2022 FIFA World Cup commences with Quran recitation.

For the first time in history, FIFA World cup commences with the recitation of Holy Quran. Subhan Allah.

Qatar is first Muslim country to host FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup shall be held between November 20 and December 18. It is also the first FIFA World Cup to be conducted in the Middle East.

Also read :To introduce international fans to Islam, the government of Qatar exhibited murals depicting the Hadiths of the Holy Prophet.

Also read : Qatar introduces barcodes in hotels to Introduce Islam to the World.

2022 FIFA World Cup commences with Quran recitation.

2022 FIFA World Cup commences with Quran recitation.

There was also the recitation of verses from the Holy Quran by 20-year-old Quran reciter Ghanim Al Muftah, who is also a Fifa World Cup ambassador.

Ghanim, born with a rare condition that impairs the development of the lower spine, appeared alongside Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman. The American actor sat on the pitch beside the Qatari qari (a person who recited the Quran with the proper rules of recitation).

There is a viral video in social media about group of children reciting Holy Quran, but this is an an old video showing a group of children sitting inside a stadium wearing traditional Arab attire and reciting verses of the Quran

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Authored by: Fahmina Jawed
I am an alimah who graduated from two Darse Nizami institutes, studying under various scholars. I currently teach Quran, Hadith, and Arabic to women and children.

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