Male' City Council has extended the registration deadline for its Quran recitation and Madhaha competitions, giving participants another opportunity to enter the contests scheduled to be held during Ramadan.

The two competitions were initially open for registration from October 22 until last Thursday. However, following requests from parents for more time, the council has extended the deadline to 11:59pm on Wednesday.

In an announcement yesterday, the council said the extension was granted after receiving requests from parents seeking an additional opportunity for their children to participate.

The Quran recitation competition will feature two categories: recitation from the Mushaf and recitation from memory. Both competitions will have six age groups: under six, under nine, under 11, under 13, under 16 and under 19.

Participants' age groups will be determined based on the age they reach by January 1 this year.

The council said participants in the under-six category will not be judged in either competition. Quran recitations must consist of five to seven verses, with participants allowed to choose the section from any part of the Quran.

In the remaining age groups, the first five places will be awarded in each category. Each participant may enter only one age group.

For each age group in the Madhaha competition and each category of the Quran recitation competition, the prizes are:

For the junior and senior divisions in both competitions, the prizes are:

The overall prizes in the Quran recitation competition, across the Mushaf and memorization categories, are:

The council said the junior division will comprise participants in the under-nine and under-11 age groups, while the senior division will include those in the under-13, under-16 and under-19 categories.

Applications for both competitions can be submitted through competitions.malecity.gov.mv.

The rules and syllabuses for both competitions have also been published.