The Chairman of Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Adebayo Olasoju, has given N1 million to Master Ridwan Isiaq, the 15-year-old Quran competition winner.
Master Isiaq emerged winner during the 5th Annual Quranic Competition in honour of the late Alhaja Wasilat Ayinde-Marshal, daughter of Fuji maestro, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal.
The competition, jointly organised by Ilerioluwa Organisation and Penckers Schools, was held at the school premises, Isolo.
The highly competitive event saw young Quran reciters challenging themselves in Quranic memorisation and melodious recitation.
Isiaq, in the first category, beat Mu’az Bada and Yusuf Abdul-Muqsit, to second and third, respectively. The runners-up smiled home with N500,000 and N250,000 each, while other participants went home with N50,000 each.
The second category where candidates contest for voice sonority saw Mustopha Ajibola AlBaazily and Al-Amin Mas’ud sharing the first spot, while Adam Abdullah and Abdusalam Ali came second and third, respectively, winning N500,000, N250,000, and N150,000.
Other attendees, mostly students of Daaru Dawat Wal-Irshad Islamic & Arabic Institute, also went home with mouthwatering prizes such as cash gifts, 10kg Bags of Rice, Ankara fabrics and other items. Olasoju, who is the sole sponsor of the event, explained that the programme was designed to promote the legacy of piety, reverence to Almighty Allah, love, and altruism of the late daughter of the Fuji maestro, as well as to encourage young Muslims to seek knowledge of Allah.
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He congratulated the winners and all the participants, reiterating that the competition was meant to encourage their zeal to draw closer to Allah and be exemplary to their peers.
The event featured a special Fidau prayer for the late Wasilat, as well as for the late Osolo of Isolo, Oba Kabiru Agbabiaka, who graced the event and featured prominently last year.
Chairmen of Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Fatai Ayoola and Iba LCDA, Yisa Jubril, praised Olasoju for sustaining his efforts in organising the event every year and expressed their delight in contributing to its success this year.