DBP Holds Khatam Al Quran Event, Donates To Orphans
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Language and Literature Bureau (DBP) of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports yesterday held a Khatam Al-Quran (Completion of Al-Quran Recital) ceremony as well as tahlil and doa arwah at the Balai Sarmayuda of DBP in Berakas in conjunction with the fasting month of Ramadhan.

Dr Mataim Bakar, DBP Director, said the events are meaningful not only in religious terms but also to strengthen relationship in order to fulfil the spiritual responsibility as servants of Allah so as to obtain His acceptance and consent.

He urged his staff to read the Holy Book during the month of Ramadhan so as to ponder the meaning of each sentence and to make the religious teachings their daily guidance and life principle.

"Ramadhan has been called the month of the al-Quran since it was during this month that Allah began revealing the Holy Book to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).

"Let us take advantage of Ramadhan to read the whole al-Quran to improve our understanding and to correct our mistakes, whether reading or analysing it.

"Al-Quran can be used by us as our spiritual guidance to lead our life in this world," he said.

At the function, Dr Mataim also presented donations to orphans to enable them to celebrate Hari Raya just like other children who have parents to bank on to buy new clothes and shoes.

The staff also held a tahlil and doa arwah to pray for former staff of DBP who had departed. Since the beginning of Ramadhan, staff of DBP spent about an hour a day reading the al-Quran after office hours. This is to follow the tradition of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and great Islamic scholars.  -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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