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Info
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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
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
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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
Website
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MAPS Annual Quran Competition

Category
Hifz & recitation (youth levels)
Date
Annual
Location
Redmond, Washington, USA
Website
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Malaysia Intl Quran Recital Competition

Category
Qur'an & Hifz
Date
Annual
Location
Kuala Lumpur
Website
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Qiraat Competition UK (Annual)

Category
Qur'an & Hifz
Date
Annual
Location
UK (London-based)
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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Bahrain Intl Quran Recitation Competition (Global Reciter)

Category
Qur'an & Hifz
Date
Biannual (Online → Bahrain Final)
Location
Manama, Bahrain
Website
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Hayes Muslim Centre Annual Quran Qirat Competition

Category
Qur'an & Hifz
Date
Annual
Location
Hayes, West London
Website
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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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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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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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Sheikh Mustahail Al-Mashani Endowment Qur'an Competition

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

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
Qur'an HifzUpcoming

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

Category
Hifz & Qira'at
Date
From 24 Oct 2026
Location
Scarborough (Toronto), Canada
WebsiteYouTube
Qur'an HifzUpcoming

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

Category
Surah memorisation (4 levels)
Date
Sat 10 Oct 2026
Location
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Website
Qur'an HifzUpcoming

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

Category
Hifz, Recitation & Athaan
Date
10 – 12 Oct 2026
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Website
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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
Website
Past competitions (43)
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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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32nd European International Quran Competition (Zagreb)

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

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

Category
Qirat, Naat & Speech
Date
Sat 12 Sep 2026
Location
Lahore, Pakistan
Qur'an HifzPast

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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20th Mohammed VI International Quran Competition

Category
Hifz, recitation & tajweed (international)
Date
From 11 Aug 2026
Location
Rabat, Morocco
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
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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
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ASEAN HEI Quran Tilawah & Hafazan 2025

Category
Qur'an & Hifz
Date
2025/2026
Location
ASEAN region
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KFH Kuwait Quran Hifz & Recitation Competition

Category
Qur'an & Hifz
Date
2026
Location
Kuwait
Website
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The Melodies of the Quran – All Karachi Tilawat Competition

Category
Tilawah
Date
Fri 5 Jun 2026
Location
Iqra University, Karachi, Pakistan
Website
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ADAMS Annual Quran Competition 2026

Category
Hifz & recitation (age levels)
Date
Early 2026 (registration closed Feb 2026)
Location
Sterling, Virginia, USA
Website
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SIO Telangana Qirat Competition

Category
Qur'an & Hifz
Date
Ramadan 2026
Location
Telangana
Website
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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
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32nd Egypt International Holy Quran Competition

Category
Hifz & recitation, 8 categories (70+ countries)
Date
6 – 10 Dec 2025
Location
Cairo, Egypt
Website
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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
WebsiteYouTube
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ISNA National Qira'at Competition 2025

Category
Qira'at
Date
30 Aug 2025
Location
Rosemont IL, USA
DetailsYouTube
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65th Majlis Tilawah & Hafazan Al-Qur'an (Intl)

Category
Tilawah & Hafazan
Date
2 – 9 Aug 2025
Location
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
WebsiteYouTube
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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
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'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
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Maroc Qur'an Olympiad 2024

Category
Recitation
Date
Dec 2024
Location
Rabat, Morocco
Website
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Musabaqah Tilawatil Qur'an Nasional (MTQ) 2024

Category
Qur'an
Date
Dec 2024
Location
Samarinda, Indonesia
WebsiteYouTube
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Tilawatul Qur'an Competition 2024 (Salam Fest)

Category
Qur'an
Date
23 Nov 2024
Location
Singapore EXPO
WebsiteYouTube
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
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Sharjah International Qur'an Competition 2024

Category
Recitation
Date
Nov 2024
Location
Sharjah, UAE
Website
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National Qur'an Recitation Competition 2024

Category
Qur'an
Date
Oct 2024
Location
Abuja, Nigeria
Website
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European Int'l Qur'an Mem & Recitation (Zagreb)

Category
Qur'an
Date
26 – 28 Sep 2024
Location
Zagreb, Croatia
Info
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Turkey Int'l Qur'an Memorisation & Recitation (6th)

Category
Qur'an
Date
Jul 2024
Location
Istanbul, Turkey
Info
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IIC Qur'an Recitation Competition (Season 4)

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

What is the difference between a hifz and a qiraat competition?

A hifz competition mainly tests memorisation. A recitation or qiraat competition judges the quality of the recitation itself: tajweed, articulation, voice and, in qiraat events, mastery of the different recognised readings.