| Rokiah Mahmud |
THE time is ripe for the Religious Teachers University College of Seri Begawan (KUPU SB), to have established Al-Quran courses as fundamental learning for its students, along with the correct Tajwid (rules of pronounciation), fluency and skills.
This matter was highlighted yesterday by Dato Paduka Awang Haji Abdul Mokti bin Haji Mohd Daud, the Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs, during the opening ceremony of the Regional Seminar on Al-Quran and Kitab Turath Education at KUPU SB.
The two-day seminar is being held in conjunction with the college’s 10th anniversary in August this year.
In his speech, the deputy minister also said that KUPU SB students should be required to master the Kitab Turath for them to become knowledgeable educators in accordance with the principles of Ahli Sunnah Wal Jama’ah.
“To empower the learning of Al-Quran and Kitab Turath, KUPU SB has taken the initiative of not merely offering courses to students but also academicians and non-academicians, especially those in need of further education,” he said, adding that this demonstrated the institution’s level of commitment in upholding the importance of Al-Quran teaching and learning among its staff members.
Dato Paduka Awang Haji Abdul Mokti bin Haji Mohd Daud, Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs, officiating the ceremony
The Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs delivering his speech
A section of the attendees. – PHOTOS: ROKIAH MAHMUD
“The implementation of those programmes is also part of the efforts taken towards improving and strengthening Al-Quran recitation, so that people can practise it in their daily lives,” said Dato Paduka Awang Haji Abdul Mokti.
“Aside from that, the learning and teaching of the Kitab Turath is also open to members of the public, along with a number of mosques in the country.”
The deputy minister concluded with the hope that KUPU SB, through its Core Education Centre, would enliven the culture of Al-Quran recitation with Tarannum (melody) among its students, to produce skilled Qaris and Qariahs of international merit.
Among the main objectives of the regional seminar is to establish KUPU SB as the only institution of higher learning with courses in Kitab Turath, which was made possible by efforts of its academic staff in upholding the teaching and learning of the Kitab Turath throughout its 10-year history.
During the seminar, 13 working papers will be presented by guest academics, including those from Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Around 400 participants attended yesterday’s opening ceremony, comprising staff from several government ministries and departments; students from various schools and institutions of higher learning; and members of the public.
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