GRAND INTERNATIONAL ESSAY CONTEST with prizes worth Indian Rs. One Million (US$ 20,000)

LET US KNOW THIS MAN PROPHET MUHAMMED(S),THE MESSENGER OF PEACE 

No matter who you are, no matter what your religious, ideological and political beliefs are, you must know this Man. Prophet Muhammed (S) was an epitome of truth, purity and righteousness. He was the most remarkable man that ever set foot on Earth. He preached a religion, founded a State, built a nation, laid down a moral code, initiated numerous social and political reforms, and established a dynamic society where fairness and integrity were the norms. 

A simple incident provides a glimpse to his personality: 

Once some of his companions took away the chicks of a bird from their nest to stroke them. When the mother bird found her chicks missing from the nest, it began to fly around screeching. When informed of the matter, Prophet Muhammed (S) the messenger of God disapproved the act of his companions and ordered the chicks to be put back in the nest. 

Here we present all non-Muslims a golden opportunity to know the greatest benefactor of mankind and how his revolutionary teachings can change our lives in order to make this world a better place to live in. All you need to do is submit an essay on the topic, ‘Let us know this man’, keeping in mind the following rules. Exciting cash prizes are up for grabs. 

Rules and Guidelines for Participation in the Essay contest 

Eligibility: 

This contest is exclusively for Non-Muslims from any part of the world. 

Scope of the Essay: 

The essay ‘LET US KNOW THIS MAN’ must cover most of the following dimensions of the life and teachings of Prophet Muhammed (S): 

• His teachings on Peace,
• Unity of God, 
• Unity of Mankind, 
• Human Relations and 
• Universal Brotherhood 
• His success in liberating the society from evils 
• His attitude towards his opponents, people of other faiths and Prisoners Of War (POW) 

Conclusion: 

Please write your impressions about Prophet Muhammed (S) before and after joining this contest. 

Sources: 

For information on the above subjects, the participants may visit the following links or may benefit from any other source. However, please do mention those sources in your essay. 

• Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum – The Sealed Nectar, by Saifur Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
• MUHAMMAD The Last Prophet, A Model For All Times Sayed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi
• Articles by Dr. Muhammed Rateb Nabulsi
• Biography of Muhammad Rasulullah by Abul hasan ‘Ali Nadwi  
• MUHAMMAD The Last Prophet, A short biography by Abul hasan ‘Ali Nadwi  
• The translation of the holy Quran by Abdullah Yusuf Ali  
• Other books  
• For more sources  

Enrolment :

The process of enrolment will begin on 7th January 2013 and will end on 15th March 2013. Candidates willing to participate in the contest must enroll themselves by providing the following details: 

1.Name, age, occupation and address – both e-mail and postal address 

2.Brief self introduction 

3.Copy of any authentic photo ID card. 

4.A Passport size photo. 

These details may be sent by email to madhyamakendra1@gmail.com OR madhyamakendra2@gmail.com 

You may also send your essays by post to 

Madhyama Kendra, 

P.O.Box No 156, 

C 21, 2nd floor Al Rahaba Plaza, 

Nellikai Road, 

Mangalore, 

Karnataka, 

India -575001 

Last date for submission of essays: 

15th April 2013. 

Modes of Submission: 

1. Please carefully note the dates for enrollment and the final date for submission of the Essays. 
2. Preferably, the essays must be written in English. 
3. However, Indians may write their essays in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi and Assamese language as well. 
4. The essays may be submitted online or in the form of hard copy. 
5. Only original essays will be considered for the competition. 
6. No part of it should have been published earlier nor should it be under consideration for publication or a contest elsewhere. 
7. Any form of plagiarism will result in is disqualification of the entry. 
8. Only one essay per participant is permitted. 

Length of the essay: 

The essay shall be not less than 3000 words or 10 A4 size pages.

Essays must have a cover page containing the name and contact details of the participant, The words “Essay Competition” must be clearly written on the top of the external cover /envelope. 

Online email submission should be in MS WORD attachment, clearly mentioning the subject. 

Prizes The Winners will be awarded as follows: 

# First prize : Indian Rupees 500,000 (US $10,000) 

# Second prize : Indian Rupees 300,000 (US $6,000) 

# Third prize : Indian Rupees 200,000 (US $4,000) 

# Special prizes for 200 select entries. 

Selected essays will be published in 4 major languages i.e. English, Hindi, Arabic and Urdu.

In case 200 or more essays are received from any particular country, three special prizes will be awarded to selected participants from each such country. 

In case 200 or more essays are received in any particular Indian language, three special prizes will be awarded to selected participants in each such language. 

Prizes will be distributed in a specially convened international conference 

Other terms and conditions: 

The entire administration of the contest including determining the eligibility of participant or essays, standard of essays , evaluation and awarding of the prizes is within the sole and absolute discretion of Madhyama Kendra, Mangalore. Madhyama Kendra, Mangalore assumes no responsibility for lost, delayed or incomplete entries or technical malfunction of the server, traffic congestion on net or a combination thereof.