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TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020
Rokiah Mahmud
The inals of the National Level Al-Quran
Memorisation
and
Its
Understanding
Competition for 1441 Hijrah was carried out
over two days, May 56, at the Institut Tah iz
Al-Quran Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Hall.
In adherence to the guidelines set by the
Ministry of Health (MoH) amid the COVID19
outbreak, the competition was held in the
presence of a small audience.
Chairman of the judges Pengiran Haji
Haslin bin Pengiran Haji Ali, in his brie ings,
said the judges were very satis ied with this
year’s competition in light of the COVID19
outbreak in the country.
“This goes to show that the participants
were dedicated to the memorisation of Al-
Quran. Therefore, I hope that the country will
always be blessed by Allah the Almighty with
all these
Huffaz
,” he said.
The event attracted some 352 participants
in ive categories.
In Category A, participants aged 13 and
below were required to memorise
Surah-
Surah Pilihan
from 30
Juzuks
, including
Surah
Al-Muthaf if in
,
Surah Al-Insyiqaaq
,
Surah
Al-Buruuj, Surah Ath-Taariq, Surah Al-A’laa,
Surah Al-Ghaasyiyah, Surah Al-Fajr, Surah
Al-Balad, Surah Asy-Syams
and
Surah Al-Lail
.
In this category, participants also needed to
memorise the compilation of
Surah-Surah
Lazim
starting from
Surah Adh-Dhuhaa
until
Surah An-Naas
and the understanding
of
Surah An-Naba’, Surah An-Nazi’at, Surah
Abasa, Surah At-Takwir
and
Surah Al-In ithar
.
In Category B, participants aged 14 and
above had to memorise
Surah Al-Kah i, Surah
Luqman, Surah As-Sajdah, Surah Ar-Rahmaan,
Surah Al-Waqi’ah, Surah Al-Mulk, Surah Al-
Insaan, Surah Yaasiin
and
Surah Jiin
along
with the understanding of
Surah Al-Jumu’ah
and
Surah An-Nuur
.
In Category C, participants were required
to memorise three
Juzuks of Al-Quran
- from
Juzuk 1 to Juzuk 3
- and the understanding
of
Surah An-Nisaa’
. Category D featured
the memorisation of 15
Juzuks of Al-Quran -
Juzuk 1 to Juzuk 15
- and the understanding
of
Surah Maryam
and
Surah Thaha
. Category
E required participants to memorise
30
Juzuks of Al-Quran
and the understanding
of
Surah Asy-Syura, Surah Az-Zukhruf, Surah
Ad-Dukhan
and
Surah Al-Jatsiah
. All three
categories were open to all ages.
The winner in Category A was Nur’Aliyah
Amani binti Muhammad Al-Ameen with a
score of 97.43 per cent. In second and third
places were Amal ‘Aziah binti Muhammad
Saiful Ashreen with a score of 96.9 per cent
and Abdul Hadi Muaiyyad bin Haji Azrol
with a score of 96.64 per cent. Consolation
prizes went to Iman binti Haji Muhammad
Fahmi and Aisyah Syamila binti Dr Haji Ga-
mal Abdul Nasir.
The winner in Category B was Najla Sa-
breena binti Haji Abdul Rajid with a score of
93.86 per cent. The irst and second runners-
up were Siti Nur Darwisyah binti Sabli with a
score of 91 per cent and Amir Sabrin bin Has-
miron with a score of 90.64 per cent. Moham-
ad Nur Raziqqien bin Abu Bakar and Amin bin
Zainuddin came in fourth and ifth places.
Mohammad Syabil bin Shahram took the
top spot in Category C with a score of 98.5
per cent, followed by Nur Najihah binti Alias
with a score of 98.24 per cent and Siti Asyiqin
binti Asmalee with a score of 96.21 per cent.
Impressive
showing
from
Huffaz
In fourth and ifth places were Nur Heesa
Mahrunnisaa binti Bambang Isyanto and
Mohammad Azimin @ Abdul Basit bin Rajid.
The winner of Category D was Dayangku
Nurfaiezah binti Pengiran Haji Kamaluddin
with a score of 96.05 per cent. The irst and
second runners-up were Muhammad Azib
bin Muhammad Azim with a score of 95.84
per cent and Haji Muhammad Bazli Ra’if bin
Haji Zulki li with a score of 94.73 per cent.
In fourth and ifth places were Nor Asilah
binti Haji Putting and Mohd Asmawi bin Haji
Abu Bakar.
Abdul Aziz bin Noor Nasran took the top
spot in Category E with a score of 99.36 per
cent, followed by Muhammad Abu Hurairah
bin Arif in with a score of 97.34 per cent and
Aqilah binti Haji Ayop with a score of 96.34
per cent. In fourth and ifth places were
Muhammad Hisyamuddin bin Haji Mahadini
and Dayangku Nur Fatin Wahidah binti
Pengiran Muhammad Sallehin.
FROM LEFT: Category A winner Nur’Aliyah Amani binti Muhammad Al-Ameen and Category B winner Najla Sabreena binti Haji Abdul Rajid.
PHOTOS: RAHWANI ZAHARI
FROM LEFT: Category C winner Mohammad Syabil bin Shahram and Category D winner Dayangku Nurfaiezah binti Pengiran Haji Kamaluddin
Category E winner Abdul Aziz bin Noor Nasran