BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday, 25 February 2021 –In commemoration of the 37th National Day celebration of Brunei Darussalam, the Ministry of Defence and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) held a Khatam Al-Quran ceremony at Surau Ad-Difa’, Bolkiah Garrison today.
Present at the ceremony was Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister of Defence II.
Also present were Major General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat, Commander of the RBAF; Brigadier General (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence; Service Commanders, Joint Force Commander, Deputy Permanent Secretaries, officers and staff. A few members of the community in Bolkiah Garrison were also invited to the ceremony.
The Khatam Al-Quran ceremony commenced with a recitation of Sayyidul Istighfar, Surah Al-Fatihah and followed by the reading of Surah Ad-Dhuha until Surah An-Nas led by Private Muhammad Zainul Arifin bin Hj Haminuddin, the winner of the Musabaqah Tilawah Al-Quran, Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) 2021. The Doa Khatam was then read by Private Md Muizz bin Mustafa.
The ceremony then proceeded with the reading of Doa Peliharakan Negara dan Sultan by Ustaz Md Rusaini bin Awang and Tazkirah delivered by Ustaz Abdul Nasir Saufi bin Hassan before the ceremony concluded with the mass Asar prayer.
Besides enlivening Brunei Darussalam’s 37th National Day celebration, the ceremony was held to instill the spirit of reading and appreciating Al-Quran among personnel within the Ministry of Defence and RBAF. Similar ceremonies will take place at all surau’s in the RBAF garrisons and camps on Friday, 26 February 2021.
MAJLIS KHATAM AL-QURAN SEMPENA SAMBUTAN HARI KEBANGSAAN NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM KE-37
BOLKIAH GARISON, Khamis, 25 Februari 2021 – Dalam sama-sama mensyukuri Sambutan Ulang Tahun Hari Kebangsaan Negara Brunei Darussalam Ke-37, Kementerian Pertahanan dan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) hari ini mengadakan Majlis Khatam Al-Quran di Surau Ad-Difa’, Bolkiah Garison.
Hadir di majlis tersebut ialah Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, Menteri Pertahanan Kedua.
Turut hadir ialah Mejar Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat, Pemerintah ABDB; Brigedier Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah, Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertahanan; Pemerintah-Pemerintah Angkatan Tentera, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersama ABDB, Timbalan-Timbalan Setiausaha Tetap, Pengarah-pengarah, pegawai-pegawai serta kakitangan. Sebilangan penduduk di sekitar Bolkiah Garrison juga diundang ke majlis ini.
Majlis Khatam Al-Quran dimulakan dengan bacaan Sayyidul Istighfar, Surah Al-Fatihah dan seterusnya bacaan Surah Ad-Dhuha hingga Surah An-Nas yang dipimpin oleh Soldadu Muhammad Zainul Arifin bin Haji Haminuddin, Johan Musabaqah Tilawah Al-Quran Peringkat Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TDDB) Tahun 1442H/2021M. Kemudian Doa Khatam pula dibacakan oleh Soldadu Md Muizz bin Mustafa.
Majlis diteruskan lagi dengan bacaan Doa Peliharakan Negara dan Sultan oleh Ustaz Md Rusaini bin Awang dan penyampaian tazkirah oleh Ustaz Abdul Nasir Saufi bin Hassan sebelum majlis diakhiri dengan solat Asar beramai-ramai.
Di samping menyemarakkan lagi Sambutan Hari Kebangsaan yang Ke-37, majlis ini diadakan untuk menyemai semangat membaca dan menghayati Al-Quran di kalangan anggota di Kementerian Pertahanan dan ABDB. Majlis serupa juga akan diadakan di seluruh surau garrison dan perkhemahan ABDB pada hari Juma’at, 26 Februari 2021.
