Qur'an by Heart Documentary

As the Character Nabiollah

My name is Nabiollah and I am a ten year old boy from Tajikistan. I was selected as one of the few to attend the international competition to recite the Qur'an by memory. I was ecstatic when i received the news that I would be competing, but i was nervous at the same time because i knew i would be younger than most of the other competitors. I had been studying the Qur'an for almost my entire life, and I began to study even harder in the months prior to the competition. Sadly a few days before I was scheduled to leave for Cairo my school where I studied the Qur'an was shut down by the government trying to crack down on Islamic extremism in my area. I was very upset when I received this news because I knew it was going to be difficult for me to get into another school, because I was not very skilled in reading or writing, almost to the point of being illiterate. I had an interview with one school before I had left, but they said we would talk more when I got back from my competition. It was competition time and I was super nervous. In my first round recitation I scored a 95% and was congratulated after my turn by all the judges, one even in tears because it was so beautiful. I remember receiving the attention of many spectators after my turn, and this really overwhelmed me. In the final round I did really well again, ultimately receiving third place for the whole competition. At the awards ceremony I was graced with the honor of reciting the Qur'an the only competitor of the top three to do this. It was one of the greatest and most memorable moments in my life. When I got back to Tajikistan I had another interview with the same school. They were so pleased with how well I represented the country and got honored at the awards ceremony, that they accepted me into the school, with a full scholarship including room and board. Here I will learn how to read and write, thus changing my life forever.