In the city of Khan Younis, where the traces of destruction still bear witness to the harshness of the experience, new life is emerging from within circles of Qur’an recitation. Girls, women, and children sit together—some of whom have just left displacement tents—reciting verses as if they are rebuilding their souls, letter by letter.
After a long interruption imposed by the war, girls in Khan Younis have returned to Qur’an study circles, in a scene that reflects a remarkable determination to reclaim life despite everything that has been lost.
Inside the “Al-Nour” Qur’anic Center, 56-year-old Hidaya Al-Farra sits alongside students decades younger than her, including her youngest daughter, who is learning the “Noorani Qaida” to master correct Qur’anic reading.
Hidaya, a mother of eight, says: “I am a mother of eight children. The youngest is a student with me in the same memorization center… We turned to the Qur’an to rise again, to take a new breath in this life.”
The general supervisor of the “Al-Nour” Qur’anic Center, Rami Al-Shuqra, confirms that attendance is unprecedented, noting that around 800 male and female students of different ages are currently enrolled in the center. Their ages range from young children to elderly participants, some of whom are over sixty.
He adds: “The Al-Nour Qur’anic program is based on an educational and psychological rehabilitation framework, grounded in restoring the Holy Qur’an to our lives as Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in order to rebuild the human being through the Qur’an and its sciences.”
This scene is not limited to one center, but extends across the entire Gaza Strip, which is witnessing a remarkable Qur’anic revival in 2026. Last January, between 770 and 777 male and female memorizers graduated as part of the “Fujj Al-Karam” cohort, despite the harsh conditions of displacement.
In March, a major event was also held to recite the entire Qur’an in a single sitting inside Khan Younis, as part of the “Challenge of Goodness” initiatives aimed at boosting the morale of residents.
Estimates indicate that the number of Qur’an memorizers in Gaza has exceeded 50,000, amid the continuation of major programs such as “Safwat Al-Huffaz,” which attract thousands. Memorization circles have not stopped even in the most difficult circumstances, but have instead moved into displacement shelters and tents after many mosques were destroyed.
Community institutions, such as the “Dar Al-Qur’an Al-Karim wa Al-Sunnah” in Khan Younis, continue to organize educational courses, most notably the “Noorani Qaida,” to ensure the building of a generation capable of correctly reading the Qur’an, despite all the conditions it has endured.
Today, displacement tents are no longer merely temporary shelters; they have become schools of faith, where children learn their first letters and adults regain their ability to endure. Between the sound of recitation and the tears of loss, the people of Gaza are writing a new chapter of resilience—one whose title is that the Qur’an is not only a book to be recited, but a life to be reclaimed.
Translated from: Sanad News Agency
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