The development vision of the Dubai International Holy Quran Award reshapes the map of Quranic competitions globally

Through its new development vision: “We are looking for the most beautiful Qur’anic voice for the year 2026,” the Dubai International Qur’an Award, which it launched with unprecedented qualitative additions in its 28th session, has established a doubled position on the global level and a more influential role in serving the Book of God, its sciences, and its beautiful recitation. At the forefront of its qualitative addition came the big jump in the value of the total rewards of the award to more than 12 million dirhams, so that the value of the prize for the first place winner in the male category was one million dollars, and the value of the award for the first place winner in the male category was one million dollars. The winner of first place in the female branch received one million dollars, and the value of the International Qur’anic Personality Award was raised to one million dollars.

This new development vision, which comes under the directives and great support of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, represents a strategic shift through which Dubai strengthens its influential efforts at the international level in stimulating distinguished talents in the field of mastering the recitation of the Holy Qur’an, this field which is considered one of the most prestigious fields of science and knowledge, as raising the value of the awards to this size, which makes them the largest in the world, is considered to raise competition to unprecedented levels, and places the interest of young people, their families and institutions. Based on teaching them the Qur’an, achieving the highest levels of mastery, on new paths of seriousness and diligence.

This strategic vision stems from an important pillar based on Dubai’s belief in the importance of continuing to invest in instilling values, preserving heritage, and spreading the sciences of the Holy Qur’an, as it seeks to empower generations with the correct values ​​and tolerant religious teachings to fortify society and instill its teachings in the soul.

A step forward in the award process
In this context, the Director General of the Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities in Dubai and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai International Holy Quran Award, Ahmed Darwish Al Muhairi, confirmed that the new development vision for the Dubai International Holy Quran Award, and the qualitative shift it represented in the award’s process and global status, and its impact on reshaping the map of Qur’anic awards globally and increasing their competitiveness, is clearly evident in the record entries from contestants in the 28th session of the award, which reached 5,618 applications from 105 participants. Countries in various continents of the world, 30% of which are in the female award category, indicating that the distinguished level of participants that appeared during the first and second judging stages confirms the success of the award in stimulating more efforts among these participants, their families, and those responsible for teaching them to improve their recitation performance and the level of quality of their voices.

He added that this development vision confirms Dubai’s firm commitment to serving the Book of God and enhancing its position in the hearts of generations, and raising the value of the awards reflects Dubai’s belief in the importance of increasing the motivation for young people to turn to the Holy Qur’an and its sciences and to embrace its values.

A milestone
For his part, Acting Director of the Dubai International Holy Quran Award, Ibrahim Jassim Al Mansouri, said: “The 28th session of the Dubai International Holy Quran Award represents a milestone in the history of the award, as it witnesses exceptional additions in terms of value, standards, and global influence. We have been keen, under the guidance of the wise leadership, to make this session an embodiment of a strategic vision that consolidates Dubai’s position as a global platform for excellence in serving the Book of God.

He added that raising the value of the rewards to more than 12 million dirhams is an important step aimed at establishing a culture of mastery and motivating generations to adhere to Islamic values ​​and strive towards excellence in recitation and performance. We believe that the development vision will contribute to building a generation that preserves its identity and represents a good role model in its societies.

The highest levels of performance
The qualitative addition within the developmental vision of the award in its 28th session, which is to increase the value of the rewards, ensures that participants will be keen to follow new standards to achieve the best results in recitation, good voice and performance, as well as in learning the sciences of the Holy Qur’an and adhering to its values. Raising the value of the rewards will also encourage larger numbers to participate, from various countries of the world, as was clearly evident from the number of participants in the 28th session, which reached 5,618 participants from 105 countries around the world, which increases the number of participants in the 28th session. The size of the competition thus raises the ceiling for the standards of proficiency and performance, as it pushes the contestants to unprecedented levels of preparation and mastery to reach the award platform in Dubai, which has become the most competitive and most influential destination on the global level.

The most expensive and highest standard destination
With the decision to double the value of the rewards to 12 million dirhams, and the subsequent new standards approved by the award, Dubai has consolidated its position as the most expensive destination and the highest standard for the most beautiful Quranic voices in the world, thus strengthening its global leadership and strategic role in serving the Holy Qur’an and its sciences. Inaugurating a new path of competition that goes beyond traditional standards.

Sustainable impact
This record value of the rewards of the Dubai International Holy Quran Award, and the demand and competition it encourages, will create a sustainable impact of investing in this great momentum of interest in reciting the Book of God at the international level, as the participants and winners will constitute ambassadors and shining role models in their communities. This step also sets a new reference standard for other Qur’anic awards around the world, which pushes them to raise the ceiling of competitiveness and proficiency.