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Talk highlights importance of nurturing generation with faith, knowledge

The importance of nurturing a generation grounded in faith, knowledge, good deeds and noble character was emphasised in a special religious talk on ‘Membina Generasi Ummah yang Beriman, Berilmu, Beramal dan Beradab Mulia’ by Adjunct Lecturer at the Faculty of Usuluddin, Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA) Professor Dr Ustaz Abdul Somad during the ‘Majlis Maulid Akbar’ at Balai Khazanah Islam Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (BKISHHB) on Thursday.

Held in conjunction with the Maulidur Rasul celebration, the event was jointly organised by UNISSA and BKISHHB. It served as a platform to encourage appreciation of the Prophet’s (pbuh) life and teachings, while nurturing love and devotion towards Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).

The gathering saw a mass Maghrib prayer led by Acting Secretary of the Brunei Islamic Religious Council (MUIB), Department of the Brunei Islamic Religious Council, Ministry of Religious Affairs Pengiran Ahmad Faris Ramadhani bin Pengiran Haji Sellahuddin.

Coordinating Minister for National Security, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof; Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office (Security and Law) Dato Seri Setia Haji Sufian bin Haji Sabtu; Minister of Development Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Muhammad Juanda bin Haji Abdul Rashid; Minister of Religious Affairs Pengiran Dato Seri Setia Haji Mohammad Tashim bin Pengiran Haji Hassan; and Deputy Minister of Education Dato Seri Paduka Dr Haji Norarfan bin Haji Zainal attend the talk by Professor Dr Ustaz Abdul Somad. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTOR

The programme also featured a qasidah performance by Munsyid Kyrel Al-Gayauwi and Ahmad Muaiyyad Az-Zubair bin Haji Umar Abdul Hakim, accompanied by the Ad-Dhiyaul Lami’ As-Syarif Group and the Prisons Department.

The gathering concluded with a doa led by Professor Dr Ustaz Abdul Somad.

The ‘Majlis Maulid Akbar’ aimed to strengthen bonds of brotherhood within the community through religious knowledge sessions, Selawat, qasidah and congregational worship, while encouraging greater appreciation of the values exemplified by Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in daily life.

Coordinating Minister for National Security, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, and spouse Datin Hajah Kalshom binti Haji Suhaili; Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office (Security and Law) Dato Seri Setia Haji Sufian bin Haji Sabtu; Minister of Development Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Muhammad Juanda bin Haji Abdul Rashid, and spouse Datin Fadzlin binti Haji Hashim; Minister of Religious Affairs Pengiran Dato Seri Setia Haji Mohammad Tashim bin Pengiran Haji Hassan; and Deputy Minister of Education Dato Seri Paduka Dr Haji Norarfan bin Haji Zainal were in attendance. Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Religious Affairs Dr Haji Mohammed Hussain bin Pehin Penyurat Haji Ahmad, and concurrently Director of BKISHHB, and Rector of UNISSA Associate Professor Dr Abdul Nasir bin Haji Abdul Rani were also present. 

 

SOURCE/AUTHOR : BORNEO BULLETIN/LYNA MOHAMAD

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