| Daniel Lim |
WITH the Hari Raya Aidiladha celebration in full swing across the country, the Belait District yesterday saw the distribution of the Korban meat contributed by 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 at the Belait Conference Hall along Jalan McKerron.
This year saw 554 heads of families at the event, many of which are families who are less fortunate and registered with the Brunei Islamic Religious Council (MUIB). The ceremony saw the head of families receiving the meat that was sacrificed in the ceremony earlier.
Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Ali bin Haji Apong, Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism was present as the guestof honour to hand the sacrificial meat to the heads of families at the event.
Also present at the event were Haji Azmi bin Haji Abdul Rahim, Acting Belait District Officer; Haji Harun bin Haji Junid, Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA), as well as senior officers from the MoRA, Deputy Permanent Secretary of MUIB, head of department from the Belait District, as well as the penghulu mukim and village heads in the Belait District.
The event started with the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah followed by Takbir Hari Raya.
The handing of the boxes containing the sacrificial meat from His Majesty and the royal family, were then handed over to heads of families by the guest of honour.
The families who could not make it to the event were not forgotten as the box was received on behalf of the families by the penghulu and village head present at the event.
The recipients at the event expressed their gratitude towards His Majesty for providing aid during such a festive time of the year.
Furthermore, the aid received will help benefit the families who are less fortunate to celebrate during the festive time of Hari Raya Aidiladha.
The ceremony concluded with the recitation of Doa Selamat as well as small feast served for the attendees at the venue. The Korban is an annual four-day event that ends before sundown on the 13th of Zulhijjah.
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