Minister Visits Belait District To See Mosques

Kuala Belait – The progress and development of mosques in the Sultanate continue to be observed and scrutinised by government authority.

The Minister of Religious Affairs, Pehin Dato Dr Ustaz Haji Awang Mohammad Zain said this during a working visit to have a closer look on mosques affairs in the Belait District.

Pehin Dato Dr Ustaz Haji Awang Mohammad Zain, first visited the Kampong Labi Mosque in Ulu Belait located about 74-kilometers from Kuala Belait town area.

The mosque was built on a 2.5 hectare of land and was fully completed in 1978. The mosque which cost $156,000 can accommodate about 200-worshippers.

It is currently under maintenance and renovation works.

In the Belait District, there are two mosques, which are under the individual sponsorships.

One mosque is Al-Mashor Mosque situated in Kampong Sungai Mau. The Al-Mashor Mosque also came under the scrutiny of the Religious Minister yesterday.

The mosque is a Waqaf from Awang Haji Malai Mashor. It was built on a one-hectare site of land in 1990 and completed one year later. Built at the cost of $162,000, the mosque can accommodate about 200 worshippers.

A special facility is the library room.

In the afternoon, the minister visited two main mosques in the Belait District namely the Muhammad Jamalul Alam Mosque and the Pekan Seria Mosque.

Also in the entourage was the Belait District Officer, Awang Adnan.

The working visit was aimed at taking a closer look at the administration affairs of the mosque, the taqmir and maintenance of mosque buildings.

The visit also aimed at fostering relationship between the mosque’s officers in the Belait District.  -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei

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