{"id":52071,"date":"2022-11-22T14:51:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T10:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=52071"},"modified":"2022-11-22T14:51:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T10:51:58","slug":"emirates-post-group-issues-commemorative-stamps-to-celebrate-25th-anniversary-of-the-dubai-international-holy-quran-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/emirates-post-group-issues-commemorative-stamps-to-celebrate-25th-anniversary-of-the-dubai-international-holy-quran-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Emirates Post Group Issues Commemorative Stamps To Celebrate 25th Anniversary Of The Dubai International Holy Quran Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emirates Post Group, in collaboration with the Dubai International Holy Quran Award, issued commemorative stamps to celebrate the award\u2019s 25<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary,document its journey and introduce its activities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Obaid Mohammed Al Qatami, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Emirates Post Group,<\/strong> said: \u201cWe are honoured to collaborate with the Dubai International Holy Quran Award to issue this stamp in celebration of the award&#8217;s 25th anniversary, as well as its noble mission and role in the service of the Holy Quran and its study. This is consistent with our commitment to support the cultural contributions, projects, and initiatives that the UAE is spearheading by preserving them in the chronicles of human history and raising awareness on their importance through commemorative stamps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Al Qatamiadded: \u201cCommemorative stamps are effective tools for cultural documentation of major events and occasions, and we, at Emirates Post Group, are keen on issuing them to celebrate such occasions. We take great pride in promoting this award, which is one of the most important Holy Quran awards and competitions worldwide. In addition to encouraging and supporting individuals who have memorised the Holy Quran (Huffaz) through competitions and activities, and recognising those who excel, we are also proud to highlight its role to the development of Holy Quran culture and studies locally, regionally, and internationally.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ahmed Al Zah<\/strong><strong>i<\/strong><strong>d, Member of the Organizing Committee and Award Spokesperson<\/strong>, said: \u201cWe are celebrating the 25<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the award which was established as per the directives of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime<\/p>\n<p>Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and we are thankful to him, and pray to Allah to protect him and bless him for introducing the world to such an exceptional gift by establishing an international award that highlights the significance of the Holy Quran and recognises and honours those who memorise it from all ages and nationalities.<\/p>\n<p>Al Zahid added that the organising committee prepared a diverse program to celebrate the silver jubilee of the award in line with the directives of Ibrahim Mohammed Bu Melha, Advisor of the Ruler of Dubai for Cultural and Humanitarian Affairs and Chairman of the Award. The celebration included the collaboration with Emirates Post Group, through which the commemorative stamp was issued.<\/p>\n<p>The Dubai International Holy Quran Award has a wide range of local and international followers, especially with its two international competitions the Dubai International Holy Quran Contest for Boys, and Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak International Holy Quran Competition for Girls, which have garnered a large audience and positive feedback.<\/p>\n<p>The Award was established with two divisions: \u2018The International Holy Quran Contest\u2019, and \u2018Islamic Personality of the Year\u2019. It was further expanded to include 12 new divisions, which are: the \u2018Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mus\u2019haf\u2019; \u2018Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Center for Quranic Manuscripts\u2019; the \u2018Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak International Holy Quran Contest\u2019; \u2018Sheikha Hind Bint Maktoum Holy Quran Contest\u2019; \u2018Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed Contest for the Most Beautiful Recitation\u2019; \u2018UAE National Memorizer Program\u2019; \u2018Memorizing Quran at Punitive &amp; Correctional Institutions\u2019; \u2018Lectures and Seminars Program\u2019; \u2018Research and Studies Program\u2019; \u201cRecitations (Qiraat) Program\u2019; \u2018Recorded Mus\u2019haf Program\u2019; and the \u2018Scientific Miracles in the Holy Quran Program\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emirates Post Group, in collaboration with the Dubai International Holy Quran Award, issued commemorative stamps to celebrate the award\u2019s 25th anniversary,document its journey and introduce its activities. Obaid Mohammed Al Qatami, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Emirates Post Group, said: \u201cWe are honoured to collaborate with the Dubai International Holy Quran Award to issue this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52071"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52071\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52073,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52071\/revisions\/52073"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}