The International Quran Competitions will be held in the holy city of Mashhad

The 41st Iran International Quran Competitions will be held in the holy city of Mashhad in January 2026 (Bahman 1404)

The 41st Iran International Quran Competitions will be held in January 2026 (Bahman 1404) in the holy city of Mashhad, at the Imam Reza Shrine, hosting the top Quran reciters and memorizers from across the Islamic world.

Detailed information and quantitative and qualitative data about this edition of the international competitions will be announced in the coming days. Participants and interested individuals can also contact the competition’s organizing committee via awqaf.quraniran@gmail.com to obtain further details.

The International Quran Competitions of the Islamic Republic of Iran are, after Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, the oldest Quranic competitions in the Islamic world. With competitions held across various categories such as seminarians, students, university students, women, and visually impaired participants alongside the main competitions, this event is unmatched globally.