TYT joins Maal Hijrah eve prayers with Limbang folk

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(From sixth left) Taib, Asfia, Awang Tengah, Daud and Misnu join the large congregation for the prayers.

LIMBANG: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and his wife Toh Puan Raghad Kurdi Taib joined Muslims here for state-level Maal Hijrah eve events on Friday.

Accompanying them were State Legislative Assembly Speaker Datuk Amar Mohd Asfia Awang Nassar, Second Minister of Resource Planning and Environment Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office (Islamic Affairs) Datuk Daud Abdul Rahman and their wives.

Also present were Limbang MP Hasbi Habibollah, Bukit Kota assemblyman Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail, Lambir assemblyman Ripin Lamat, Deputy State Secretary Datu Misnu Taha, Sarawak Islamic Council president Datuk Putit Matzen and Limbang Resident Maria Hasman.

The final prayers for the month of Zulhijjah of 1435

Hijrah and beginning of the Muharram month of 1436 was held at the Limbang Divisional mosque.

This year’s Maal Hijrah theme is ‘Unity, the Pulse of National Transformation’.