A delegation of international Quran Qaris visited Alzahra University on Monday, May 16th, 2016. The delegation said their prayers in the University Mosque, Fatima Zahra, where Hojjat al-Islam Khanbeigi welcomed them by an exemplum of the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad; that: “Quran carriers are at the mercy of God and they clothe light”.
The delegation met with Dr. Ensieh Khazali the Chancellor of Alzahra University. In this meeting Dr. Khazali welcomed the guests mentioned that Alzahra University is ready to take Muslim women of other countries under education in post-graduate degrees and to offer scholarships to the elites. She also mentioned the establishment of international Center for Teaching Persian (ICTP) of Alzahra University and that it offers virtual and on site classes to non-Iranians.
The Chancellor of the University emphasized on propagating on reflection in Quran in society and mentioned: “If Quran is read not with reflection, it may lose its therapeutic and remedial effects.”
This delegation was a group of Quran Qaris from Lebanon, Bahrain, Yemen, Iraq, Guinea, Bosnia, Indonesia and Norway. They went to Termeh Restaurant and were gifted some handicrafts of the University.