Hifz Competitions

Hifz competitions test memorisation of the Quran, from a few surahs for young children up to the full Quran for senior huffaaz. This page lists every memorisation competition in our directory, worldwide, with upcoming ones first.

32 upcoming, 44 past

Qur'an HifzUpcoming

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
Qur'an HifzUpcoming

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
HifzUpcoming

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
HifzUpcoming

Bidayati Qur'an Competition 2026

Category
Hifz
Date
Competition #2 – qualifier Dec 2026, grand final Mar 2027
Location
Not stated
Website
Qur'an HifzUpcoming

3rd Quran Memorisation Competition for Women & Female Students

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

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
HifzUpcoming

Deen Youth Project Quran Tilawah Competition

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

Al-Birr Girls Quran Competition

Category
Hifz
Date
Annual (Spring)
Location
London
Website
HifzUpcoming

IQRA Trust Annual Hifz Competition

Category
Hifz
Date
Annual
Location
London
Website
HifzUpcoming

Watford Summer Qur'an Competition 2025

Category
Hifz
Date
Annual — next edition TBC
Location
Watford
Website
HifzUpcoming

MAS LA Convention Quran Competition

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

Tibyan National Hifz Competition (India)

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

Quba Quran Competition

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

Hamd Institute Annual Quran Competition

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

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

Category
Hifz
Date
TBC
Location
UK
Website
HifzUpcoming

2nd Annual Dar Al Taqwa AQSA Quran Competition

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

ISOC Quran Competition (annual)

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

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

Category
Hifz
Date
TBC
Location
Unknown
Website
Qur'an HifzUpcoming

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
Qur'an HifzUpcoming

Sheikh Mustahail Al-Mashani Endowment Qur'an Competition

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

Al-Azhar Quran Competition 2026

Category
Hifz
Date
2026–27 (applications closed 27 Sep 2026)
Location
Egypt
Website
Qur'an HifzUpcoming

Being ME Annual Qur'an Competition (sisters only)

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

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
Qur'an HifzUpcoming

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
Qur'an HifzUpcoming

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)
Website
Qur'an HifzUpcoming

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
Website
Qur'an HifzUpcoming

Little Huffaz Competition (Masjid Darul Ghufran)

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

Masjid Al-Mumin Qur'an Competition 2026

Category
Hifz (4 groups)
Date
Sat 10 Oct 2026
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Qur'an HifzUpcoming

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

Category
Hifz (senior huffaz)
Date
Sat 10 Oct 2026
Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Past competitions (44)
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
Qur'an HifzPast

Internationaler Quran-Wettbewerb Deutschland 2026

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

32nd European International Quran Competition (Zagreb)

Category
Memorisation & recitation (European, international jury)
Date
24 – 26 Sep 2026
Location
Zagreb, Croatia
Website
Qur'an HifzPast

Minnesota Muslim Convention Annual Quran Competition

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

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
Qur'an HifzPast

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

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

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

Category
Hifz
Date
14-16 August 2026
Location
Bungoma area, Kenya
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
Qur'an HifzPast

20th Mohammed VI International Quran Competition

Category
Hifz, recitation & tajweed (international)
Date
From 11 Aug 2026
Location
Rabat, Morocco
Website
Qur'an HifzPast

2nd Madinah College Annual Qur'an Competition

Category
Hifz
Date
2026 (TBC)
Location
London, UK
Website
HifzPast

Quran Competition for Islamic Schools within Lusaka

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

9th Annual Quran Competition

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

South Florida Muslim Federation (FMC) Quran Competition 2026

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

2026 Quran Competition

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

AAQC 2026 (Australian Annual Quran Competition) — registrations extended

Category
Hifz
Date
2026
Location
Australia
Website
HifzPast

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

Category
Hifz
Date
Adha Fest 1447 H
Location
Yogyakarta
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'an HifzPast

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

Category
Hifz
Date
May 2026
Location
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Website
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
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
HifzPast

Al-Rawdha Mosque Quran Competition

Category
Hifz
Date
14–15 Feb 2026
Location
Milton Keynes
Website
Qur'an HifzPast

Shoura Hifz Competition (1st edition)

Category
Hifz (120 young reciters)
Date
Sat 7 Feb 2026
Location
Luxembourg
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'an HifzPast

32nd Egypt International Holy Quran Competition

Category
Hifz & recitation, 8 categories (70+ countries)
Date
6 – 10 Dec 2025
Location
Cairo, Egypt
Website
Qur'an HifzPast

18th Hifz & Qira'atul Qur'an Competition

Category
Hifz & Qira'at
Date
Oct 2025
Location
Toronto, Canada
WebsiteYouTube
Qur'an HifzPast

28th UK Boys Qur'an Competition

Category
Hifz
Date
7 Sep 2025
Location
London, UK
WebsiteYouTube
Qur'an HifzPast

17th ITQAN Nat'l Qur'an Memorisation Contest

Category
Hifz
Date
Jul 2025
Location
Gombak, Malaysia
WebsiteYouTube
Qur'an HifzPast

Al Siraat College Hifz Competition 2025

Category
Hifz (school students)
Date
2025
Location
Victoria, Australia
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'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
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'an HifzPast

13th Int'l Hifzul Qur'an Competition

Category
Hifz
Date
Nov 2024
Location
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NewsYouTube
Qur'an HifzPast

AIC Qur'an Memorisation Competition 2024

Category
Hifz
Date
Oct 2024
Location
Melbourne, Australia
InfoYouTube
Qur'an HifzPast

14th Nat'l Qur'an Memorisation Finals

Category
Hifz
Date
Sep 2024
Location
Johannesburg, South Africa
Website
Qur'an HifzPast

Quraner Noor International Hifzul Quran Competition 2024

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

How are hifz competitions judged?

Judges usually ask the contestant to continue from a given verse and mark memorisation mistakes, prompts and hesitations, often alongside tajweed and fluency. Our guide on how to judge a hifz competition explains the common marking schemes.

What levels do hifz competitions have?

Most split contestants by age and by portion, for example Juz Amma, 5 juz, 10 juz, 20 juz and the full Quran.