Institute Meets Success In Producing Hafiz Al-Quran

Bandar Seri Begawan - Since its establishment, the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Tahfiz Al-Quran has successfully produced 46 students, 33 males and 13 females, who completed the memorizing of the 30 chapters of the Al-Quran.

Seven have been recognized as 'Al-hafiz' and were presented with an incentive.

Hafiz Al-Quran have been given higher status in society compared to those who are protecting the holiness of the Al-Quran through writing and printing, because what is kept inside the hearts of these hafiz cannot be changed or contradicted by those who attempt to corrupt the contents of the Al-Quran, religious officials said.

When Radio Television Brunei (RTB) visited the institute, the new students were engrossed in memorizing the verses of the Holy Quran.

One new student is 11-year-old Haji Muhammad Zul Arif Bin Haji Zolkepli, whose elder brother is also studying in the institute.

Three students had been proclaimed so far as having successfully memorized 20 chapters and 12 of them 10 chapters.

Based on the figures, the institute has produced outstanding hafiz Al-Quran candidates in a short span of time. The institute also received students from Sabah.

At the moment there are five students from Sabah.

Besides learning Al-Quran and Arabic language, the students are also involved in ordinary subjects.

A teacher and registrar of the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Tahfiz al-Quran, Mohammad Shah Bin Haji Abdul Mumin, said the students should memorise five chapters every year.

At the first year, they must memorise chapters one to five, second year chapters three to 11 and third year chapters 11 to 15 and five chapters until they are in secondary six.

After completing their studies in the institute most of the students go abroad to further their education and some are employed in mosques and several schools in the country. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei 

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