TEHRAN – A number of famous reciters from Egypt have been invited to perform at the Quran reciting sessions scheduled to be held in Tehran during the holy month of Ramadan.

Adil al-Baz, Mahmood Shahat Muhammad Anwar, Ahmed Shahat Lasheen, Abdul Wahhab Tantawi, Mahmood Ali Shamis, Juma Raza Mansoor, Abdulnasir Harak and Yusuf Al Azhari are among the reciters.

The Quran reciting sessions are part of a vast program organized by Iran’s State Endowment and Charity Affairs Organization (ECAO) for Ramadan, ECAO’s Quranic Affairs Department Director Hojjatoleslam Mostafa Hosseini said in a press release on Sunday.

Hosseini said that some Iranian Quran reciters will also be attending the sessions.

A large number of meetings, exhibitions and competitions on the theme of Quran have also been arranged for this holy month, he added.

These sessions are due to be held in different locations such as mosques, holy sites and some religious organizations, he stated.

The ECAO plans to dispatch experts and Quran reciters to these gatherings.

Photo: From left to right, Egyptian Quran reciters Adil al-Baz, Ahmed Shahat Lasheen, Mahmood Shahat Muhammad Anwar, and Abdul Wahhab Tantawi are seen in a combination photo.

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