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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, Her Majesty Duli Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha binti Al-Marhum Pengiran Pemancha Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam and other members of the royal family attended the Hari Raya Aidiladha ceremony for 1438 Hijrah/2017 at the Istana Nurul Iman yesterday.
Present at the ceremony were His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office; Her Royal Highness Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah binti Pengiran Haji Salleh Ab Rahaman; His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah; Her Royal Highness Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Zariah; His Royal Highness Prince Haji Sufri Bolkiah; Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Bini Hajah Faizah binti Dato Haji Nasir; Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Norhayati binti Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haji Abdul Rahman; His Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Malik; Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Raabi’atul ‘Adawiyyah binti Pengiran Haji Bolkiah; His Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Mateen; His Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Wakeel; Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Rashidah Sa’adatul Bolkiah; Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Majeedah Nuurul Bolkiah; Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah; Her Royal Highness Princess ‘Azemah Ni’matul Bolkiah; Her Royal Highness Princess Fadzilah Lubabul Bolkiah; Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Masna, Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade; and Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Noor Ehsani binti Al-Marhum Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Akazul Khairi Waddien.
Prior to the start of the event, a mass recital of Hari Raya Takbir was performed by representatives from government departments, religious school teachers, undergraduates from tertiary education institutions and members of various associations.
This was followed by recitation of Al-Quran verses by Ahmad Zulwaqar bin Suhaili, the Champion of the National Youth Musabaqah Al-Quran 2017. The meaning of the Al-Quran verses was explained by Muhammad Azim bin Haji Ali, an assistant lecturer at Institut Tahfiz Al-Quran Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah.
At the ceremony, Their Majesties consented to hand out Korban meat to 100 selected recipients, comprising 50 males and 50 females.
To bless the ceremony, a Doa Selamat was recited by Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Paduka Seri Setia (Dr) Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Aziz bin Juned, the State Mufti.
This year, a total of 155 cows, five buffaloes and 14 goats were sacrificed by His Majesty, Her Majesty and other members of the royal family and the Korban meat was distributed to 12,461 poor and needy people selected from across the country. They included heads of family and their dependants considered to be rightful recipients (asnaf) and comprised 8,526 from Brunei-Muara District, 1,865 from Belait District, 1,829 from Tutong District, and 241 from Temburong District.
Among those who were invited to enliven the Hari Raya Aidiladha celebration at Istana Nurul Iman were new Muslim converts, mosque youths, mosque Muslimah, undergraduates from tertiary education institutions and religious school students.
In an interview, Muhd Hassan bin Abdullah, one of the recipients of Korban meat, expressed his gratefulness to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam for the invitation to attend the Hari Raya Aidiladha celebration at Istana Nurul Iman and to receive the Korban meat. He came to attend the ceremony along with his two children and wife.
Mimah binti Mohd Yassin from Kuala Lurah also conveyed her thankfulness for being invited and given the Korban meat. She said it was an honour to celebrate Hari Raya Aidiladha with His Majesty and the royal family at Istana Nurul Iman. She was accompanied by her daughter.
Another recipient of the Korban meat Norbee Hazirah binti Md Herry from Kilanas also expressed her delight over the invitation to Istana Nurul Iman.
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