An Islamic University student, Hassan Ali Kasi has secured first position in the international Quran Recitation competition held in Afghanistan.
Hassan Ali Kasi is from Quetta, Balochistan and he is currently studying at Islamic University in Islamabad. He participated in the international Quran Recitation competition held in Afghanistan as the representative of Pakistan where more than 25 countries participated, and Hassan made the country proud by achieving the first position.
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The participants who won the first to sixth ranks in the contest are Hassan Ali Kasi from Pakistan, Ali Fallah Khashan from Iraq, Mohammad Mahdi Izzuddin from Lebanon, Mohammad Fahim Akbar from Germany, Ali Mohammad Ali Al-Tarouti from Egypt, and Ahmad Bilal Ghanizade from Afghanistan.
Hassan Ali Kasi has become well renowned reciter of the Holy Quran and he is also Hafiz e Quran. He had traveled to several countries for Quran recitation programs and praying Tarawih. Moreover, he had won 8 titles nationally.
The motto of the competition was “Quranic stars, carriers of Unity.” It was organized by Sheikh Abdul Kabir Quranic assembly in Afghanistan. In the Quranic event, participants from 25 different countries competed, held in the recitation category.
The reciter of Holy Quran from Quetta started his career in 2007 and since then, he has learned many various ways of recitation from his beloved father, Qari Syed Muhammad Basit. Hassan started memorizing Holy Quran when he only was 8-year-old.
Here is the list of awards Hassan Ali Kasi has received so far:
- 1st Position in National Qirat Competition by Dunya News 2012.
- 1st Position in National Swat All Pakistan Qirat Competition by Pak Army 2013.
- 1st Position in National Quran Competition by Ministry of Religious Affairs Islamabad 2011.
- 1st Position in National Quran Competition by Ministry of Religious Affairs Islamabad 2012.
- 1st Position in National Quran Competition by Ministry of Religious Affairs Islamabad 2016.
- 1st Position in National Qirat Competition by Ptv 2014.
- 1st Position in National Qirat Competition by Ary Digital 2011.
- 1st Position in Bol Tv Biggest Quran Competition 2017.
- 3rd Position in Turkey International Quran Competition 2013.
- 1st position in the international Quran Recitation competition Afghanistan 2021.
