Tune in to Dubai Holy Quran Radio
The faithful can listen to recitals of the Holy Quran at various timings five times a day to complete the Holy Quran within a month, according to Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center (HHC).
Under the directives of Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Jumaa Al Maktoum, the wife of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Dubai Holy Quran Radio, which airs across the UAE at 91.4FM, has been broadcasting special programmes for Ramadan.
A series of recitals of one chapter of the Holy Quran happens at various intervals five times a day to give listeners options to complete the Holy Quran within a month. Daily programming starts before Suhoor by Abu Bakr Al Shatri at 3am, followed by dawn voice reader Rami Dais at 4am, the morning closing reciter Abdullah Basqar at 7am; the afternoon reading by Suhail Yassin at 3pm, and before the breaking of the fast by Jamaan alOsaimi at 6pm.
Dubai Radio for Quran has also added a series of programmes, including the lectures by Abdullah Moosa and Osama Al-Lala and the recitation of the holy Quran by the Imam and lecturer Muhammad Al-Shaarawi.
Abdullah Hamdan bin Dalmook, CEO of HHC, said: “Since its establishment two years ago, Dubai Holy Quran Radio has come a long way in realising its vision which is to be become a leading radio station solely dedicated to propagate the Holy Quran.”
“Dubai Radio for Holy Quran has been broadcasting recitations of the Holy Quran throughout the year, focusing on its true interpretations. It has also helped enhance the role of religion in the society through reliable accredited Imams and has been collecting and archiving recordings of the best reciters of Quran in the Arabic and Islamic world, including UAE nationals,” he added.
“Dubai Radio for Quran has
In our second year, we have produced and broadcasted 17 programmes, compared to of 8 programmes in 2016. The radio recording hours were 95 hours in 2017, compared to 40 hours in 2016.” Abdullah Hamdan bin Dalmook, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center
also helped preserve the Holy Quran as a reference and source of Arabic language, and empowered national talents to memorise the Holy Quran,” bin Dalmook underlined.
Speaking more about Dubai Radio’s achievements, bin Dalmook added: “In its second year, the radio station has produced and broadcasted 17 programmescompared to a total of 8 programmes in 2016. The radio recording hours were 95 hours in 2017 compared to 40 hours in 2016. The production and montage has more than doubled and this indicates that the station is taking the right path to realise its vision and objectives.”
“In the first quarter of 2018, the average number of listeners of Dubai Holy Quran Radio has reached around 209,000 listeners every week,” bin Dalmook noted.
“We are currently working on boosting the radio broadcast to other countries Moreover, since the first year, we have launched an app on Android and IOS to make Dubai Radio for Quran accessible to any listener in the world,” bin Dalmook underlined.
He also noted that Dubai Holy Quran Radio is currently working on a plan to build a special studio for live broadcast programmes to receive messages and calls from listeners.
It is worth mentioning that the new Ramadan programmes will broadcast a large number of interludes and daily adverts to guide the faithful to remain fasting throughout the holy month.
The Dubai Holy Quran Radio has achieved two awards from Cairo and received the Dubai mark of endowment in taxis.
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