Katara Cultural Village has announced the top three winners of the 4th Katara Prize for Arabic Poetry – Mothers of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with them), focused on Umm Salama Hind bint Abi Umayya Al Makhzumiyya (may Allah be pleased with her).
Ibrahim Mohammed Abdullah al-Sayyid from Egypt won first place, Radwan Sultan Hamoud Ali from Yemen claimed second place, and Bakr Mousa Haroun Othman from Nigeria took third place.
The fourth edition received about 304 entries from 20 Arab and international countries.
The Katara Prize for Arabic Poetry aims to honour the legacy of the house of the Prophet (peace be upon him), especially the Mothers of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with them), and instil it in the memory of current and future generations.
It also helps create a contemporary poetic anthology highlighting their virtues and historical contributions, as well as their impact on the course of Islamic Dawah and on shaping the role of women in society.
The total prize value of the prize is QR120,000: first place receives QR60,000, second place receives QR40,00, and third place receives QR20,000.
Katara Publishing House has begun releasing critical studies of the winning poems from each edition of the Prize.
Previous editions focused on Khadija bint Khuwaylid, Aisha bint Abi Bakr al-Siddiq, and Hafsa bint Umar (may Allah be pleased with them).
