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Sg
Hanching Mosque Team wins Dikir Contest
By Rosli Abidin Yahya
Bandar Seri
Begawan - All-male Ar-Redhwan Dikir team from Kg Sg Hanching
Mosque and all-female An NurAr Raudah team from Sultan Saiful Rijal
Technical College emerged as champions in the 1st National Dikir
Daebaie Competition yesterday.
The competition aimed to inculcate
the religious culture of remembering God and praising His messenger,
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Pehin
Dato Paduka Hj Suyoi Hj Osman, Deputy Minister of Education and guest
of honour, presented the prizes to the winners. He is also the adviser
of the Kg Sg Hanching Mosque's Takmir committee.
Organised
by the mosque, the contest, which was held in June 26, attracted five
all-male and five all-female teams nationwide to fight it out for the
coveted recognition as the top national Dikir Daebaie group.
In the male category, IzzatAl-Khair
team from Masjid DPMM Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah Kg Tamoi
was the first runner-up and Dikir team from Masjid AlAmeerah in
Jerudong second runner-up. Maizatul lzzah of Masjid DPMM Pengiran Muda
Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah Kg Tamoi was the first runner-up in the female
category whiles the An NurAsy Syuura from the Masjid Kg Sg Hanching
second runner-up.
According to Imam Pg Hj Mohammad
Hafizuddin Pg Hj Bakar, co-chairman of the mosque's Takmir committee,
the competition was a close fight as all participating teams performed
at a very high level.
"In the male category, the winner
scored only one point more than the first runner-up," he said.
He added the religious activity was
organised to spur Muslims, especially those of the younger generation,
to love their creator and prophet as well as Muslim clerics or Ulamas.
"It was also aimed to encourage them
to perform additional religious activities on their way towards
becoming good Muslims," he said. --
Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin
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