| Azlan Othman |
THE nightly Tedarus ceremony at the Istana Nurul Iman held since the beginning of the fasting month ended last night with a Khatam Al-Quran ceremony.
It was conducted in the presence of the Chief of Adat Istiadat Negara Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Lela Cheteria Sahibun Najabah Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Aziz bin Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haji Abu Bakar.
The ceremony began with the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah led by Pehin Orang Kaya Paduka Seri Utama Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Salim bin Haji Besar.
The recitation of Al-Quran verses starting from Surah Adh-Dhuha was led by Minister of Religious Affairs Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman, followed by the recitation of Takhtim and Tahlil. Meanwhile, Doa Khatam was read by Pehin Orang Kaya Paduka Seri Utama Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Salim.
The ceremony was further enlivened with a presentation of Dikir Syarafil Anam and Marhaban by mosque officers, led by Pehin Khatib Dato Paduka Haji Emran bin Haji Kunchang, who also read the Doa Dikir.
Doa Selamat was read by the State Mufti, Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Paduka Seri Setia (Dr) Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Aziz bin Juned.
Also present were Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran-Pengiran Cheteria, Cabinet Ministers, and members of the Privy Council, deputy ministers, Pengiran-Pengiran Peranakan, Pehin- Pehin Manteri and Manteri Hulubalang, members of the Legislative Council, permanent secretaries, deputy permanent secretaries and other senior government officials.