Al Mahara, a three-day Islamic literary festival, got underway on Friday at Jamia Al Hind Islamiyya in nearby Oorakam. The Wisdom Islamic Youth Organisation is organising the event in collaboration with the Saudi Embassy. P.K. Kunhalikutty, national general secretary of the Indian Union Muslim League, opened the festival. P.N. Abdul Latheef Madani, state head of the Wisdom Islamic Organisation, oversaw the event.
Competitions are organised in activities like Quran recital and memorization, Malayalam and Arabic essay writing and poetry writing, and Arabic quizzes, competitions are organised. A variety of Arabic-speaking college campuses around the nation hosted screening exams. The finals will feature 700 pupils, according to the organisers.
C. Kunhimohammed Madani, the rector of Jamia Al Hind Islamiyya, director Faisal Puthuparamba, general secretary of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee K.P. Noushad Ali, state treasurer of Wisdom Youth Movement Anfas Mukram, and vice president Mustafa Madani all spoke.Shaikh Nazar Al Anasi, an attache from the Saudi Arabian Embassy, will open the last session on Sunday.
