BOLKIAH GARRISON, Friday 23 June 2017 – As Ramadhan comes to an end, the Ministry of Defence and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) today continued to celebrate the holy month with a Khatam Al-Quran ceremony at Surau Ad-Difa’, Ministry of Defence.
The ceremony marked the completion of a series of activities the ministry and RBAF have conducted to celebrate the holy month including donations to orphans, cemetery cleaning campaigns, religious talks and mass prayers. The ceremony was also held to inculcate a love of reciting the Quran especially among the personnel of the Ministry and RBAF.
Present as the guest of honour was First Admiral (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit, the Deputy Minister of Defence.
Also present were Brigadier General Pg Dato Seri Pahlawan Aminan bin Pg Haji Mahmud, Acting Commander of RBAF, Captain (Retired) Abd Rahman bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar, RBN, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence; Joint Force Commander, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Technology and Development), Directors, Senior Officers and Officers and personnel of the Ministry of Defence and RBAF.
The ceremony began with the recitation of Takhtim prayers and the Dikir Marhaban led by Imam Suhif bin Abdullah, Imam of Surau Ad-Difa’, Ministry of Defence.
KEMENTERIAN PERTAHANAN DAN ABDB ADAKAN MAJLIS KHATAM
BOLKIAH GARISON, Jumaat 23 Jun 2017 – Dengan akhirnya bulan Ramadhan, Kementerian Pertahanan dan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) pada hari ini terus menyemarakkan bulan lagi suci ini dengan mengadakan Majlis Khatam Al-Quran di Surau Ad-Difa’, Kementerian Pertahanan.
Majlis tersebut merupakan acara penutup bagi aktiviti-aktiviti yang diadakan oleh kementerian dan ABDB bagi menyambut bulan suci ini termasuk majlis-majlis sumbangan derma kepada anak yatim, kempen kebersihan di tanah kubur orang-orang Islam, ceramah keugamaan dan sembahyang berjemaah. Disamping itu, Majlis Khatam Al-Quran itu juga diadakan bagi menanamkan sifat mencintai membaca Al-Quran khususnya di antara warga-warga Kementerian Pertahanan dan ABDB.
Hadir selaku tetamu kehormat majlis ialah Laksamana Pertama (B) Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit, Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan.
Turut hadir ialah Brigadier Jeneral Pg Dato Seri Pahlawan Aminan bin Pg Haji Mahmud, Pemangku Pemerintah ABDB, Kepten (B) Abd Rahman bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar, TLDB, Setiausaha Tetap di Kementerian Pertahanan, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersama, Timbalan Setiausaha Tetap (Teknologi dan Pembangunan), Pengarah-Pengarah, Pegawai-Pegawai Kanan, Pegawai-Pegawai dan Kakitangan Kementerian Pertahanan dan ABDB.
Acara dimulakan dengan bacaan Doa Takhtim dan Dikir Marhaban diketuai oleh Imam Suhif bin Abdullah, Imam Surau Ad-Difa’, Kementerian Pertahanan.