| Azlan Othman |
THE closing ceremony of Tedarus and Khatam Al-Quran for mosques, suraus and religious halls nationwide was held on Friday night at Jame’ ‘Asr Hassanil Bolkiah in Kg Kiarong.
The event was organised by the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) through the Mosque Affairs Department and the mosque committee.
The guest of honour was Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman, the Minister of Religious Affairs.
The ceremony began with the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah led by the minister, followed by Takhtim by officers from Jame’ ‘Asr Hassanil Bolkiah and the Mosque Affairs Department.
The Doa Khatam was read by Mudim Haji Abdul Latif bin Haji Saman, Mosque Officer, followed by Dikir Marhaban, Doa ‘Peliharakan Sultan dan Negara Brunei Darussalam’ by Begawan Pehin Khatib Dato Paduka Haji Mat Jaya bin Haji Ibrahim, an officer of the Jame’ ‘Asr Hassanil Bolkiah.
Also present were Dato Paduka Awang Haji Abdul Mokti bin Haji Mohd Daud, Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs; Dato Seri Setia Haji Abdul Aziz bin Orang Kaya Maharaja Lela Haji Mohd Yusof, Permanent Secretary at the MoRA; Haji Harun bin Haji Junid and Roslan bin Haji Taja’ah, Deputy Permanent Secretaries at the MoRA, directors, senior officers and staff of the ministry.
Muslims are urged to take the opportunity to enhance worship during Ramadhan and intensify religious duties such as reading Al-Quran and other religious activities, to gain blessings from Allah the Almighty.
Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman, the Minister of Religious Affairs, and other senior officials at the religious ceremony. – AZLAN OTHMAN
The post MoRA hosts Tedarus, Khatam Al-Quran closing ceremony appeared first on Borneo Bulletin Online.