Quran Competitions in Africa

Quran and hifz competitions across Africa: South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, Zambia, Senegal, Morocco and Algeria, from madrasah musabaqas and Ramadan recitation contests to national finals.

6 upcoming, 18 past

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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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SANQC Annual Competition

Category
Qur'an & Hifz
Date
Annual
Location
South Africa
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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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LIFT Tanzania Ramadhan Quran Recitation Competition

Category
Qur'an & Hifz
Date
Ramadan Annual
Location
Lindi, Tanzania
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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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 (18)
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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
Qur'anPast

Annual Online Qira'ah Competition 2026

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

Mosque Shafee Seerah Writing & Artwork Competition

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

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

Category
Hifz
Date
14-16 August 2026
Location
Bungoma area, Kenya
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20th Mohammed VI International Quran Competition

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

Qira'ah Competition Grade 7 2026

Category
Qur'an & Hifz
Date
Saturday, 01 August 2026, 8:30am
Location
Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa
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
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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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Custodian of Two Holy Mosques — Africa Quran & Sunnah Competition (2nd)

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

Maroc Qur'an Olympiad 2024

Category
Recitation
Date
Dec 2024
Location
Rabat, Morocco
Website
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National Qur'an Recitation Competition 2024

Category
Qur'an
Date
Oct 2024
Location
Abuja, Nigeria
Website
Qur'an HifzPast

14th Nat'l Qur'an Memorisation Finals

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

18th Mohammed VI Int'l Qur'an Prize

Category
Qur'an
Date
3 Sep 2024
Location
Casablanca, Morocco
News
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4th International Qur'an Competition (Kenya)

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

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When are Quran competitions held in East Africa?

Many recitation competitions in Kenya and Tanzania are held around Ramadan, and madrasah leagues often finish with year-end finals. Check each listing for its dates.