{"id":369095,"date":"2025-08-17T10:56:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T07:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/?p=369095"},"modified":"2025-08-17T10:56:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T07:56:35","slug":"umayyad-mosque-in-damascus-honors-31-quran-memorizers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/?p=369095","title":{"rendered":"Umayyad Mosque in Damascus Honors 31 Quran Memorizers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Damascus, SANA \u2013 The Umayyad Mosque in Damascus hosted a ceremony Saturday evening honoring the winners of the first post-liberation \u201cVictory Quranic\u201d Contest, dedicated to personnel from the Interior and Defense Ministries.<a href=\"http:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2222.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-369101 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"165\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The event was attended by Minister of Endowments Dr. Muhammad Abu al-Khair Shukri, Damascus Governor Maher Marwan Idlebi, a number of senior officials, and prominent religious scholars. A total of 31 winners were honored during the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Holy Quran is a way of life that guides us to the best path,\u201d Minister Shukri said, adding that \u201cthose who memorize and understand the Quran are following the path of the prophets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Officials attending the ceremony congratulated the winners, emphasizing that memorizing the Quran strengthens national belonging and marks a renewed commitment to serving both religion and country.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-369095 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/333.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/333.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/888.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/888.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/4444.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/4444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5555.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5555.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/6666.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/6666.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7777.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7777.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rafah\/Manar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Damascus, SANA \u2013 The Umayyad Mosque in Damascus hosted a ceremony Saturday evening honoring the winners of the first post-liberation \u201cVictory Quranic\u201d Contest, dedicated to personnel from the Interior and Defense Ministries. 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