Youths Attend Quran Meet
By Dewi Mohd Sofri

Bandar Seri Begawan -Last night, the Setia Ali Mosque in Muara Town became the focus of attention for the mosque youth who attended al-Quran Comprehension Forum organised by the Ministry of Re jigious Affairs.

Titled "Discussing the contents of Surah Fatihah(a chapter in al-Quran)", the forum chaired by Yusli Asli, was held as part the 1428 Hijrah celebrations and serves to create awareness and further understanding of the verses in al-Quran among the public.

It also aims to train and instil confidence in public speaking amongst the youth.

The forum commenced after the Maghrib mass prayers and was followed by a Rawi performance.

The Ministry of Religious Affairs-organised function came to a close after the Isyak mass prayers. The four panelists Mohd Arif Raya, Ydsof Abdul Majid, Ghani - Ahmad and Abdul Qayyum Metussin were chosen representatives from four different mosque youth groups in Brunei-Muara district.

The discussion centred around the verses in Surah alFatihah which was divided into four parts and presented in all Brunei's four districts Belait, Tutong, Brunei-Muara and Temburong.

Similar forums were held in Tutong and Belait in the previous weeks. The fourth and last forum will be continued on Friday, February 16, at the Kampung Rataie Indigenous Land Scheme Mosque in Temburong.

Present at the forum was guest of honour, Pehin Jawatan iuar Pekerma Raja Dato Seri Utama 'Dr Ustaz Hj Mohd Zain Hj Serudin, the Minister of Religious Affairs.

Also in attendance were Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Hj Badaruddin Pengarah Dato Paduka Othman, Permanent Secretaries Dato Paduka Hj Abdul Rahman Hj Mohiddin and Dato Paduka Hj Ishaaq Hj Abdullah and other officials from the ministry. -- Courtesy of The Brunei Times

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