Suriname came out as the winner in the male segment of the eleventh International Qaseeda Competition hosted by the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) and the Anjuman Hifazatul Islam (HIFAZ) at the National Cultural Centre yesterday. (Second from right) is Haroon Subhan of Suriname who is the winner of the male segment of the Qaseeda Competition posing with his father (extreme left) and relatives who also won trophies in the competition. The Qaseeda competition is an event that is hosted annually on a rotation between Guyana, Trinidad and Suriname. Qaseeda is a song or poetry sang in praise,[url=http://www.cheapjerseysshare.us@#$%&/]NFL Jerseys Supply[/url], love, and honour of the Holy Prophet Muhammad.The event was grace by members of the Cabinet and Parliament,[url=http://www.basketballstore.us@#$%&/custom-shop/]custom nba jerseys[/url], religious representatives from the various faiths along with other dignitaries.  The first place prize was given to Haroon Subhan of Suriname followed by his countryman Subhan Hassan in second place. Hamza Bacchus also of Suriname and Shoied Hussein of Trinidad tied for the third position.The female segment of the competition was held on Saturday last at the Ocean View Hotel Convention Hall, Liliendaal East Coast Demerara with Suriname again emerging as the overall winner for that competition. Rookshana Bafati of Suriname walked away with the coveted crown followed by Shafeena Hussein and Fazeela Khan.Male and female winners received accolades with the top five in each category receiving cash awards,[url=http://www.cheapnfljerseysforwholesale@#$%&/]Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys China[/url], trophies and certificates.The first historical record of Qaseedas was recorded over 1400 years ago when the Holy Prophet Muhammad (OWBP) migrated from Mecca to Medina. When the Prophet arrived in Medina, the people came out in their numbers and greeted him with a song which is the first recorded Qaseeda known.This song ?tal?a al Badru Alayna? is still very popular in all Muslim communities throughout the world,[url=http://www.cheapjerseysshare.us@#$%&/]NFL Jerseys Authentic[/url], and is taught in all Muslim schools.Qaseedas are sung in different languages by Muslims in different countries, including Arabic, Swahali, Pushtu,[url=http://www.cheapnfljerseysforwholesale@#$%&/]Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys[/url], Farsi,[url=http://www.nfljerseyscheaponline.us@#$%&/]Cheap NFL Jerseys Online[/url], English and Urdu, among others.  The CIOG indicated that it does not have any record of the Qaseedas sung by the first Muslims who came to Guyana from West Africa, but expressed hope that ?one day contact will be made with our African brothers and sisters  and revive this part of our Islamic heritage for our people of  Guyana?.It was noted that over the years there has been a decline in the Urdu language. One of the objectives of the Qaseeda competition is to revive the Urdu language and to promote the singing of Qaseedas.  Another objective,[url=http://www.cheapjerseysnear.us@#$%&/]cheap nfl jerseys[/url], the CIOG emphasised, is to promote unity among the Caribbean people so that there can be more interaction and familiarisation between the people of Guyana, Trinidad, and Suriname.  There is also the hope that this can be extended to other countries in the Caribbean and South America.