A 19-year-old woman from Gombe State, Hajara Ibrahim Dan’azumi, has emerged as the overall winner of the Women’s International Hashemite Competition for Memorisation of the Holy Qur’an....CONTINUE READING
Hajara Dan’azumi, a 200-level Botany student at the Gombe State University (GSU), beat 40 other contestants from 38 countries to clinch the first position at the 18th edition of the competition held in the Kingdom of Jordan.
The student of Abubakar Siddiq Islamiyya School in Gombe was selected to represent Nigeria at the competition and emerged as the overall winner among other contestants in the 60 Hizb with Tajwid category.
The competition was organised by the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs of Jordan between February 17 and 22, 2024.
Hajara achieved an impressive score of 99.5, making Nigeria the overall winner of the 18th edition of the competition among the 40 participating countries.
