The Head of Dagestan Sergei Melikov and the Muftiyat of the Republic of Dagestan supported the idea of holding the All-Russian Hafiz Competition among young men in the city of Derbent. The monetary cash fund makes 2 million RUB and the main prize is a Lada Granta car.

The contest is dedicated to the holy month of Ramadan. The best reciters of the Koran will gather on April 4-5 in the southern capital, on the territory of the multimedia fountain.