More Professionals From Religious Institute
By Azian Othman

Bandar Seri Begawan - Tahfiz Al-Quran (Memorisation of Quran) Institute is capable of producing professionals, according to the Minister of Education, Pehin Dato Hj Abdul Aziz, who was speaking during a prize presentation ceremony for top students of the institute yesterday.

The institute has also produced religious experts as well as students who are fluent in Arabic, `Tafsir' and English languages, he added.

This was proven by the achievements of Ak Md Irwan bin Pg Hj Idris, an undergraduate from the Tahfiz Al-Quran Sultan Hj Hassanal Bolkiah Institute, who recently obtained a degree with honours in Architectural Design Engineering from Cardiff, Wales. He now holds the 'B.Sc Architectural Design Al-Hafiz'.

The aspiration of the institute is to produce students who are able to memorise 30 'juz' of Quran fluently in Arabic and master 'Tafsir' and the English language, as this would enable students to pursue a professional career, according to Pehin Dato Hj Abdul Aziz, who is also the Chairman of the Tahfiz Institute Board.

Touching on the academic achievement of the institute, Pehin Dato Hj Abdul Aziz highlighted that since its establishment 11 years ago, the institute has maintained a record of 100 per cent passes in the GCE `A' level examinations. The achievement of the students who took the `O' level examinations is among the best in the country, he said.

Seven students of the institute have succeeded in memorising 30 juz of Quran and are now qualified to be called Al-Hafiz, he added.

The Minister of Education pointed out that it is tough to earn a place at the institute.

Every year, over 200 applicants would apply to study in the institute, including those who had achieved excellent results from top secondary schools and colleges in the country, he said. However, only 20 per cent of the applicants would be accepted, judging by their abilities to memorise Quran.

"The idea behind such tough procedure is to upgrade the quality of education and reading of Quran," the Minister of Education stated. This helps create competition amongst students and in turn, would motive them, he explained.

Pehin Dato Hj Abdul Aziz, speaking on behalf of the institute, thanked His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam for his kindness and contribution to finance the construction of the Tahfiz Institute through the Yayasan foundation.

One of the star students yesterday was Abdul Qayyum Hj Aminuddin who was awarded the `Exemplary Student Award'.

He also received the Best Student Award in Quran memorisation (Form Six level) and the Best Academic Achievement Award (Form Six level). He was also named as the best student in GCE 'A' level. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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