The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has directed to bear the costs of the National Guard Awards for Memorization of the Holy Quran in its sixth session amounting to more than SR 650,000 from his own money to promote memorization of the Holy Quran. In a statement to SPA, Dr. Ibrahim bin Mohammed Abu Abat the head National Guard's guidance body as well as general supervisor of the competition, said, " The number of contestants participating in the preliminary qualifying competition, which began last Saturday in all parts of the Kingdom amounted to more than 250 competitors from all military Sectors and departments of the National Guard in all areas of the Kingdom". --More
