TÜRGEV held its “Hafiz Graduation Ceremony” for 11 female students who completed their memorization of the Qur’an through the dormitory hafiz workshops. The event took place at the Bağlarbaşı Culture and Congress Center, with the participation of our Chairperson of the Board, Dr. Fatmanur Altun, members of our General Assembly, students, their families, and invited guests.
08 January 2019
TÜRGEV Holds Hafiz Graduation Ceremony
TÜRGEV held its “Hafiz Graduation Ceremony” for 11 female students who completed their memorization of the Qur’an through the dormitory hafiz workshops. The event took place at the Bağlarbaşı Culture and Congress Center, with the participation of our Chairperson of the Board, Dr. Fatmanur Altun, members of our General Assembly, students, their families, and invited guests.
TÜRGEV’s hafiz workshops currently host 319 students, with 176 in the preparation stage and 143 in the memorization stage. The ceremony for the 11 students who completed their memorization in 2018 began with a recitation from the Qur’an.
In her speech, Dr. Fatmanur Altun emphasized that education should serve the mission of enabling individuals to thrive in all areas of life, facilitating well-being, and guiding them toward goodness. She noted the shortcomings of an education system that values only numerical and analytical skills while neglecting the social sciences, which has led to the rise of pragmatic, hedonistic, and empathy-deficient individuals—conditions that feed imperialist systems.
She stressed that institutions like TÜRGEV, which aim to raise globally recognized individuals, understand that such representation can only be achieved with a generation firmly rooted in their faith and moral values.
Dr. Altun described education not merely as a path to professional qualification, but as a vital societal institution that helps individuals navigate within the cultural framework of their society. Among the most meaningful of educational efforts, she said, are hafiz programs, which serve to build a virtuous and knowledgeable society, raise an informed generation, and preserve identity through the transmission of the Qur’an from person to person.
TÜRGEV ensures that secondary and higher education students can pursue their hafiz training in harmony with their formal studies, while also supporting their academic success and providing opportunities to apply their knowledge.
She underlined the importance of motivation and proper guidance in this process, stating that the primary goal is to help new students progress rapidly and increase the number of those completing their memorization. This will be followed by training to reinforce their memorization and preparing them to receive the Diyanet Hafiz Certification. Beyond memorization, she emphasized the need to understand and live by the Qur’anic verses.
Acknowledging that only a small fraction of students complete this honorable journey, Dr. Altun expressed confidence that with the right support, guidance, and understanding of its spiritual value, the numbers would grow. She encouraged students not to fear that hafiz training would hinder their education, pointing out that memorization strengthens the mind—especially when what is memorized are the verses of the Qur’an, bringing even greater blessings.
She concluded with a prayer that all be honored by their faith and live as worthy servants of God, expressing pride in the students who completed their training:
“They have preserved our sacred book; may God preserve and protect them in turn.”
The program ended with hymns, a video presentation, the ceremonial crowning, and the presentation of gifts.
