Members of the Women Graduates Association of Brunei Darussalam (PSW), participants of the Al-Quran Reading Group (MMQ), members of associations under the Council of Women of Brunei Darussalam as well as family members and the public gathered in the final week of the tazkirah session in Ramadhan organised by PSW at Ash-Shaliheen Mosque.
The event began with a tazkirah session titled ‘Before Ramadhan is Over’ by Assistant Lecturer at the Centre for Contemporary Fiqh Studies, Seri Begawan Religious Teachers University College (KUPU SB) Pengiran Norizzati binti Pengiran Haji Kasharan.
The talk highlighted several key points including the importance of appreciating the remaining days of Ramadhan: using the last opportunity of Ramadhan to increase prayers, istighfar and sunnat practices as the best ending; and the importance of asking for Allah the Almighty’s forgiveness.
It also focused on realising that Ramadhan is a month of forgiveness, and all deeds done with sincerity will be accepted with Allah the Almighty’s mercy; instilling steadfastness where the importance of continuing good deeds such as night prayers, reading Al-Quran, and giving charity even after Ramadhan; blessings of the Night of Laylatul Qadar: taking the opportunity to worship with full faith and hope in Allah the Almighty in the last nights of Ramadhan; and making Ramadhan a turning point: Ramadhan as a spiritual madrasah that shapes character and makes a person closer to Allah the Almighty throughout his life.
The session aimed to remind attendees of the importance of increasing righteous practices at the end of Ramadhan as well as instilling the determination to continue to be steadfast in worship after the holy month ends. It was followed by the mass recitation of Surah Yaasiin, Ratib Al-Attas and Tahlil by Pengiran Norizzati and concluded with mass Zohor prayer.
PSW Advisor I Pengiran Hajah Zabaidah binti Pengiran Haji Kamaludin and PSW Advisor II Dr Hajah Hairuni binti Haji Mohamed Ali Maricar were also present. – Lyna Mohamad
