| Daniel Lim |
THE Seria Fire Station along Jalan Raja Isteri hosted a Korban ceremony, an annual event held in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidiladha.
Overseeing the ceremony was Shahbandi bin Haji Abdul Halim, Assistant Operation Director, Fire and Rescue Department, as the guest of honour.
Also present was Shahreeni bin Haji Yusof, Commanding Officer of the Fire and Rescue Department, Branch ‘B’.
Muhd Ali bin Hassan, Station Commander of the Seria Fire Station and chairman of the ceremony, said, “We have two cows that were sacrificed at the ceremony, and the meat from the cows were distributed to the orphans of the Fire and Rescue Department and in Mukim Seria, as well as less fortunate individuals.”
The ceremony also coincided with the Fire Station’s 43rd year of operation since its start in 1973.
In preparation for the ceremony, two groups of seven people from the station were assigned to prepare the cows for the Korban.
Group one consisted of Ahmad Abdul Aqimullah bin Abdul Samad, Saleha binti Mokti, Roziah binti Haji Ali, Musa bin Abdul Samad, Hajah Sitiawa binti Untong, Nur Zahirah binti Osman and Nur Aliyah Insyirah binti Shahril Alimin.
Group two comprised Hajah Fatiham binti Haji Omar, Farah Nadzirah binti Alirahim, Farah Nadhirah binti Alirahim, Muhammad Sufri bin Mohd Jamil, Amal Nurul Fardina binti Razali, Amal Nurul Fawedda binti Razali and Amal Nurul Fazzedda binti Razali.
The ceremony saw the reading of Takbir Hari Raya by Imam Haji Nuin bin Hassan, followed by the presentation of the Korban meat by the guest of honour.
The representative for the orphans of Bomba was Musa bin Haji Yusop, Assistant Officer at the Fire Station, while the orphans in the Mukim Seria and less fortunate individuals was represented by Haji Saidin bin Haji Ibrahim, the Village Head of STKRJ Lorong Tiga Selatan, Seria.
The ceremony concluded with a feast prepared by the Seria Fire Station for the attendees to enjoy.
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