Youths attend Belait District mosque programme
By Liza Mohd

Youths attend the programme at the Kg Pandan Mosque in Kuala Belait, yesterday morning.

A total of 65 youths from six different mosques in the Belait District attended the Youth Mosque programme organised by the Belait District Mosque Affairs Office, held at the Kg Pandan Mosque in Kuala Belait yesterday morning.

Three representatives each from Mohd Jamalul Alam Mosque, Kg Pandan Mosque, Kg Sg Teraban Mosque, Pekan Seria Mosque, Kg Bukit Sawat Mosque, Al-Mashor Mosque and Kg Sg Liang Mosque also participated in an Azan competition as part of the programme. A "Jawi" writing competition was also held yesterday.

Present as chief guest at the programme was the Belait District Deputy Chief Religious Officer Awg Hj Mohammad bin Hj Garing who delivered a speech prior to the prize and certificate presentation ceremony.

Belait District Mosque Affairs Officer Awg Zulkifli bin Hj Zakaria highlighted that the programme was meant to bring youths closer to the mosques, to implement the feeling of affection towards mosques, to provide motivation to youths on their role in Islam and to put mosques as a gathering centre for youths through guidance and goodwill activities.

In addition to the Jawi and Azan competitions, youths also participated in a religious talk called "The Role of Youths in Islam".

Awg Zulkifli also added that the programme would be diversifying its activities to include sports, a bicycle expedition from mosque to mosque, a religious talk session, a "Subuh" lecture, quizzes and other competitions.

The programme ended yesterday with a "Doa selamat" and a mass "Zuhur" prayer.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin