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The 5^th Qur’an Competition organized by the Africa Federation Tabligh Board (AFTAB) was held on Friday 8^th and Saturday 9^th August 2008 in Arusha. 52 participants (male and female) from seven Jamaats Arusha, Dar-es-Salaam, Mombasa, Moshi, Mwanza, Nairobi and Tanga participated in the Competition.

The Competition was divided into three age categories of under 12, under 18 and over 18, for both girls and boys. This year the format was further enhanced and a separate category for Hifdh (Memorization) of the 30^th Sipara was introduced for the under 12 and under 18. The following are the results.

Under 12 Memorization:		Male	Female
Winner	Mukarram M Rashid – Arusha		Fatema Virjee - Mombasa
1st Runner Up	Abbasali Nasser- Mombasa		Zahra E Rashid - Arusha
2nd Runner Up	Murtaza Bhanji – D’ Salaam		Samana M Khimji - Mwanza

Under 18 Memorization:		Male	Female
Winner	Kumayl H Rahim – Arusha		Masuma H Hirji – Mwanza
1st Runner Up	Mohamed M Akbar - Mombasa		Mehdiya S Manji Arusha
2nd Runner Up	Hussein M Alloo - Mwanza		Fizza Akber - Mombasa

Under 12 Recitation:		Male	Female
Winner	Salman Z Karim - Mwanza		Zainab H Hirji - Mwanza
1st Runner Up	Hamza A Sajan - Arusha		Fatimah K Dhala – D’Salaam
2nd Runner UP	Maysam Versi – D’ Salaam		Insiya M Dhirani - Arusha

Under 18 Recitation:		Male	Female
Winner	Sajid M Sheriff - Nairobi		Sajida M Khimji - Mwanza
1st Runner Up	Aliasghar G Mukhtar - Arusha		Tawqeer Muhammadali - Dsm
2nd Runner Up	Mohamed H Khataw –Mombasa		Sayyeda Rashid - Nairobi

Seniors		Male	Female
Winner	Imranali Khaki - Mombasa		Mubinabai Virjee - Mombasa
Runner Up	Muhammad H Hirji -Mwanza		Fatimbai Dewji - D’ Salaam

On behalf of the Africa Federation office bearers and AFTAB Board Members, the Secretariat congratulates all the participants and special felicitations go to the winners and their parents for their outstanding achievement. May Allah (s.w.t.) grant them every success in their future endeavours, Amen.

The Secretariat also takes this opportunity to record its appreciation to the Organizing Committee of the Qur’an Competition, the Arusha Jamaat Managing Committee and all the judges and prays to Allah (s.w.t.) to reward amply them for the noble deed.

Secretariat