The Ministry of Finance and Economy (MoFE) celebrated Israk Mikraj with a special religious talk at the ministry yesterday.
Minister at Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Finance and Economy II Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah was the guest of honour.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy (Economy) Dato Seri Paduka Haji Khairuddin bin Haji Abdul Hamid, Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy (Fiscal) Pengiran Datin Seri Paduka Hajah Zety Sufina binti Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Sani, permanent secretary, acting permanent secretary, deputy permanent secretary, executives, officers and staff at the ministry were also present.
The Ministry of Education also marked Israk Mikraj with a special talk at the Sengkurong Sixth Form Centre yesterday. Minister of Education Datin Seri Setia Dr Hajah Romaizah binti Haji Mohd Salleh was the guest of honour.
The religious talk was on ‘Lessons from Israk and Mikraj: Steadfastness in Solat’, commemorating the journey of Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) journey during Israk Mikraj.
Meanwhile, Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA) celebrated Israk Mikraj at the university’s auditorium yesterday with a special forum among their students. UNISSA Rector Dr Haji Norarfan bin Haji Zainal was the chief guest.
The forum, Sembahyang Tiang Agama or ‘Prayer, the Pillar of Religion’ discussed the significance of prayer in Islam.
The Israk Mikraj national celebration was on February 8. – Azlan Othman & Rokiah Mahmud