60 HIZB WINNERS - NIGERIAN NATIONAL MUSABAQAH

PAST WINNERS IN THE SECOND CATEGORY 60 HIZB – MALE SESSION NIGERIAN QUR’ANIC RECITATION COMPETITION ORGANIZED BY MUSABAQAH FOUNDATION FOR QUR'ANIC RECITATION IN NIGERIA CENTER FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES, USMANU DANFODIO UNIVERSITY, SOKOTO - NIGERIA

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1986 Sokoto: Aminu Zaina Kano (60 Nigeria – 1st category then)

1987 Borno: Ja’afar Mahmud Adam Kano (60 Nigeria/Tafsir Saudiya)

1988 Kano: Muhammad Nasiru Yahaya Ramadan Kano

1989 Oyo: al-Wali Borno

1990 Bauchi: Kabiru Ya’akub Kano

1991 Plateau: Haruna Abubakar Borno

1992 Lagos: Muhammad al-Khamis Umar Muhammad Musa Gaya Kano

1993 Katsina: Umar Goni Bashir Borno

1994 Niger: Tahir Idris Borno

1995 Kaduna: Babagana Goni Mukhtar Yobe

1996 Abuja: Sadiq Muhammad Siddiq Sokoto

1997 Ogun: Ahmad Goni Abdurrahman Durma Borno

1998 NO COMPETITION HELD

1999 Adamawa: Abubakar Sani Hussaini Kogi

2000 Kwara: Aliyu Salihu Aliyu Tahir Borno

2001 Sokoto: Ramat Goni Abuna Harun Borno

2002 Zamfara: Ibrahim Muhammad Aliyu Yunus Borno

2003 Nasarawa: Sulaiman Muhammad Sulaiman Mukhtar Yola Yobe

2003/2004 Yobe: Usman Abubakar Muhammad Nasarawa Kebbi

2004 Kebbi: Al’amin Goni Idris Anna'im Borno

2005 Kano: Hadi Mahmud Dole Sokoto

2006 Bauchi: Idris Abdulkadir Idris Muhammad Kano

2007 Kaduna: Sadiq Sheikh Dalibi Yobe

2008 NO COMPETITION HELD

2009 Edo: Aminu Hassan Lawal Musa Kano

2010 Sokoto: Muhammad Bukar Zarami Yusuf Borno

2011 Jigawa: Aliyu Muhammad Tukur Bakura Zamfara

2012 Katsina: Abdulbasit Abdulkarim Isa Nasarawa

2013 Zamfara: Naziru Abubakar Sulaiman Usman Sokoto

2014 Jigawa: Abubakar Umar Balarabe Zaria Kaduna

2015 Edo: Muhammad Inuwa Umar Adam Kano

2016 Nasarawa: Muhammad Abubakar Zanga Nasarawa

2017 Kwara: Albashir Goni Usman Borno

2018 Katsina: Abdulganiyyu Aminu Katsina

2019 Gombe: Idris Abubakar Muhammad Abubakar Borno

2020 Lagos: Bello Abubakar Usman Kaduna

2021 Kano: Ibrahim Ali Abdulkarim Borno

REFERENCES:

* Tatawwur Ilmul Qira’at – Dr Rufa’i Uba Hamza

* Contribution from brothers especially Gwani Hadi Mahmud Dole.

* Personal research

60 HIZB AND TAFSEER PAST WINNERS - NIGERIAN NATIONAL MUSABAQAH

PAST WINNERS IN THE FIRST CATEGORY 60 HIZB AND TAFSEER - MALE SESSION GWARAZAN SHEKARA NIGERIAN QUR'ANIC RECITATION COMPETITION ORGANIZED BY MUSABAQAH FOUNDATION FOR QUR'ANIC RECITATION IN NIGERIA CENTER FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES, USMANU DANFODIO UNIVERSITY, SOKOTO - NIGERIA

1986 Sokoto: Aminu Zaina Kano (Nigeria 60 - 1st category then)

1987 Borno: Ja’afar Mahmud Adam Kano (Nigeria 60/Saudiyya Tafseer)

1988 Kano: Rufa’i Uba Hamza Gabari Kano

1989 Oyo: Mukhtar Abdullahi Koki Kano

1990 Bauchi: Jibril Muhammad Mustapha Kano

1991 Plateau: Muhammad Sani Abdullahi Jos Plateau

1992 Lagos: Shehu Sulaiman Plateau

1993 Katsina: Isa Sulaiman Kano

1994 Niger: Ahmad Muhammad Bello Plateau

1995 Kaduna: Khamis I. Balarabe Plateaau

1996 Abuja: Abubakar Muhammad Ribah Kebbi

1997 Ogun: Abdullahi Hassan al-Imam Adamawa

1998 NO COMPETITION HELD

1999 Adamawa: Mas’ud Muhammad al-Hadi Kwara

2000 Kwara: Ishaq Muhammad Shehu Kogi

2001 Sokoto: Ahmad Dahiru Usman Bauchi

2002 Zamfara: Ibrahim Siraja Adahama Kano

2003 Nasarawa: Mazidu Adam Shu’aibu Kano

2003/2004 Yobe: Isma’il Aliyu Yunusa Kura Kano

2004 Kebbi: Muhammad Zunnuraini AbdulWahhab Plateau

2005 Kano: Zubairu Hamza Dahir Kano

2006 Bauchi: Murtala Aliyu Dabbagi Zamfara

2007 Kaduna: Mu’awiyya al-Fadil Ibrahim Borno

2008 NO COMPETITION HELD

2009 Edo: Mukhtar Mahmud Barnoma Kano

2010 Sokoto: Ishaq Sa’id Adam Plateau

2011 Jigawa: Tahir Mustapha Tahir Borno

2012 Katsina: Mujtaba Muhammad Ibrahim Katsina

2013 Zamfara: Kabiru Abubakar Musa Kano

2014 Jigawa: Sulaiman Saleh Ikara Kaduna

2015 Edo: Yusuf Muhammad Dukku Gombe

2016 Nasarawa: Umar Ahmad Yusuf Adam Bauchi

2017 Kwara: Faisal Muhammad Auwal Gusau Zamfara

2018 Katsina: Amiru Yunusa Guru Bauchi

2019 Gombe: Tijjani Goni Danbaba Yobe

2020 Lagos: Umar Kabir Igabi Kaduna

2021 Kano: Muhammad Auwal Gusau Zamfara

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Biography of Goni Tahir Maiduguri

Biography of Goni Tahir Goni Idris Borno

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Tahir Goni Idris Anna'im was born in 1977 at Gombe State, but his origin is from Borno.

Goni brought up and had his local tsangaya Quranic school in Borno. He memorized the Glorious Quran at younger age and studied Tajweed and Qira'at from various prominent and well known Quranic reciters in Borno before he went abroad.

Goni graduated from Al-Azhar University 2006 – Faculty of Shari’ah & Law. While studying Shari’ah at Egypt, he enrolled in one of the Qur’anic schools and had the privilege of getting Ijaza in Qira’at al-ashra assugra wal kubra( the Ten various schools/methodologies of reciting the Glorious Qur’an).

From Egypt, he proceed to Islamic University of Madina and graduated in 2014 with Master Degree in Qira’at – Faculty of Qur’anic Sciences.

Goni then went to African University, Sudan and started his Ph.D Degree.

In the field of musabaqa, Goni Tahir represented Nigeria at Saudi King Abdul'aziz Int'l Quran Competition in 1994 and came 1st in the memorization of 60 Hizb (second category).

He also participated in 2002 Dubai Int’l Holy Qur’an Award and won 4th.

Goni participated also at Misra Int’l Musabaqa and won 2nd.

Goni Tahir had been among the judges at 2011 King Abdul’aziz Int’l Musabaka – Saudi Arabia, 2012 Sudan International Musabaqa, 2013 Kuwait International Holy Qur’an Award and 2018 Dubai International Holy Quran Award/Musabakatu Shaikha Fatima Bint Mubarak ( for Females).

In Nigeria, Goni Tahir formerly, was among the panel of judges in Nigerian National Qur’anic Recitation Competition from 2007 to 2013.

Goni was blessed with retentive memory and this had been proved when he read the entire Qur’an by heart to Gwani Rufa’i in preparation to represent Nigeria in 2002 and make no repetition throughout except one WORD in Surat al-A’raf.

Goni recorded the Glorious Qur’an – Riwayati Hafs – when he was at Egypt and lectured at University of Maiduguri.