| Achong Tanjong |
THE Haj Management Department began its courses for this year’s Haj season yesterday, at six centres across the country.
The courses will be held for 12 sessions on Fridays and Sundays, until May 13, at the Religious Teachers University College of Seri Begawan (KUPU SB) and the Pengiran Anak Puteri Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah Religious School in the Brunei-Muara District; the Pengiran Anak Puteri Norain Religious School in the Tutong District; the Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Religious School and the Pengiran Anak Puteri Rashidah Sa’adatul Bolkiah Religious School in the Belait District; and the Arabic Preparatory School in the Temburong District.
The course is being conducted by 19 trainers and five coordinators from the Islamic Studies Department, the Mosque Affairs Department, the Islamic Da’wah Centre and KUPU SB, to provide intending pilgrims with a better understanding of Haj rituals, as well as the confidence to perform their obligations without help from a Mutawif (guide).
Pengiran Dato Seri Paduka Haji Bahrom bin Pengiran Haji Bahar, the Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs; Dato Seri Setia Haji Abdul Aziz bin Orang Kaya Maharaja Lela Haji Mohd Yusof, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Religious Affairs; and Haji Mohd Serudin bin Haji Timbang, the Deputy Permanent Secretary (Policy and Religious) visited the two Haj centres in the Brunei-Muara District yesterday, to observe the courses in session.
A total of 328 intending pilgrims are currently attending the course at KUPU SB, with 455 at the Pengiran Anak Puteri Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah Religious School.
In the Belait District, 87 intending pilgrims are attending the course held at the Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Religious School in Kuala Belait, with 31 at the Pengiran Anak Puteri Rashidah Sa’adatul Bolkiah Religious School in Seria.
In the Tutong District, 81 have registered for the course at the Pengiran Anak Puteri Norain Religious School, with 24 at the Arabic Preparatory School in the Temburong District.
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