TEN finalists pitted against each other in the Dzikir Daiba'ie competition for secondary schools and colleges at the Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Secondary School (SM PDSM) .
During the finals, Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah College emerged as champions for the male category while Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science College won second place, followed by Sayyidina Hassan Secondary School.
The female category saw Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Secondary School taking home the champions trophy. Second place went to Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science College while Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah College secured the third place.
Yesterday's competition also saw awards given to the male and female categories for Best Solo which was won by Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah College students, Ak Ehsanuddin Pg Hj Mulek and Irfah Mazidah Zinul Ariffin Lubis.
A total of 45 teams took part in the national competition as part of the 18th Teachers' Day celebrations.
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Pehin Orang Kaya Dewa Pahlawan Dato Paduka Hj Dani Hj Ibrahim urged students to take active participation in all religious activities, as it not only concerns academic achievements, but also spiritual and physical in line with the country's national philosophy, Malay Islamic Monarchy (MIB).
Participation in religious activities also aids in fostering moral and ethical values in one's self, he added. The guest of honor further suggested conducting a Tafsir competition in the future for better understanding of the dzikir.
Pehin Dato Hj Dani also launched the Dzikir Daiba'ie 2007 CD yesterday, which was released by the Religious Section of the Ministry of Education's Co-curriculum Education Department. Hjh Ajijah Hj Md Saleh, SM PDSM principal, said that the soloist is the key person in leading a dzikir team and hoped that by adding this award, it will motivate students to be more competitive in improving their dzikir while making them closer to Allah SWT at the same time.
The deputy minister also presented the winners with their respective trophies and certificates.
Noor Hafizah Hj Ajak, the winner for best solo in the female category, said that she has always been interested in religious activities like nasyid, dzikir, Quranic recitation and the like. She urged other students to join such competitions as it will improve their Quranic recitation.
Currently under the Youth Tilawah Al-Quran Special Scheme Programme, Noor Hafizah said her aspiration is to become one of the nation's qariah.
The winner of Best Solo for the male category, Ak Md Ehsanuddin Pg Hj Mulek from Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah College, shared Noor Hafizah's view and stated that participation in this type of competition will improve one's knowledge in the different types of dzikir.
He said that perhaps dzikir competitions should be preserved in its own Arabic language as it would not be the same if dzikir is localised to the Malay language.
The preliminary round of the competition saw the 21-member male team and 24-member female team reduced to the top five males and females in the finals. (DKR1)
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