{"id":382,"date":"2026-05-13T09:13:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T09:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.allzahra.com\/en\/?p=382"},"modified":"2026-05-13T09:13:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T09:13:53","slug":"turkiye-335-male-and-female-quran-memorizers-graduate-in-cizre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.allzahra.com\/en\/?p=382","title":{"rendered":"T\u00fcrkiye: 335 Male and Female Quran Memorizers Graduate in Cizre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">A graduation ceremony was held in the southeastern Turkish city of Cizre, in \u015e\u0131rnak Province, for 335 male and female students who completed memorizing the Holy Quran through courses organized by the Directorate of Religious Affairs between 2023 and 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">The ceremony took place at the \u201c100th Year\u201d Indoor Sports Hall in the presence of local and religious officials, where Quran memorizers who completed their studies at the Al-Jazari boarding Quran memorization institutes affiliated with the Cizre Mufti\u2019s Office were honored.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">During the event, graduation certificates and gifts were distributed to the students in the presence of \u015e\u0131rnak Governor Birol Ekici, Director General of Educational Services at the Turkish Presidency of Religious Affairs Saide Akbulut, Cizre District Governor Ahmet Vezir Baycar, along with several officials and religious figures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">In her speech, Akbulut emphasized that the journey of memorizing the Holy Quran requires patience, effort, and sacrifice, expressing her happiness at participating in what she described as \u201ca source of pride for \u015e\u0131rnak and T\u00fcrkiye.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">For his part, Governor Birol Ekici stressed the importance of raising a generation that combines Islamic sciences with modern knowledge, calling on the male and female Quran memorizers to continue their educational journey and actively contribute to society and public life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Meanwhile, Cizre District Governor Ahmet Vezir Baycar highlighted the city\u2019s historical status as a center of knowledge and scholarship, recalling the legacy of prominent scholars such as Mulla Ahmad Al-Jazari and Ismail Al-Jazari, and affirming that Cizre continues to graduate generations committed to knowledge and spiritual values.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Cizre Mufti S\u00fcleyman Baran also expressed pride in graduating this number of Quran memorizers, stating that the sounds of takbir and Quran recitation symbolize unity and\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u062e\u064a\u0631\u00a0(goodness) in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">The ceremony concluded with Quran recitations, supplications, and religious hymns before certificates and gifts were presented to the participating students.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A graduation ceremony was held in the southeastern Turkish city of Cizre, in \u015e\u0131rnak Province, for 335 male and female students who completed memorizing the Holy Quran through courses organized&hellip; 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