KERALA :
The Indian arm of Skoda, a Czech car manufacturing company, announced through its official Instagram account that 24-year-old Mohammed Ziyad has won a competition to name a sports utility vehicle (SUV).
This vehicle is likely to be launched in 2025. Muhammad Ziyad, who was successful in this competition, works as a teacher at Najat College of Quran in Kerala.
Skoda said that the name ‘Kylaq’ proposed by Mohammed Ziad was the first among hundreds of thousands of other proposals submitted for the competition.
In a video clip posted on its official website, it said that the word ‘Kilak’ is derived from the Sanskrit language, which means crystal.
The company said in a post on Instagram: “We congratulate and wish Mohammed Ziyad from Kerala for winning the competition. We are happy to announce that he has qualified for the first Skoda Kylaq car.
Ziyad is currently working as a teacher at Najat College for Quran memorization in the Kasargod region of Kerala for two and a half years. In an interview, Ziyad commented on his win saying, “I am not one of those who are obsessed with cars, rather, I want to have a car as everyone wants to have one.
But my family’s financial circumstances do not permit it.” One of the conditions of the competition was that the proposed names should begin with the letter ‘K’ and end with the letter ‘Q’.
Ziad commented: “I spent a few days thinking about it. I made a list of names starting with K and ending with Q, until I finally decided on the name Kylaq.”
He holds a degree in English from the University of Calicut. It is worth noting that he graduated as a memorizer of the Holy Quran from the Al-Marjan Institute for Quran Memorization in Kerala after spending seven consecutive years in his Quranic career.
He also completed a year of study at Yemeni Arab University College in Calicut. This achievement is being widely praised on social media platforms as a person from a religious background has made a different mark.
source: http://www.awazthevoice.in / Awaz, The Voice / Home> Story / by Muhammad Iqbal Maidamal / August 29th, 2024