| Azlan Othman & Lyna Mohamad |
THE Ministry of Religious Affairs, through the Mosque Affairs Department, yesterday held a mass Subuh prayer campaign in mosques, suraus and religious halls across the country, in conjunction with the National Level Israk Mikraj celebration for 1440 Hijrah.
In the Brunei-Muara District, the mass prayer at the Suri Seri Begawan Raja Pengiran Anak Damit Mosque in Kampong Manggis was attended by Minister of Home Affairs Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Haji Awang Abu Bakar bin Haji Apong, Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Ali bin Haji Apong, and Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin.
At the same time, the mass prayer at the Jame’ ‘Asr Hassanil Bolkiah in Kampong Kiarong was attended by Minister of Defence II Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, and Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar.
Meanwhile, among those present at the Mohamed Bolkiah Mosque in Kampong Serusop were Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office Dato Seri Setia Haji Awang Abdul Mokti bin Haji Mohd Daud, Acting Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and the Minister of Finance and Economy II Dato Seri Paduka Awang Ahmaddin bin Haji Abdul Rahman, and Deputy Minister of Energy, Manpower and Industry Dato Seri Paduka Awang Haji Matsatejo bin Sokiaw.
At the Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) Mosque, the mass Subuh prayer was attended by Minister of Education Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sulaiman and Minister of Transport and Infocommunications Dato Seri Setia Awang Abdul Mutalib bin Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Setia Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Yusof.
In the Tutong District, the main focus was the Penanjong Mosque, in the presence of Minister of Religious Affairs Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman.
In the Belait District, the main focus was at the Zainab Mosque in the presence of Minister of Development Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Suhaimi bin Haji Gafar.
Meanwhile in Temburong District, it was held at the RPN Kampong Rataie Mosque in the presence of Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs Pengiran Dato Seri Paduka Haji Bahrom bin Pengiran Haji Bahar.
Among those attending the mass Subuh prayer were members of the Legislative Council (LegCo); senior officers and staff from the Public Services; uniformed personnel from the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF), Fire and Rescue Department (FRD) and the Prisons Department; and mosque Takmir committee members and mosque youth groups.
The mass Subuh prayers were accompanied with a mass recitation of Surah Al-Kahfi and a Tadabbur Al-Quran. Later, the nationwide event ended with the recitation of Doa Allah Peliharakan Sultan dan Brunei Darussalam.