... Mohammed Husayn Tabatabai, a seven-year-old Iranian prodigy ... has memorised all 600 pages of the Quran ... Tabatabai also claims to have equally retained hundreds of Traditions of the Prophet Mohammed.

Awarded a doctorate of religion by the Islamic College in Coventry, Tabatabai appears on national television in Iran twice each week. He has speaking engagements throughout Western Europe, including UK ...

It is a rare sight in the UK but throughout the Middle East and South Asia, Mohammed Tabatabai might face some stiffer competition: children as young as five have