| Wani Roslan & Daniel Lim |
YAYASAN Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah organised a Doa Kesyukuran ceremony and Sunnat Hajat prayer for exam takers attending tuition classes under Education Intervention Programme (PIP) for the Brunei-Muara District.
Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs Pengiran Dato Seri Paduka Haji Bahrom bin Pengiran Haji Bahar was the guest of honour.
The ceremony began with Sunnat Hajat prayer followed by the recitation of Surah Yaasiin and Doa led by Sh’minan bin Haji Sulaiman, Imam of Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque.
The Surah Al-Waqi’ah was recited by the students under the PIP Tahsin Al-Quran and Amali Project of PIP Yayasan.
Participants of the motivational camp PIP Yayasan, held at the National Service Programme (PKBN) Training Camp in Temburong District from September 14 – 16, received certificates.
PIP Tuition Centres in Brunei-Muara District – Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah School, Sengkurong Sixth Form Centre and Pengiran Anak Puteri Besar Sungai Kebun Primary School – received certificates of appreciation.
The PIP Yayasan tuition classes focus on learning core subjects in ensuring the students achieve good results in the examination and the opportunity for them to pursue their studies to a higher level. In addition, Al-Quran and Amali are also embedded in the PIP programme starting in 2014 known as Tahsin Project.
Officers of Yayasan, senior officials of Ministry of Education and Islamic Studies Department of the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) as well as school principals were also present.
Meanwhile, a similar Doa Kesyukuran ceremony and Sunnat Hajat prayer was also held at the RPN Kampong Pandan Mosque, Kuala Belait yesterday.
Over 83 students from Years 5, 6, 10, and 11 under the PIP from Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haji Abu Bakar Secondary School and Anthony Abell College in the Belait District attended the event.
Guest of honour Managing Director of Yayasan Dato Paduka Eddie bin Dato Paduka Haji Sunny oversaw the event.
Officers from Yayasan as well as senior officers from the Ministry of Education (MoE) and Islamic Studies Department of the MoRA were also present.
The reading of Surah Yaasiin, and Doa Tahlil was led by Imam of RPN Kampong Pandan Mosque Mohammad Mustaqim bin Haji Mustafa.
The Surah At-Takathur to Surah An-Nas, recited by the students under the PIP Tahsin Al-Quran and Amali Project was led by Anwar Arsyad bin Haji Abdullah, a PIP teacher in the Belait District.
The guest of honour sprinkled scented oil onto the students accompanied by Dikir Marhaban. The guest of honour presented certificates to students who participated in the PIP Yayasan Motivational Camp held at the PKBN Training Camp in the Temburong District from September 14 – 16.
Representatives of PIP Tuition Centres in the Belait District also received certificates. Ceremonies were also held for the Tutong District at Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam Mosque and Temburong District at PKBN Training Camp.