Sg Hanching Mosque To Elect New Takmir Committee
By Rosli AbIdin Yahya

Bandar Seri Begawan - Kampong Sungai Hanching Mosque in Jalan Muara is set to hold a meeting to elect new Takmir committee members for 2005-2007 on March 23 after mass Maghrib prayers to oversee the smooth organisation of mosque activities and events.

Hj Mohd Zaide bin Hj Damit, incumbent secretary, said the meeting will also include a discussion on the financial and budget reports.

"The present Takmir committee will be dissolved and an election will be held to select new executive members," he said.

He called on Muslims in the vicinity of the mosque to vote during the election.

"It is vital for the people to come and exercise their rights. This is time for them to elect new candidates that they believe are competent for the jobs," he said.

He said Takmir committees in the country have been acknowledged to be very active, adding that he believed they are more advanced than their counterparts in the region.

He said mosques in Brunei must however improve in the utilisation of technological innovations.

"We can be proud of our mosque management as we have seen how local Takmir committees have helped their respective mosques prosper. Some of our mosques have hives of activities such as frequent religious talks and building learning centres aimed towards not only increasing religious knowledge but also aiding the needy such as fire victims," he said.

He thanked His Majesty's Government for constructing mosques, through the Ministry of Religious Affairs, at sites that are accessible to the people.

Such move, he said, enables locals to go to the mosques frequently thus allowing them to attend mosque-organised activities such as donation drives.

"Some mosques even have their own websites now to disseminate their activities," he said. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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