New Tutong mosque holds first Friday prayers
By Haji Minor Absah

Minister of Religious Affairs, Pehin Dato Dr Ustaz Haji Md Zain (centre) visiting the new Kampong Bukit Beruang Mosque, Tutong. Photo: Haji Minor Absah

Pehin Dato Dr Ustaz Haji Md Zain Haji Serudin, Minister of Religious Affairs, attended the first Jumaat Prayer at the new Kampong Bukit Beruang Mosque, Tutong.

Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Awang Haji Mohd Yusof Haji Ismail, Deputy Director of Mosque Affairs and the Imam of the mosque, Awang Mohd Rosmadini, accompanied him.

Deputy Director of Mosque Affairs, Awang Haji Ismail Haji Abdul Manaf, said the beauty of the mosque must be maintained by everyone, not only the mosque officials.

More mosques will be constructed at Kampong Sengkarai, Kampong Penanjong and Kampong Kiudang and more sites have been reserved for mosque construction, he added. The minister visited some of the facilities at the mosque such as VIP room, office, 'Wudu' area, library after the prayers.

The mosque can accommodate up to 1,000 worshippers and it was built for the convenience of Muslims in the area.

The key presentation ceremony was held on 21st January 2004. A representative from the Public Works Department, Deputy Senior Architect Dayang Hajah Maihani Haji Abd Hamid handed over the key to the Deputy Assistant Director of Mosque Affairs, Awang Haji Rahim Haji Tahir, a representative from the Ministry of Religious Affairs, who then handed it over to the Imam of Bukit Beruang Mosque.

The construction of the mosque on a 3.20-hectare site at a cost of $1,982,849.01 took 15 months from 28th May 2002 to 27th August 2003.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin