KG Competition: 

• • Quran Recitation
    • • Participants will be asked to choose and recite one surah from one of the following surahs:
        • • Surah Al-Kauthar to Surah An-Naas

Grade 1 Competition: 

• • Quran Recitation
    • • Participants will be asked to recite one surah from one of the following surahs:
        • • For Public/Weekend school students: Surah Quraish to Surah An-Naas      
        • • For Islamic, Tahfizul Quran, or Home schooled students: Surah Al Adiyat to Surah An-Naas

• • Nasheed/Hamd/Naat
    • • Participants can sing a nasheed of their choice as long as the theme of the nasheed is about one of the following:
        • • Allah (swt)
        • • Prophet Muhammad (saw)
        • • Allah’s creations 

Grade 2 Competition:

• • Quran Recitation
    • • Participants will be asked to recite one surah from one of the following surahs:
        • • For Public/Weekend school students: Surah Quraish to Surah An-Naas      
        • • For Islamic, Tahfizul Quran, or Home school students: Surah Al Adiyat to Surah An-Naas

• • Nasheed/Hamd/Naat
    • • Participants can sing a nasheed of their choice as long as the theme of the nasheed is about one of the following:
        • • Allah (swt)
        • • Prophet Muhammad (saw)
        • • Allah’s creations 

Grade 3 Competition

• • Quran Recitation
    • • Participants will be asked to recite one surah from one of the following surahs:
        • • For Public/Weekend school students: Surah Al Qadr to Surah An Naas
        • • For Islamic, Tahfizul Quran, or Home school students: Any surah from Juz Amma

• • Quiz:
    • • Participants will be given a quiz containing 15-20 multiple choice, T/F, and short answer questions on the topic of ‘The True Deen’. In particular, the Quiz will  test reading and comprehension of the following book:
      • Text: Islam for younger people by Ghulam Sarwar, Publisher The Muslim Education Trust

• • Nasheed/Hamd/Naat
  • • • Participants can sing a Nasheed of their choice as long as the theme of the nasheed is about one of the following:
        • • Allah (swt)
        • • Prophet Muhammad (saw)
        • • Qur’an

Grade 4 Competition

• • Quran Recitation
    • Participants will be asked to recite one surah from one of the following surahs:
      • For Public/Weekend school students: Surah Al-Qadr to Surah An-Naas
      • For Islamic, Tahfizul Quran, or Home school students: Any Surah from Juz Amma

• • Quiz:
    
    • • Participants will be given a quiz containing 15-20 multiple choice, T/F, and short answer questions on the topic of ‘The True Messenger’.  In particular, the Quiz will test reading and comprehension of the following book: 
      • Text: Muhammad, the Beloved Prophet – A great story simply told, Iqbal Ahmad Azami, UK Islamic Academy. Lesson 1 through 13 and lessons 22 through 28.

• • Story Narration:
    • • Participants will narrate an authentic story that is based on Stories of the Prophets and Sahabas highlighting Truthfulness and Honesty
      • Recommended readings:  The Quran Stories for Kids, by Saniyasnain Khan, Goodword Kidz

Grade 5 Competition

• • Quran Recitation
    • • Participants will be asked to recite one surah from one of the following surahs:
        • • For Public/Weekend school students: Surah Al-Infitar to Surah An-Naas
        • • For Islamic, Tahfizul Quran, or Home School students: Any surah from Juz Tabarak

• • Quiz
    
    • • Participants will be given a quiz containing 20-25 multiple choice, T/F, and short answer questions on the topic of ‘Knowing the True God’.
    • • Text: 99 Names of Allah
      • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXzcr6Y5e54. 

• • Story Narration:
    • • Participants will narrate an authentic story that is based on based on Truthfulness and Honesty
    • • Recommended reading:  Stories of the Prophets by Sayyed Abul Hassan al Nadwi, UK Islamic Academy 

Grade 6 Competition

• • Quran Recitation:
    • • Participants will be asked to recite one surah from one of the following surahs:
        • • For Public/Weekend school students: Surah Al-Infitar to Surah An-Naas
        • • For Islamic, Tahfizul Quran, or Home School Students: Any surah from Juz Tabarak

• • Quiz
    • • Participants will be given a quiz containing 20-25 multiple choice, T/F, and short answer questions on the topic of ‘Truth about Muslim Civilization’. In particular, the Quiz will test reading and comprehension of the following book: 1001 Inventions-The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Civilization, Chap 1-4

• • Digital Art Competition
    • • Using ProCreate, PhotoShop, Canva, PowerPoint, or any other artistic software platform of your choice, participants will create a digital art piece that reflects the theme of “Truthfulness in our daily life”
    • • Recommended Reference: Surah Asr, The Parables of The Quran
      • How to Submit: Email your digital product to info@lets-read.org by TBD. Please use “Digital Art Competition- Grade 6” in the subject line.

Grade 7-8 Competitions

• • Quran Recitation:
    • • Participants will be asked to recite one surah from one of the following surahs:
        • • For Public/Weekend school students: Any Surah from the first half of Juz Tabarak
        • • For Islamic, Tahfizul Quran, or Home School Students: Any surah from Juz 27

• • Quiz
    • • Participants will be given a quiz containing 20-25 multiple choice, T/F, and short answer questions on the topic of ‘Truth about Muslim Civilization’. In particular, the Quiz will test reading and comprehension of the following book:
        1001 Inventions-The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Civilization, Chap 5-8

• • Digital Video on Best Practices of Promoting Truth, Refuting Falsehood on the Internet
    • • Using ProCreate, PhotoShop, Canva, PowerPoint, or any other artistic software platform, participants will create a digital art piece that reflects one of the following themes:
        • • Recommended Reference: ISLAMIC Clicks
        • • How to Submit: Email your digital product to info@lets-read.org by TBD. Please use “Digital  Video Competition- Grade 7-8” in the subject line.

High School (Grade 9-12) Competition

• • Quran Recitation
    • • Participants will be asked to recite one surah from one of the following surahs:
        • • For Public/Weekend school students: Any Surah from the first half of Juz Tabarak
        • • For Islamic, Tahfizul Quran, or Home School Students: Any surah from Juz 25

• • Extemporaneous Speaking
    • • Participants will be given a topic to speak on (for around 5 minutes) and will have 15-20 minutes to prepare. Topic Areas (Actual prompt during competition will be extemporaneous):
        • • Universal Values/Truth as manifested in the Quran/Hadeeth; Promoting Truth, Ways to refute Falsehood in Media, Politics, and Civil Discourse; Challenges and Opportunities of AI in refuting falsehood and promoting truth

• • Multimedia/PhotoJournalism
    • Theme: Perception in the Media vs Reality

    • Participants will choose a misconception about Islam that is prevalent in media/society. They will then identify the truth and reality and refute that misconception using a short video of 2 to 3  minutes. Format: Present misconception, introduce truth, explain sources

    • Final product needs to be submitted by: TBD