Hafez Saleh Ahmad Takrim[1] (born 31 December 2008) is a Bangladeshi hafez of the Quran.[2] He won first place in the 38th Islamic Republic of Iran's International Holy Quran Competition in Tehran, Iran in 2022 at the age of 13.[3] Also, in 2020, he won the Hafezul Quran Competition organized by Banglavision Television in the month of Ramadan.[4][5] Hafez Saleh Ahmad Takrim participated in the 42nd King Abdulaziz International Hafezul Quran Competition held in Mecca, Saudi Arabia in 2022, in which 153 Hafez from 111 countries participated.[6] In the fourth category of the competition, Hafez Saleh Ahmad Takrim won the third place and won a prize of 1 lakh riyals.[7][8] Takrim won the first place in the 26th edition of the Dubai International Quran Competition in 2023.[9][10]

Saleh Ahmad Takrim
সালেহ আহমদ তাকরীম
Born (2008-12-31) December 31, 2008 (age 15)
Umarpur, Shailjana, Chauhali Upazila, Sirajganj District, Bangladesh
EducationMarkazu Faizil Quran Al Islami Dhaka
Known forInternational award winning Hafez of Quran
FatherHafez Abdur Rahman
Awards26th Dubai International Hifzul Qu'an wins first place 2023 (Dubai, 4 April 2023)

38th International Hefzul Qur'an Competition Winner (Iran, March 2022) 7th place in International Hefjul Quran Competition (Libya, May 2022) Light of the Holy Quran Winner (Bangladesh, 2020)

3rd place in the 42nd King Abdulaziz International Quran Competition (Saudi Arabia, September 2022)

Early life

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Hafez Saleh Ahmad Takrim was born on December 31, 2008, in Syed Bari of Umarpur, a village of Shailjana Union near the Jamuna River, in Chauhali Upazila, Sirajganj District. After the river broke down in Karalgras on Yamuna, he moved to Bhadra, a village in Tangail District. His father, Hafeez Syed Abdur Rahman, teaches in a madrasah in Savar, and his mother is a housewife.[11][12]

Awards and honors

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  • Light of the Holy Quran Winner (Bangladesh, 2020)
  • First place among 30 thousand contestants in the 26th edition of the National Hifzul Quran Competition (Bangladesh, February 2022)
  • Iran International Holy Quran Competition won first place in the 38th edition (Iran, March 2022)
  • Libya International Holy Quran Competition won seventh place (Libya, May 2022)
  • King Abdul Aziz International Qur'an Competition won 3rd place in the 42nd edition (Saudi Arabia, September 2022)[5][13]
  • In 2022, Hafez was given state recognition for the first time by the Ministry of Religion and Islamic Foundation of the Bangladesh Government for his third place in Saudi Arabia.[14]
  • Dubai International Hefjul Qur'an Competition won first place in 2023 at the 26th edition (Dubai, 4 April 2023)
  • The prime minister of Bangladesh herself expressed her happiness at Takrim's world victory. State Minister for Youth and Sports and Bangladeshi Islamic scholar Mizanur Rahman Rahman Azhari, and many other people congratulated.[15][16]

References

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  2. ^ আন্তর্জাতিক-হিফজ-প্রতিযোগিতায়-প্রথম-বাংলাদেশি-শিশু-সালেহ-আহমাদ. Prothom Alo. 2022-03-11.
  3. ^ "Bangladeshi Boy Wins International Quran Competition in Dubai – British Muslim Magazine". www.britishmuslim-magazine.com. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  4. ^ আন্তর্জাতিক হিফজ প্রতিযোগিতায় বাংলাদেশের হাফেজের বিশ্বজয়. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  5. ^ a b হাফেজ তাকরীমকে নিয়ে আসিফ আকবরের স্ট্যাটাস. Somoy News. 2022-03-28.
  6. ^ iqna.ir (2022-03-06). "Iran Int'l Quran Contest Wraps Up, Winners Awarded". International Quran News Agency. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  7. ^ আন্তর্জাতিক কোরআন প্রতিযোগিতায় ১১১ দেশের মধ্যে ৩য় বাংলাদেশের তাকরিম. The Daily Star Bangla (in Bengali). 2022-09-23. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  8. ^ আন্তর্জাতিক কুরআন প্রতিযোগিতায় ১১১ দেশের মধ্যে ৩য় বাংলাদেশের তাকরিম. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  9. ^ দুবাই আন্তর্জাতিক হিফজুল কোরআন প্রতিযোগিতায় বাংলাদেশি তাকরিম প্রথম. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  10. ^ দুবাই কোরআন প্রতিযোগিতায় প্রথম বাংলাদেশের তাকরীম. Kaler Kantho. 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  11. ^ আন্তর্জাতিক কুরআন প্রতিযোগিতায় ১১১ দেশের মধ্যে ৩য় বাংলাদেশের তাকরিম. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  12. ^ "Villagers jubilant over Takrim's win in Quran recitation competition". Dhaka Tribune. 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  13. ^ "হিফজ প্রতিযোগিতায় ১১১ দেশের মধ্যে তৃতীয় বাংলাদেশের তাকরিম". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  14. ^ হাফেজ তাকরীমকে সংবর্ধনা দিলো ধর্ম মন্ত্রণালয়. thedailycampus.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  15. ^ এবার হাফেজ তাকরীমকে নিয়ে সুর পাল্টালেন নিঝুম মজুমদার. www.ourislam24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  16. ^ বিশ্বজয়ী হাফেজ তাকরীমের প্রশংসায় যা বললেন আজহারী. BVNEWS24 || বিভিনিউজ২৪ (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-12-29.