SHAH ALAM - The inaugural Khatam Al-Quran ceremony organised by Sinar Islam Plus (SI+) was a success as the 15 participants - childrend aged 8 to 12, successful completed their recitation.
The recitation ceremony, which was streamed live from Karangkraf headquarters in Shah Alam at 5pm today, was led by religious teachers (Ustaz) Halum Zainudin and Adil Luqman Nor Ismail.
The event, themed "Tinta Emas Mencipta Generasi Taqaddum”, which means the the sacred Quranic verses leading the new generation, was organised in conjunction with Nuzul Quran day and sponsored by Co-Op Bank Pertama.
Karangkraf deputy chairman Datuk Muhammad Nasir Hamzah commanded the organisers, stating that he was happy with the turnout and how the whole process was carried out.
He said it was not an easy task to get the children and parents to participate.
"We don’t judge the children by the way they performed.
"The most important is their participation and they were happy to join and were not nervous since it was livestream.” he said, adding that the children should be praised for their courage to join the programme.
Muhammad Nasir hopes that this would encourage more parents to send their children to our future programmes as he believed this would create some awareness about the importance of reading the Quran.
He, however said that such acts should not be observed only during the holy month of Ramadan, but all year round and nationwide.
"This was important because the aim is to create a 'Quranic society' where people generally know how to read and understand the Quran as well as put it into practice," he said.
Meanwhile, programme manager Meen Tahrin hopes that this event would inspire both children and adults alike to read the Quran and continue reading it daily.
"Objective of this programme is to encourage children to complete reading the Quran at a young age so that when they can make it into a habit as they grow.
"We hope that this event will inspire other children to also read the Quran and at the same time, make the Quran their loyal friend.
"Today - for the kids, it is a memorable moment and should be celebrated. "Many had actually applied to participate due to certain limitations, we narrowed it down to 15 participants.
"In the future, if God-willing, we will make it a bigger and better and hope people will continue to support us when the time comes," he said.
As a token of appreciation, each participant was given a certificate and a Quran as well as some "duit raya" donated by Karangkraf.
The event broadcasted live on all Sinar Karangkraf social media platforms including Facebook SI+, SinarPlus, Sinar Bestari and Sinar Daily.