A Ghanaian Arabic stu­dent, Mohammed Kamal, has emerged winner of the grand finale of the first-ever Africa-level contest on the hadith (verbal religious ethos and actions) of the Prophet Mohammed (SAW), marking a significant milestone in sub-Saharan Africa The Ghanaian candidate, who is a student of the Institute of Is­lamic Research Nima, a suburb of Accra displayed amazing intellectu­al abilities and strong competitive spirit to beat over 120 finalists from 48 African countries.

Also another Ghanaian, Abdal­lah Alhassan, emerged at the 4th position, a statement issued by the organisers copied the Ghanaian Times said.

This comes on the heels of yet another milestone chalked in a similar online grand finale of the 5th annual Quranic memorisation contest held recently, where a Gha­naian candidate, Muhibba Moham­med Khamis, took the youngest female contestant position.

The grand finale of the contest held online was organised by the Mohammed VI Foundation of African Oulema in Fez, Moroccan recently under the auspices of His Majesty, King Mohammed VI of Morocco.