Quran Reciting Competition At Unissa
By Dewi Mohd Sofri

Bandar Seri Begawan - Learning al-Quran is honourable and Muslim undergraduates should regard it as important as learning other knowledge because there is a fear that the younger Muslim generation may be deprived of benefits of reading alQuran.

This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Pehin Orang Kaya Dewa Pahlawan Dato Paduka Hj Dani Hj Ibrahim, during his speech at the opening of the Musabaqah Tilawah al-Quran for Higher Education Institutions in the region last night.

The musabaqah, organised by Brunei's first Islamic university, Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (Unissa) in conjunction with its first anniversary was held at the Dewanraya of Radio Televisyen Brunei in the capital.

Ten qari and qariah will be competing in the first-ever musabaqah organised by the university. Six of the participants are Brunei's representatives from Unissa, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) and the Seri Begawan Religious Teaching College University (Kupu-SB). The other four are representatives from Singapore's Muhammadiyah Islamic College and Malaysia's Islamic Science University.

The ceremony began with a recitation of Surah al-Fatihah followed by a welcoming remark from the co-chairperson Hjh Nurjanah Hj Dollah. Apart from commemorating the university's first anniversary, the musabaqah is aimed at spurring a generation that is al-Quran literate. It will also serve as a platform to integrate the minds of undergraduates from various higher education institutions around the region. The contestants will be judged by a panel of eight judges during the closing ceremony tonight at the same venue. -- Courtesy of The Brunei Times

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