25th March 2025, Brunei Darussalam — Syarikat Takaful Brunei Darussalam Sdn Bhd, (Takaful Brunei) and its subsidiaries held a Khatam Al-Quran Ceremony in conjunction with Ramadhan at Masjid Al-Ameerah Al-Hajjah Maryam, Kampong Jerudong, marking the completion of the recitation of the Al-Quran by Takaful Brunei employees.
The ceremony was graced by the Guest of Honour Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Ahmaddin bin Haji Abdul Rahman, Minister of Home Affairs and Chairman of Takaful Brunei, with attendance from the Syariah Advisory Body alongside the officers and staff of Takaful Brunei.
The ceremony commenced with the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah and the holy verses of Al-Quran. The Khatam Al-Quran ceremony served as a reminder of the importance of faith and devotion during the holy month of Ramadhan.
As part of Takaful Brunei’s continued efforts in providing support to the community, donations were also presented to 73 orphans, to further instil the spirit of giving and togetherness.
Zakat Handover
The event also saw the handover of Zakat to the Majlis Ugama Islam Brunei (MUIB), where Takaful Brunei presented Zakat on business from Takaful Brunei Am Sdn Bhd (TBA) and Takaful Brunei Keluarga Sdn Bhd (TBK) for the Financial Year 2023 with a total of BND155,681.27. Its subsidiary, TBK also presented Zakat collected on behalf of their Protection & Savings participants, totalling BND24,963.81.
The Zakat was handed over by the Guest of Honour, Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Ahmaddin bin Haji Abdul Rahman, Minister of Home Affairs and witnessed by Yang Mulia Haji Shahrildin bin Pehin Orang Kaya Lela Utama Dato Paduka Haji Jaya, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Takaful Brunei during Takaful Brunei’s Khatam Al-Quran event.
TBK has been appointed as an amil by MUIB since September 2019. Since then, TBK has collect and calculate Zakat on behalf of their Muslim participants who wish to pay their Zakat when they have reached haul and nisab. The collection of Zakat amount for 2024 are from TBK Protection & Savings products which include Takaful Nur Savings, Takaful Education, Takaful Retirement, Takaful Walimatul Urus, Takaful Dream House, Takaful Savings, Takaful Haj & Umrah, and Takaful Tarbiyah.
Amal Jariah and Donations
The event also saw the handover of TBK’s Takaful Amal Jariah donations made by Takaful Brunei Mobile App users to representatives of various institutions and organisations. They included MUIB, Pengiran Muda Mahkota Al-Muhtadee Billah Fund for Orphans, Pusat Ehsan Al Ameerah Al-Hajjah Maryam, Centre for Children with Special Needs (KACA), SMARTER Brunei, Children Cancer Foundation (YASKA), Learning Ladder Society (LLS), Brunei Darussalam Mosque Construction Fund and mosques in the country.
TBK’s Takaful Amal Jariah allows individuals to contribute financially to their selected institutions and groups of the less fortunate through a systematic protection and savings plan. Users of the Takaful Brunei Mobile App participated in the ‘Double Derma’ campaign where Takaful Brunei doubled the donated Takaful Points of users. As part of Takaful Brunei Mobile’s feature, users may continue to donate their Takaful Points to any charity/organisation of choice.
