International Quran Recital Competition

The International Quran Recital Competition, Malaysia is the international Islamic Quran recital event that is held annually since 1961 in Malaysia. It is the most popular international Quran competition all over the Muslim world. Sometimes it called internationally as Malaysia International Al-Quran Recitation and Memorisation Competition.

History

Tunku Abdul Rahman was a founder of the International Quran Recital Competition. The program was started on 9 March 1961 at Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur and 7 countries took part in this competition including Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Sarawak and Malaya. In 1985, the competition was moved to the Putra World Trade Centre.