Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health (MoH) continued to host the Tedarus Al-Quran, Tahlil and Doa Arwah ceremonies and donation presentation to orphans on March 10 at Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (RIPAS) Hospital in conjunction with Ramadhan.
The ceremony at the hospital’s Surau Nuurul ‘Inayah saw Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar leading the recital of Surah Al-Fatihah at the start of the ceremony.
The ceremony continued with the recitation of 10 Juzuk of Tedarus Al-Quran followed by the recitation of Tahlil, Doa Arwah and Doa Peliharakan Sultan dan Negara Brunei Darussalam led by education officer at the hospital’s Religious Services Unit Ahmad Syuja’ie bin Begawan Mudim Haji Metassim. The minister presented 21 orphans from the hospital’s staff members donations at the end of the ceremony.
The ceremony is one of the annual religious activities held in rotation in the four districts to enliven Ramadhan and strengthen ties between the ministry staff and Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah Hospital staff.
Permanent Secretary at MoH Haji Maswadi bin Haji Mohsin, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Professional) Dr Hajah Rafidah binti Haji Gharif, Acting Deputy Permanent Secretary (Policy and Management) at MoH Pengiran Mohammad Khiruddin bin Pengiran Haji Yusoff, department heads as well as officers and staff of the ministry were also present. – Daniel Lim
Ministry of Home Affairs
The nightly Ramadhan Tedarus ceremony for 1446 Hijrah at Istana Nurul Iman entered its 10th day on Monday evening, with the attendance of officers and staff of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Minister of Home Affairs Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Ahmaddin bin Haji Abdul Rahman, religious officers and teachers from the Islamic Studies Department (JPI) and guests participated.
The ceremony began with mass Isyak prayer led by Pehin Khatib Haji Awang Suhaili bin Haji Metali Al-Hafiz who also recited the doa while Sunnat Terawih prayer and doa were led by Pengiran Haji Khairul Ikhwan bin Pengiran Haji Alit.
The ceremony proceeded with a religious talk on Fadhilat Surah Yaasiin by religious speakers from the Islamic Da’wah Centre (PDI), religious officer Ahmad Muzhafar bin Marsidi for the male section, while the female section was by religious officer Syuhaidah bin Haji Mohd Yusof.
The Tedarus Al-Quran followed after the talk and concluded with Doa Peliharakan Sultan dan Negara Brunei Darussalam.
The function aimed to enliven and intensify acts of worship and religious activities throughout the holy month of Ramadan. – Lyna Mohamad
Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education (MoE) through the Department of Co-Curriculum Education, the Department of Special Education and the Entrepreneurship Innovation Centre (EIC) held a Tedarus ceremony in conjunction with the month of Ramadhan at Kampong Tanah Jambu Mosque.
Deputy Permanent Secretary (Core Education) at the MoE Aliuddin bin Haji Abdul Rahman was the guest of honour.
The event commenced with a mass Zohor prayer, followed by the guest of honour presenting waqaf contributions to Mosque Affairs Officer of Kampong Tanah Jambu Mosque Mohammad Zakaria bin Haji Mohammad Salleh.
The event continued with the Tedarus ceremony and concluded with the recitation of a doa to bless the event led by the mosque’s imam. The event is one of the annual activities of the MoE and its departments to enliven the month of Ramadhan and to seek blessings from Allah the Almighty.
It is also intended to enhance faith, piety and the practice of worship as well as to strengthen ties among the officials and staff at MoE and uphold the aspiration of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam to make Brunei a zikir Nation.
Heads of departments, senior officials, officers and staff of the MoE as well as residents from villages were present. – James Kon
PTEB Al-Quran Competition
Ten students of Belait Sixth Form Centre (PTEB) competed in the school’s inter-house Murattal Al-Quran Recitation competition held at the school’s lecture theatre on March 10.
The participants were challenged to recite Al-Quran in a Murattal-style, with male participants reciting Surah Al-An’am verses 45 to 52 and female participants reciting Surah Al-Baqarah verses 182 to 186.
The participants were assessed by a panel comprising imams and mosque officers from Kampong Pandan Mosque and Mohammad Jamalul Alam Mosque, based on tajwid, fasahah, voice projection and melody.
Deputy Principal of Administration Mohammad Shamry bin Haji Mohd Sani presented awards to the winners which included a certificate, cash and house points. He was accompanied by senior co-curriculum teacher Mohamad Dzulhilmi Haji Brahim.
The champion of the male category was Ahmad Rifa’ie bin Mohamad Fauziee from ‘Independence’ house, who scored 77.50 per cent, while for the female category, Hanisah binti Haji Jasni from ‘Creative’ house secured first place with 80.75 per cent.
A token of appreciation was also presented by the deputy principal of Administration to the judges, who also recited verses from Al-Quran in both Murattal and Qiraat styles to inspire and guide the students. – Daniel Lim
