United Peace Foundation (UPF) and Hazrat Maulana Ali Miyan Nadwi Memorial Education and Welfare Society are going to organise Islamic Quiz Championship at the historic Iqbal Maidan of the walled city on Saturday.
Over 800 students from two dozen schools of the city are expected to participate in the quiz scheduled to start at 9 pm. Chief Maulana of the lucknow Nadwatul Uloom Salman Hasan Nadwi would be the chief guest of the occasion while Bhopal Shahar Qazi Syed Mushtaq Ali Nadvi and Maulana Siraj Miyan would be the guest of honour.
Nine participants would be selected from the total and they would be awarded with Rs2.5 lakh cash, trophies and certificates by the organisers.
UPF Anwar Mohammed Khan in a statement here on Friday informed that the foundation and Hazrat Maulana Ali Miyan Nadwi Memorial Education and Welfare Society a religious education camp for different age group of students was held from April 29 to May 18. The camp was organised in various schools and was participated by over 800 students, of these 27 students were selected for the final round.
He said that the competition has been divided into three groups Junior, Middle and Senior. The first prize winner of each group would be awarded with cash prize of Rs15,000, Rs25,000 and Rs50,000 respectively; Second prize would be of Rs10,000, Rs15,000 and Rs30,000 respectively; while the third prize would be of Rs5,000, Rs10,000 and Rs20,000 respectively, besides trophy and citation. The remaining amount of Rs40,000 would be distributed among other participating children, he added.