The National Qur'an Competition — UK & Europe 2026
Alhamdulillah — the Grand Final has concluded
Two days of live recitation in Leicester. 56 finalists, chosen from 333 entrants across the UK and Europe. Five champions crowned on Sunday evening. JazakumUllahu khayran to everyone who took part, attended and supported.
The official results · 2 August 2026
The champions of NQC 2026
Decided by a panel of five judges across two days of live recitation at Masjid Taqwa Hall, Leicester — with £14,425 in cash prizes.
Champion of the competition · Full Qur'ān
Mohamed Lharod Lhadari
Bruxelles · Belgium
£5,000
Crowned on Sunday evening, and closed the weekend reciting to the whole hall.
Category AFull Qur'ān
- 1£5,000
Mohamed Lharod Lhadari
First · Bruxelles
- 2£2,000
Mohammed Alkhalidi
Second · Glasgow
- 3£1,500
Mohammad Younus Rahman
Third · London
Category B20 Ajzāʾ
- 1£2,000
Adil Seedat
First · Batley
- 2£700
Abdimalik Fidhow
Second · London
- 3£300
Bilal Ahmed Chowdhury
Third · Birmingham
Category C10 Ajzāʾ
- 1£1,000
Muhammad Usman Miah
First · Luton
- 2£400
Mohammed Yahya Rahman
Second · London
- 3£150
Hodaifa El Uazzani
Third · Bruxelles
Category D5 Ajzāʾ
- 1£500
Yameen Ibrahim
First · Leicester
- 2£250
Musa Mohammed
Second · Birmingham
- 3£100
Ahmed Muhammed Mohamed Shafeek
Third · London
Category EJuz ʿAmma
- 1£300
Idrees Mohammed
First · Birmingham
- 2£150
Raghad Ali
Second · Manchester
- 3£75
Bayan Hazem
Third · Birmingham
People's ChoiceVoted by the public — 419 votes
- E
Maryam Ahmad
- D
Yameen Ibrahim · Yahya bin Rashid
Awarded jointly
- C
Muhammad Usman Miah
- B
AbdurRaheem Khan
- A
Mohammad Younus Rahman
Every one of the 56 finalists received a certificate and a gift — reaching this hall was the achievement.
Watch it again
Both days, in full, as broadcast live
Every recitation and every crowning — from the opening to the closing du'ā', on our channel @studyiic.
Day One — Categories E, D and C
Day Two — Categories B and A, and the Awards Ceremony
With gratitude
This weekend stood on many shoulders
Our particular thanks to our platinum partner Ethar Relief and to Islam Channel — and to every sponsor, supporter and volunteer who carried this competition.
Haramain Properties
Gold sponsor
Bombay Bites
Silver sponsor
Hyperglow
Sponsor
Masjid Taqwa
The venue, and the welcome
The Judging Panel
Five judges heard every recitation of the Grand Final, and every mark was theirs together.
- Shaykh Galal Salem
- Shaykh Abdur Rahman Al-Turki
- Shaykh Zakaria al-Andalusi
- Shaykh Jamal Abd al-Nasir
- Shaykh Anouar Akachar
The Anṣār — the helpers
To the marshals and volunteers, the kitchen and everyone who served, the drivers and those who hosted guests, Masjid Taqwa, our donors, and the teachers and families behind every ḥāfiẓ — every hand that carried this weekend, given freely and mostly unseen. JazakumUllahu khayran.
Watch
A glimpse of what's coming
Sixty seconds inside the vision for the UK's first national Qur'an competition — the stage, the standard and the honour awaiting its finalists.
NQC 2026 · Official short
The Grand Finalists
56 finalists — chosen from 333 contestants
After seven days of live semi-finals, these are the memorisers who stood before the panel at Masjid Taqwa Hall — the roll of honour of the Grand Final.
Category E · Juz ʿAmma
9- Idrees Mohammed · Birmingham
- Maryam Mohammed · Birmingham
- Raghad Ali · Manchester
- Eesa Deen · Leicester
- Imaan Faraz Ahmed · Slough
- Maryam Ahmad · Leicester
- Abderrahim Bakkouche · Oadby
- Bayan Hazem · Birmingham
- Muhammad Ibrahim Zahoor · London
Category D · 5 Ajzāʾ
9- Uthman Modak · Loughborough
- Ahmed Muhammed Mohamed Shafeek · London
- Yahya bin Rashid · Birmingham
- Musa Mohammed · Birmingham
- Hamza Shahzad · Luton
- Benbouziane Rayyan · Villeparisis
- Yameen Ibrahim · Leicester
- Abderrahman Bakkouche · Oadby
- Ilhan Lecru · Leicester
Category C · 10 Ajzāʾ
8- Muhammad Usman Miah · Luton
- tebbakh mohamed yacine · Paris
- Hodaifa El Uazzani · Bruxelles
- Arsalan Shahzad · Luton
- Mohammed Yahya Rahman · London
- Omar Hazem · Birmingham
- Muhammad Rayhan Ibrahim · Leicester
- Imraan Twaha Abubakar · Barking
Category B · 20 Ajzāʾ
8- Hanzalah Haider · Birmingham
- Abdimalik Fidhow · London
- Ismail Norat · Batley
- Bilal Ahmed Chowdhury · Birmingham
- Abdurrahman ally · Leicester
- AbdurRaheem Khan · Riyadh
- Ibrahim Fatade · Corby
- Adil Seedat · Batley
Category A · Full Qur'ān
22- Taha Abou El Kacem Bendjeddou · Paris
- Mohammed Alkhalidi · Glasgow
- Diallo Mamadou · Paris
- Abdurahman Aswani · Leicester
- Ibrahim Mohammed · Bolton
- Abubakar Mohamed Omary · Birmingham
- Mohamed Lharod Lhadari · Bruxelles
- Abdullah Hanook · Luton
- Abdullahi Mohamed Aden · Stockholm
- Adam Bashir · Preston
- Abdurrahman Jama · Liverpool
- Muhammad Sufyaan Ali · Manchester
- Rayyan Saeed Abdelrahman · Birmingham
- Abdallah Aweis · London
- Abdullah Siddiqui · Birmingham
- Omar Ibrahim Hassan · Manchester
- Mohammad Younus Rahman · London
- Abdul-Rahman Hameed · Manchester
- Abdullah Desai · Blackburn
- Saabiq Twaha Abubakar · Barking
- Ali HADDADI · Perpignan
- Abdourrahmen Bettaybi · Bondoufle
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How was the Grand Final?
This was the first National Qur'an Competition — and not the last, insha'Allah. Whether you were in the hall or on the stream, your honest view is what makes the next one better. Two minutes, and we only use your email to respond.
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The work continues
The weekend's appeal for the future of Islamic education in the UK remains open — every gift and every pledge carries it further.
Until next year
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Read the story of NQC 2026