Mazandaran to Host Ayat Festival's Media and Press Section

Sari — The Director General of the Planning, Training and Partnership Development Office at the Supreme Center for the Quran and Ithra of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance said that Mazandaran will host the media and press section of the Ayat Festival.

According to Mehr reporter, Morteza Khemitkar, on Tuesday morning, at the meeting of popular institutions, organizations and Quranic centers of Mazandaran province with the focus of the 20th national exam of Quran and Atrat and review of upcoming Quranic programs, with appreciation for the activities of institutions and organizations in different parts of the province, stated: The main order of this meeting is to review the 20th national exam of Quran and Atrat and explain its details, trends and implementation processes.

Referring to the resumption of the national exam of Quran and Atrat after a break of several years, he added: With the efforts of the High Center of Quran and Atrat, this exam is being held once again, and due to the approaching of the last days of registration, it is necessary to provide wider information to attract participants.

Stating that until the morning of the meeting, 1,342 people from Mazandaran had registered for this test, Arani's servant said: This amount of registration is not appropriate considering the population of the province and the capacity of the Quranic community of Mazandaran, and it is expected that Quranic institutions and organizations will make more efforts to increase participation.

He emphasized: Participation in the national examination of the Quran and Atrat should not be limited to the members of the Quranic community, but it is necessary to provide information and encouragement to the general public so that this event becomes a widespread trend in the society.

In another part of his speech, the Director General of the Office of Planning, Education and Development of the Higher Center of Quran and Atrat of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, referring to the achievements of the country's Quranic activities in the past one to two decades, stated: Thanks to the Islamic Revolution, good progress has been made in various Quranic fields, and significant measures have been taken in areas such as general Quranic education, increasing Quranic literacy, training memorizers, and holding propaganda and promotional events, including festivals, competitions and exhibitions. is

He added: Today, a significant population in the cities and villages of the country benefit from the activities of the Quranic network, and this popular capacity is considered one of the important achievements of the past years.

Emphasizing the necessity of reviewing the way Quranic collections operate in accordance with the current conditions of the country, the servant of Arani stated: Quranic institutions, popular organizations and activists in this field should review their way of working and recreate and rearrange their programs and activities according to the current conditions.

He continued: It is not possible to expect that the activities of Quranic institutions and organizations will continue to be limited to general Quran education as in the past 10 years. Teaching reciting, reciting and memorizing the Quran are valuable and necessary activities, but the full capacity of Quranic collections should not be allocated to these areas only.

Emphasizing the continuation of public education of the Quran as one of the main axes of the activities of institutions, this official said: Public education of the Quran should still be followed as a mainstream, but along with it, it is necessary to provide new fields for the role of Quranic institutions and organizations in accordance with the needs of the society and the new conditions of the country.

Servant Arani also pointed to the holding of the Ayat Festival and said: Mazandaran is hosting the Ayat Festival this year in the media and press sector, and the planning for the start of this event and its introduction is on the agenda.

Emphasizing the necessity of cooperation between Quranic institutions and the media in holding this festival, he added: It is expected that Quranic collections will pay special attention in the field of information, participation and synergy to hold this event so that the capacities of the province in the field of Quranic and media activities will be used more effectively.

In this meeting, the issues related to the implementation process of the nationwide Quran and Atrat exam and the possible ambiguities of the Quranic institutions regarding this event were also discussed, and the necessity of greater interaction between the Quranic collections and the organizers of the exam was emphasized.