His Excellency Advisor Turki bin Abdel Mohsen Alalshikh, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, has announced the opening of registration for the second edition of the international Quran recitation and call to prayer (adhan) competition, which is presented in the Otr Elkalam show. This is the first competition that combines Holy Quran recitation and (adhan) and the largest competition in its field in the world. The Saudi General Entertainment Authority (GEA) organizes and supervises the show, for which unprecedented prizes amounting to more than SAR12 million have been allocated.
Registration for the competition is available starting today, Wednesday, January 4, through the competition’s website:
https://otrelkalam.com
The second edition of Otr Elkalam includes four stages. The first begins with registration on the competition website and uploading an audio clip for evaluation by the Jury, which in turn nominates the candidates for the second stage in which the contestants will record new audio clips in which they may qualify for the third stage.
Evaluation standards rise according to the competitive stages. The best contestants in the third stage are nominated to the fourth stage, which includes the final qualifiers, whose competitions are shown during the holy month of Ramadan on MBC and the Shahid application.
The competition, whose first edition was presented in Ramadan 2022 AD/1443 AH, introduces the world to the tolerance of Islam, the richness and diversity of the cultures of the Islamic world and the vocal methods of reciting the Holy Quran and raising the call to prayer, in addition to supporting, empowering and celebrating creative and talented people.
Since the inception of the competition, the GEA has allowed contestants from all over the world to participate, with easy online registration procedures through the competition website. The number of registered contestants in the first edition reached more than 40,000 from 80 countries.