KUCHING: The Sarawak State Mosque Welfare Trust Board (LAKMNS) will hold a ten-day Ma’al Hijrah Festival 1447/2025M at the Jamek Mosque here.
It is aimed at enhancing the celebration of the Islamic New Year while promoting mosques as centres for community engagement based on religious values.
The festival will take on June 20-29 promises an array of exciting prizes, including two Umrah packages, motorcycles, refrigerators, and other electrical appliances.
According to the LAKMNS Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Datuk Abang Abdul Wahap Abang Julai, this is the fourth year the festival has been organised and will be extended to ten days, compared to the previous three-day event.
“Last year and the years before, the three-day festival attracted over 10,000 visitors and this resulted in our decision to extend the festival to ten days to accommodate more exciting activities,” he said during a courtesy visit to the Sarawak Tribune and Suara Sarawak CEO, Datuk Dr Jeniri Amir, at his office on Tuesday (Feb 24).
Abang Abdul Wahap added that the programme will feature a variety of spiritual, family, health and sport activities.
Among the highlights of this ten-day festival are Malam Cinta Rasul (A Night of Love for the Prophet), governmental and non-governmental information kiosks, blood donation drive, various competitions including berzanji and marhaban recitals, and sporting activities like archery, bowling, pickleball and more.
Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusop is set to grace the closing ceremony of the Ma’al Hijrah Festival on June 29.
Abang Abdul Wahap also encouraged non-Muslim communities to attend the festival, which offers various inclusive activities that cater to everyone, to enhance unity among the community.
The courtesy visit by LAKMNS expressed appreciation to Sarawak Tribune and Suara Sarawak for their ongoing support and collaboration and also announced Suara Sarawak as the Official Media Partner for this year’s festival.
Also present during the visit were the Department of Management and Services Chief Officer Megawati Julaihi; Department of Mosque Management Chief Officer Abang Bikusary Kadir; Head of Administration and Communications Haryati Mohamad, and the Multimedia Unit Officer Mohamad Hanif Abdullah.
