Sheikh Dr. Saleh bin Abdullah bin Humaid, Imam and preacher of the Grand Mosque, and Special Advisor of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, inaugurated on the last Thursday, at the HQ of College of Fundamentals of Religion, the ceremony of Research Excellence Award in Quran studies, which organized by Saudi Association of Holy Quran and its Sciences. The ceremony has attended by Dr. Fawzan bin Abdul-Rahman Al-Fawzan, Acting Rector of Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, and a pool of the university dignitaries and staff.
In significance with the speech ceremony, which was started with recitation of the Holy Quran, Dr. Muhammad Al-Soraya, Chairman of Saudi Association of Holy Quran and its Sciences, has speech the audience, where he reaffirmed the necessity to care of programs and projects that serving Holy Quran and its sciences. The association is proud under the honorary presidency of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, added Dr. Al-Soraya.
Speaking to the audience, Dr. Fawzan bin Abdul-Rahman Al-Fawzan, Acting Rector of Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, has pointed out that, Al-Imam University often pays upmost attentions to the studies of Holy Quran and Sunnah. He, additionally, commended the efforts and contributions of the association.
In his words before the audience, Sheikh Dr. Humaid has praised the exerted efforts of the association in backing the academic studies and researches, that the Muslim nation truly needing. “One of the greatest areas of research is with respect to the Holy Quran, which is the science complex”, added he. After that, Sheikh Dr. bin Humaid has honoured the winners of the Research Excellence Award in Quran studies, namely Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Dgamer, form Al-Imam University, and Researcher Sultan Al-Sattami, from Umm Al-Qura University, as well as the sub-committees of the award. He, as well, has received a souvenir from Dr. Al-Fawzan.