Encouraging young ones to recite al-Quran
By James Kon

The guest of honour presenting the prize to Ak Mohd Najib bin Pg Hj Sulaiman

A Dikir performance by Ma'had Islam Brunei students

A prize presentation ceremony for the Khatam al-Quran Encouragement Scheme was held yesterday morning at the Seri Begawan Religious Teacher's Training College. The scheme aims to motivate young students to recite the Holy Quran.

Present as the guest of honour was the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Sheikh Haji Adnan bin Haji Sheikh Mohammad.

The Permanent Secretary said that recital of the Holy Quran was an act of devotion to "Allah", the contents hold various teachings in the aspect of physical and spiritual life in the world and he congratulated all the recipients who received prizes.

Ten students were selected to receive the best prize in the scheme and the guest of honour presented them with a cash prize of $1,000 and certificates. One hundreds and twenty six students from various religious schools in the country also received prizes

Ak Mohd Najib bin Pg Haji Sulaiman from Sekolah Ugama Batu Marang was awarded the Best Participant for reciting the Holy Quran. During the ceremony, a group of students from Ma'had Islam Brunei presented a dikir performance.

The Director of the Islamic Studies Department, Ustazah Hajah Kasmah binti Haji Siput said that the recital scheme acted as a motivational programme for children to learn the Holy Quran and it was an annual project organised by the department.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin