Makkah, 21 Dhu-AlHijjah,1438 AH, 12 September,2017 , SPA -- The General Secretariat of Local and International Holy Quran Competition has approved the names of 117 candidates representing 79 countries from around the world to participate in King Abdulaziz International Competition for Holy Quran Memorization, Recitation and Interpretation in its thirty-ninth session to be held at the Grand Holy Mosque in Makkah in Muharram, 1439AH . On this occasion, the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance and General Supervisor of the Competition Sheikh Saleh bin Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh said that the competition contributes to preserving young people safe all over the world against intellectual deviations and guided by the Holy Quran. -- SPA 11:21 LOCAL TIME 08:21 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w485545