Brunei students perform khatam al-Quran in Belfast
By Rosli Abidin Yahya
Group photo of the final year QUB students with the guest of honour and BSU religious officer at the end of the khatam al-Quran ceremony at the Belfast Islamic Centre
Eighteen Brunei final year undergraduate students of Queen's University Belfast (QUB), Northern Ireland performed a khatam al-Quran ceremony recently at the Belfast Islamic Centre in Wellington Park.
The guest of honour at the event was the Director of the Brunei Student Unit (BSU), Cikgu Abdullah. Ustaz Raminey, the BSU Religious Officer, also attended the event.
Aziz Omar, one of the students who took part in the event, said the activity was one of the several religious functions organised by the Brunei students in Belfast.
"It is also meant to express our gratitude to Allah for giving us a chance to further our studies at QUB until completion," he said.
"It will not be long before we have to say goodbye to QUB and return home, hopefully after graduating with flying colours."
Some 60 Brunei students are currently studying at QUB, majoring in various disciplines including Medicine and Civil Engineering.