Brunei To Hold Grand Celebration For Maulud
By Yusrin Junaidi

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei Darussalam, with the majority of its population being Muslims, will be celebrating the Maulud Nabi (pbuh) on a national level. The event is aimed at developing and spreading the "Syiar Islam" in the country as well as commemorating the birth of Nabi Muhammad (pbuh).

To enliven the Islamic calendar event for the Hijrah New Year 1428, the committee for the Islamic Calendar 1428 invited ministries of government departments, uniformed departments, mukims and village consultative councils, nongovernment organisations, private companies, higher learning institutions, colleges, and secondary and primary schools to join in the assembly and marching for the Maulud Nabi (pbuh) celebration.

The national celebration will be held simultaneously at all four districts on March 31. The actual event will be at the Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar Ali Saifuddien in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Applicants can obtain registration forms from the Celebration Secretariat Islamic Calendar, Islamic Education Department and Mosque Affairs Department at the Ministry of Religious Affairs as well as the Brunei-Muara District Office at the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Completed forms can be sent to the Co-Chairman of the gathering at the "Bahagian Kemajuan Syiar Islam" Level 2, Librarian Room at the Ministry of Religious Affairs' building.

The deadline for registration is March 3 at 4pm. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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