KUALA LUMPUR: Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia, attended the World #QuranHour 2024 programme at Masjid Negara.

       The Queen arrived at the national mosque at 11.45am yesterday, accompanied by Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek as well as Karangkraf Media Group adviser and Warisan Ummah Ikhlas Foundation (WUIF) founder Datuk Hussamuddin Yaacub.

       Themed “Ummah #GrandReset: Unity and Social Transformation”, the ninth edition of the programme was attended by approximately 4,000 congregants.

       The programme began at noon with the recitations of Surah Al-Fatihah and verses 1–5 of Surah Al-Baqarah. This was followed by the explanation and tadabbur (contemplation) of the selected Surah Al-Jumu’ah.

       A sermon was delivered by deputy Perak Mufti Datuk Zamri Hashim while a student from Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (Usim), Munqiz Mohd Subki, led the recitation of the Al-Quran Pledge.

       A total of 5,139 hotspots were registered by various organisations for the simultaneous organisation of the programme nationwide, reported Bernama.

       As of April 3, eight locations in six countries have been registered as hotspots for the World #QuranHour, namely Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Thailand and Saudi Arabia.

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       The one-hour programme was broadcast live through Astro Oasis, the official broadcaster of the World #QuranHour. The event was organised by WUIF in collaboration with its strategic partners including Usim, Islamic Tourism Malaysia, the Council of Directors of Public Libraries of Malaysia, Akademi Sinergi Ikhlas Sdn Bhd, Rumah Ngaji and the Selangor Public Library Corporation.

       Also present were Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Dr Zulkifli Hasan and Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Adam Adli Abd Halim. — Bernama