UNIVERSITI Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA) Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge and Languages (PKL) recently hosted a Malay Islamic Monarchy (MIB) lecture titled ‘The History of Islam in Brunei Darussalam’.
The special lecture was presented by Pengiran Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohammad bin Pengiran Haji Abdul Rahman, the former Minister of Religious Affairs, who highlighted the need for all Bruneians to have a profound knowledge of MIB, especially those within the higher institutions of learning.
Pengiran Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohammad also traced the arrival of Islam in Brunei as far back as the 9th Century, when it was brought here by Arab and Chinese Muslim traders based in Canton, China.
The lecture was moderated by Dr Adam bin Haji Jait, the Director of the Technology and Multimedia Centre, according to a press release.
The foundations of MIB were established in the 14th Century, when Awang Alak Betatar became the first Bruneian ruler to embrace Islam, taking up the name of Sultan Muhammad Shah.
Sultan Sharif Ali, the third Sultan, further reinforced the teachings of Islam as a state religion in the Sultanate, while his successors contributed to the expansion of territory, political system, defence, customs, and Islamic law.
Pengiran Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohammad bin Pengiran Haji Abdul Rahman, the former Minister of Religious Affairs in a group photo with Dr Haji Mohammed Hussain bin Pehin Penyurat Haji Ahmad, the Acting Rector of UNISSA
The reign of Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam saw the reestablishment of the government’s sovereignty and the role of Islam in state affairs.
This is continued under the reign of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, through whose leadership, Brunei became known as a sovereign and independent Islamic state in the international arena.
Among those attending the lecture were Dr Haji Mohammed Hussain bin Pehin Penyurat Haji Ahmad, the Acting Rector of UNISSA; Dr Arman bin Haji Asmad, the Assistant Rector of UNISSA; and Dr Shohibuddin Laming, the Acting Director of the PKL.
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