BERAKAS GARRISON, Thursday, 20 April 2023 – A Solar Eclipse mass prayer was performed at all Royal Brunei Land Force suraus and religious halls to mark this occasion.
Present as the Guest of Honour at Surau Al-Fa’izun, Berakas Garrison was Brigadier General Dato Seri Pahlawan Saifulrizal bin Abdul Latif, Commander of RBLF. Also present were Senior Officers, officers and personnel of RBLF. Similar ceremonies were also held across RBLF camps attended by respective Commanding Officers, Officers and personnel including Pulau Baru-Baru Mosque.
Following the mass prayer, a special sermon was delivered by Imam Muhammad Syakir Farhan bin Haji Omar reminding the congregrates that the eclipse shows the greatness and power of Allah the Almighty and Muslims should take it as a sign to perform good deeds such as to supplicate, recite zikir and give alms during the eclipse.
TENTERA DARAT DIRAJA BRUNEI TUNAIKAN SEMBAHYANG SUNNAT KHUSUF GERHANA
BERAKAS GARISON, Khamis, 20 April 2023 – Sembahyang Sunnat gerhana matahari dilakukan secara serentak di semua surau perkhemahan TDDB sempena berlakunya gerhana matahari pada petang ini.
Hadir selaku Tetamu Kehormat di Surau Al-Fa’izun, Berakas Garison ialah Brigedier Jeneral Dato Seri Pahlawan Saifulrizal bin Abdul Latif, Pemerintah TDDB. Turut hadir ialah Pegawai-Pegawai Kanan, pegawai-pegawai dan anggota TDDB. Majlis yang sama turut diadakan secara serentak yang dihadiri oleh Pegawai-pegawai Pemerintah, Pegawai-pegawai dan anggota-anggota mengikut perkhemahan masing-masing termasuk Masjid Pulau Baru-Baru.
Melalui ceramah khas yang disampaikan oleh Imam Muhammad Syakir Farhan bin Haji Omar, Imam Surau Al-Faizun, beliau mengingatkan kepada para jemaah bahawa gerhana matahari melambangkan kebesaran Allah SWT dan umat islam hendaklah melaksanakan amalan kebajikan seperti memperbanyakkan doa, zikir dan melaksanakan sedekah semasa waktu gerhana tersebut.