The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has launched online summer course for learning Holy Quran for citizens and expatriates following the state preventive and precautionary measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The course will be run by the Calls and Religious Guidance Department through the educational platform of the Ministry – MicrosoftTeams app, the Ministry has tweeted. The registration for the course began on June 8, 2020 and it will continue until the candidates reach the required numbers.
The interested candidate can register through the link at https://t.co/ twtb44zb04?amp=1. The course will begin on June 13, 2020 and continue until July 29, 2020, six days in a week from Saturday to Thursday from 4pm to 6pm.
The programs of the course include revising some parts of holy Quran, reciting holy Quran, memorizing parts of holy Quran as per the level of the candidates and learning the basics how to recite holy Quran. Regarding the term and conditions for participating in the course, the programs of the course are only for male candidates. The candidates should have an active email ID. The candidate should appear with voice and picture (through Microsoft-Teams app. Residents including citizens and expatriates can participate in the course. The candidates will get the certificate of participation after completing the online summer course for learning holy Quran. P3
Residents have lauded the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs for launching this initiative which will help the children to engage during summer vacation. “Thank you very much, we were waiting such summer programs on tenterhook for our children,” commented an individual on official twitter account of the Ministry. Another commentator urged Ministry to launch similar virtual summer program for female students. The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs held a number of religious programs successfully remotely with the help of Microsoft-Teams app and on its official website and social accounts during holy month of Ramadan. The Ministry held sixth Ramadan program ‘Aminhum min al Khawf’ (secure them from fear) remotely on social sties of the Ministry and electronic platform of the program. A group of Islamic scholars from Qatar and abroad were hosted to discuss Islamic topics. The topics of the discussion included issuance of fatwas during the epidemic, Muslims and coexistence, Jerusalem and Palestine, Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lectures were also delivered on different religious topics under the program.
