Madinah, September 17, 2022, SPA — The 153 participants in the King Abdulaziz International Competition for the Memorization, Recitation, and Interpretation of the Holy Quran in its 42nd session, representing 111 countries, have arrived in Madinah, after the conclusion of the competition’s final qualifiers. The secretariat of the competition said that it had prepared a program for the participants, including visiting the Prophet’s Holy Mosque and the King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Quran, and a visit to the Quba Mosque. The participants will also visit Mount Uhud and the Uhud Martyr's cemetery. The participants expressed their appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and to HRH the Crown Prince for providing this opportunity to visit these holy sites, asking Almighty Allah to reward them with the best reward for their care of the Holy Quran. —SPA 19:16 LOCAL TIME 16:16 GMT 0014 www.spa.gov.sa/w1786009