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Brunei holds nationwide special prayers for health, well-being
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Seri Setia Nazmi Mohamad during the Sunnat Hajat prayer at Suri Seri Begawan Raja Pengiran Anak Damit Mosque. - MCYS via BB/ANN
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) and its departments, in collaboration with community groups, organised a nationwide congregational Sunnat Hajat prayer and a special supplication for health and well-being on Wednesday (June 4).
The prayers, followed by the congregational Asar prayer, were held simultaneously at major mosques across all four districts, with the participation of orphans, senior citizens from the Senior Citizens Activity Centres (PKWE), members of associations for persons with different abilities, women's organisations, mosque takmir (mosque administration) committee members, Muslim groups, village heads and penghulus, monthly welfare aid recipients, residents of welfare housing complexes, public-private sector partners and members of the public.
In the Brunei-Muara District, the main venue was the Suri Seri Begawan Raja Pengiran Anak Damit Mosque in Kampong Madang, joined by Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Seri Setia Nazmi Mohamad.
Meanwhile, in the Tutong District, the focal point was Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque in Pekan Tutong. In the Belait District, the event was centred at the RPN Kampong Pandan Mosque in Kuala Belait, while in the Temburong District, the Utama Mohammad Salleh Mosque in Pekan Bangar hosted the gathering. The inclusive participation, coordinated by the Community Development Department under MCYS, reflected the government's inclusive approach and the community's collective devotion and concern for the monarch. - Borneo Bulletin/ANN
