| Lyna Mohamad |
EIGHTY Asnaf Fakir Miskin fund recipients from Mukim Gadong on Tuesday received BND18,940 in Zakat assistance during a presentation cere-mony held at the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha (RIPAHS) Mosque in Kampong Rimba.
A total of BND1,173,950, from last year’s Zakat Fitrah and Zakat Harta collection, was allocated for distribution to 6,551 Asnaf Fakir Miskin recipients across the country.
Guest of honour Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs and the Vice President of the Brunei Islamic Religious Council (MUIB) Pengiran Dato Seri Paduka Haji Bahrom bin Pengiran Haji Bahar presented the donations.
The ceremony was held alongside a Tedarus Al-Quran hosted by the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA), which began with a mass recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah led by the guest of honour.
This was followed with the recitation of selected verses from Al-Quran by Bilal of the RIPAHS Mosque Haji Sudirman bin Haji Metussin along with a Tadabbur Al-Quran (understanding of Al-Quran content) by Mosque Affairs Officer Awangku Ahmad Fariz Ramadhani bin Pengiran Sellahuddin.
The event continued with a mass Tahlil recitaion, accompanied by a recitation of the Doa Arwah and Doa Peliharakan Sultan dan Brunei Darussalam by Mosque Affairs Officer at the RIPAHS Mosque Mohammad bin Haji Bagol.
MoRA will conduct another Tedarus Al-Quran at the RPN Bukit Beruang Mosque in the Tutong District, on June 9.
