BOLKIAH GARRISON, Friday, 24 May 2019 – The Ministry of Defence held a special religious talk to commemorate the Nuzul Al-Qur’an 1440 Hijrah followed by a donation presentation to 74 orphans at Surau Ad-Difa’ in Bolkiah Garrison.
The guest of honour was Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Second Minister of Defence. Also present were Major General Pengiran Dato Paduka Seri Aminan bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF); Brigadier General (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence; Services Commanders; Deputy Permanent Secretaries at the Ministry of Defence; military and civilian senior officers; officers and personnel of the Ministry of Defence and RBAF.
The ceremony began with the reading of holy verses of Al-Qur’an followed by a special religious talk delivered by Ustaz Ak Ahmad Faris Ramadhani bin Pg Hj Sellahuddin, Mosque Affairs Officer, Ministry of Religious Affairs. The theme for the Nuzul Al-Qur’an celebration 1440H is ‘Memperkasa Pembelajaran Al-Qur’an’. Similar events were also held simultaneously in all suraus in the RBAF Garrisons and Camps.
The event concluded with the distribution of donations to a total of 74 orphans (36 male and 38 female) of departed officers and staff of the Ministry of Defence by the guest of honour. The event is organised annually during the holy month of Ramadhan, to help ease financial burdens and to spread joy as the Hari Raya celebration approaches.
CERAMAH KHAS SEMPENA MEMPERINGATI NUZUL AL-QUR’AN DAN PENYAMPAIAN DERMA KEPADA ANAK-ANAK YATIM
BOLKIAH GARISON, Jumaat, 24 Mei 2019 – Kementerian Pertahanan mengadakan ceramah khas sempena memperingati Nuzul Al-Qur’an 1440 Hijrah dan diteruskan dengan penyampaian derma kepada anak-anak yatim bertempat di Surau Ad-Difa’ di Bolkiah Garison.
Tetamu kehormat majlis 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 Pengiran Dato Paduka Seri Aminan bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB); Brigedier Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah, Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertahanan; Pemerintah-Pemerintah Angkatan Tentera; Timbalan-Timbalan Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertahanan; pegawai-pegawai kanan tentera dan awam; pegawai-pegawai dan anggota Kementerian Pertahanan dan ABDB.
Majlis dimulakan dengan bacaan ayat-ayat suci Al-Qur’an diikuti dengan ceramah khas disampaikan oleh Ustaz Ak Ahmad Faris Ramadhani bin Pg Hj Sellahuddin, Pegawai Hal Ehwal Masjid, Kementerian Hal Ehwal Ugama. Tema Majlis Sambutan Nuzul Al-Qur’an bagi tahun 1440H ialah ‘Memperkasa Pembelajaran Al-Qur’an’. Acara seumpamanya juga dikendalikan secara serentak di kesemua surau di Perkhemahan dan Garison ABDB.
Majlis diakhiri dengan penyampaian derma oleh Tetamu Kehormat kepada 74 orang anak yatim (36 lelaki dan 38 perempuan) warga kerja Kementerian Pertahanan yang telah kembali ke Rahmatullah. Majlis penyampaian derma ini diadakan setiap tahun pada bulan Ramadhan, bagi membantu meringankan beban kewangan dan memberikan keceriaan ketika menyambut Hari Raya Aidilfitri yang bakal menjelang.