Quran Competitions in Southeast Asia

Tilawah (recitation) and hafazan (memorisation) competitions in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. The region has one of the strongest competition traditions in the world, with national musabaqah tilawatil quran events and the international MTHQA in Kuala Lumpur.

See our Malaysia MTHQA guide for the 2026 results.

5 upcoming, 13 past

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
Qur'anUpcoming

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
Qur'anUpcoming

Malaysia Intl Quran Recital Competition

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

Little Huffaz Competition (Masjid Darul Ghufran)

Category
Hifz (ages 5–10)
Date
Sun 11 Oct 2026, 2 – 4pm
Location
Singapore
Website
Past competitions (13)
Qur'anPast

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

Category
Tilawah & Hafazan
Date
2026 (TBC)
Location
Malaysia
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
Qur'anPast

Musabaqah Tilawah MTTTQ 2026

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

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

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

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

Category
Hifz
Date
May 2026
Location
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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
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

4th Intl Quran Competition of Indonesia

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

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

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

17th ITQAN Nat'l Qur'an Memorisation Contest

Category
Hifz
Date
Jul 2025
Location
Gombak, Malaysia
WebsiteYouTube
AdhanPast

FEB UIN Jakarta Adhan Competition 2025

Category
Adhan (university students)
Date
Jun 2025
Location
Jakarta, Indonesia
Website
Qur'anPast

Musabaqah Tilawatil Qur'an Nasional (MTQ) 2024

Category
Qur'an
Date
Dec 2024
Location
Samarinda, Indonesia
WebsiteYouTube
Qur'anPast

Tilawatul Qur'an Competition 2024 (Salam Fest)

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

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What is the MTHQA?

The Majlis Tilawah dan Hafazan Al-Quran Antarabangsa is Malaysia’s international Quran recitation and memorisation competition, held in Kuala Lumpur. The 66th edition ran from 6 to 10 October 2026.