Haj Season Begins This Week
By Azlan Othman and Hj Minor Absah

Bandar Seri Begawan - With the first Haj flight scheduled to depart from Brunei on the 7th January 2004, various preparations are in place such as organising thanksgiving ceremonies for the Haj pilgrims.

Besides reference manuals taken along to help perform the Haj, in keeping with the pace of modern technology, a local distributor has introduced “e-Haj”, a high-tech a digital audio playback unit.

The mini e-Haj unit, is designed especially for Haj and Umrah pilgrims to sharpen their meories with all the phrases of ‘Doa’ (prayer) and ‘Niat’ recitations picked and packed from a handbook of prayers to use in Mecca. At the price of $120 a unit, this audio digital unit is available at Mas Munirah at No.19, Simpang 425, Kg. Lambak.

Meanwhile 10 personnel from the Jabatan Urusan Haji of the Ministry of Religious Affairs as well as eight officials from the Darussalam Holdings Sdn Bhd led by Awang Haji Ahmad Hj Abdul Razak also left the country last night.

Present to greet the officers from the Religious Affairs Ministry at the Brunei Airport was the Acting Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Awang Haji Mohd Yussof bin Hj Ismail.

According to Awang Haji Ahmad, the officials departed the country in advance to make preparations on hotels, transportation and passport arrangement before the departure of the first Haj-pilgrims from Brunei Darussalam on the January 7. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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