Gombe-born Hajara wins international Qur’anic competition as NAHCON celebrates
Innocent Raphael
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi, has congratulated Hajara Ibrahim Dan’azumi, the first prize winner at the 18th Edition of the Hashemite Jordan International Qur’anic Competition for Females.
The prestigious competition which is organized annually by the Ministry of Endowments, Islamic Affairs, and Holy Places of Jordan, was held between 17th and 22nd February in Jordan.
The NAHCON executive, represented by his Personal Assistant, Usman Nuraini, at a special reception hosted by the state government in honor of the prize winner on Thursday, announced the award of 2024 Hajj seat to Hajara.
Hajara Dan’azumi, a 19-year-old student of Abubakar Siddiq Community Islamic School, Gombe, and 200 Level student of the Gombe State University studying Botany, represented Nigeria in the 60 Hizb with Tajwid category. She impressively scored 99.5% to emerge first place winner against contestants from 39 other countries.
In a congratulatory message to the Gombe state Governor, His Excellency Alhaji Inuwa Yahaya, Malam Jalal Arabi expressed delight at the exceptional performance of Hajara Ibrahim Dan’azumi.
Governor Inuwa Yahaya rewarded Hajara’s excellent performance with a gift of five million Naira in addition to a full scholarship package from degree to Ph.D and another five million Naira award granted to Hajara’s Islamic school.
NAHCON further revealed that the recognition of Hajara’s performance is in line with its tradition of reward for hard work and excellence across board, as he stated, such achievements would motivate others to replicate the feat while pojecting the good values of the Islamic religion.
