QUALIFYING CRITERIA

MALES

• Category A - Full Quran - 24 years and younger
• Category B - 15 Consecutive Juz - 24 years and younger
• Category C - 5 Consecutive Ajzaa - 16 years and younger
• Category D - 1 Juz - 11 years and younger on date of competition

FEMALES

• Category A - Full Quran - 30 years and younger
• Category B - 15 Consecutive Juz - 24 years and younger
• Category C - 5 Consecutive Ajzaa - 18 years and younger
• Category D - 1 Juz - 13 years and younger on date of competition

• A contestant must be a South African citizen and/or holder of a South African legal resident permit and/or possess legal refugee status.
• At the discretion of the SANQC’s Board of Governors (BOG), a contestant can be disqualified if found to be over-qualified to participate in categories C and D. The contestant will be allowed to change his application to participate in either categories A or B.
• A professional reciter of the Noble Quran is not eligible to participate in the competition.
• a professional is defined, and not confined to, as a reciter that is recognised nationally and/or internationally as a recognised, well renown Qari.
• The final decision to confirm and/or accept/revoke participation in the competition and/or any category is within the sole and absolute discretion of the SANQC’s Board of Governors (BOG).
• Category D winners do not participate in the South African National Quran Memorisation finals.
• A contestant must attain a minimum of 85% aggregate in the regional competition in order to qualify for the South African National Quran Memorisation Competition finals.