Lyna Mohamad

A Doa Selamat was held at the Government Printing Department of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) yesterday, to mark the start of the printing process for Juzuk 1 of the Mushaf Brunei Darussalam and its Interpretation.

The guest of honour was Minister of Religious Affairs Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman.

A Doa was read by a Religious Development Officer at the Islamic Da’wah Centre (PDI) Haji Fansuri Sharimi @ Mansur bin Mohamad Ali.

The ceremony was also attended by the Masyaikh panel members for the arrangement of Mushaf Brunei Darussalam and its Interpretation, among whom were State Mufti Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Paduka Seri Setia (Dr) Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Aziz bin Juned; Chief Syar’ie Judge Pehin Orang Kaya Paduka Seri Utama Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Salim bin Haji Besar; Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs Pengiran Dato Seri Paduka Haji Bahrom bin Pengiran Haji Bahar; Syari’ah Court of Appeal Judge Pehin Orang Kaya Paduka Setia Raja Dato Paduka Seri Setia Haji Awang Suhaili bin Haji Mohiddin; and Deputy State Mufti Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Japar bin Haji Mat Dain @ Maidin.

The Mushaf Brunei Darussalam and its Interpretation is a continuation from the Mushaf Brunei Darussalam and its Translation that was printed, published and launched in 2014.

The printing and publication of Juzuk 2 and the following Juzuk will be carried out in stages.

Mushaf Brunei Darussalam and its Interpretation is one of the efforts to present the contents of Al-Quran in a manner which can easily be understood by the Brunei community.

It is also aimed at strengthening the solidarity of the Brunei community in understanding Islam through the interpretation of Al-Quran based on the Ahli Sunnah Wal Jama’ah doctrines according to Al-Asya’irah / Al-Maturidiyah, and the principles of Fiqh for Mazhab Syafi’e.

The handwritten Mushaf Brunei Darussalam is a significant milestone during the reign of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam.

Efforts towards inscribing the Mushaf Brunei Darussalam began with a titah of His Majesty on November 6, 1986.

His Majesty officially launched the Mushaf Brunei Darussalam in August 1992, at the Istana Nurul Iman in conjunction with the Silver Jubilee celebration of His Majesty’s Accession to the Throne.

Meanwhile, the Mushaf Brunei Darussalam and its Translation was officially launched by His Majesty on September 7, 2009, in conjunction with the National Level Nuzul Al-Quran Celebration for 1430 Hijrah.

Also present at the ceremony were officers and staff from the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA), the Government Printing Department of the PMO, and the Language and Literature Bureau of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports.