According to the International Quran News Agency (IQNA) website, Pakistani reciter Hafiz Muhammad Abu Bakr has won the first position in the International Quran Recitation Award in Iraq.

The video of Hafiz Muhammad Abu Bakr, reciting the Quran in the competition, is going viral on social media. Social media users are appreciating the child’s excellent recitation of the Quran.

Children from 21 countries participated in the competition, which consisted of several rounds, with separate teams of adults and children competing in the semi-finals and finals.

In the children’s competition, Hafiz Muhammad Abu Bakr won the first position, while one little Qari from Iraq and one from Iran won the second and third positions, respectively. The winners were awarded honorary shields as well as cash prizes.

In another video circulating on social media, Hafiz Muhammad Abu Bakr can be seen being given a grand welcome on his return home after winning the international competition.

It is to be noted here that Hafiz Muhammad Abu Bakr belongs to Mansehra city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and and he is a student of Class VIII.