From left: Hj. Mahat Salleh, YB Dato Othman Muhamad, YB Datuk Md.Sirat Abu, Hj. Bahaudin Abdullah, Mohd Ridhwan Mohd Ali, Mohd Dan Samah
8th January 2009 – In the spirit of “Hijrah”, UMNO Auckland Club, with the help from the people of Bukit Katil and Bukit Bayan in Malacca organized an event to celebrate Maal Hijrah; the starting of the New Year according to the Islamic calendar.
Ustaz Fauzi Jaafar, a speaker from Malacca Religious Affair Department (JAIM) was invited to talk about Maal Hijrah. He talked about the differences of “Hijrah” during Rasullullah S.A.W.’s era and “Hijrah” during our time. He shared some tips to help us change in order to become a better individual.
This event was made even more special with the presence of YB Datuk Md. Sirat Abu, Parliament Member of Bukit Katil, Malacca. In his speech, Datuk mentioned that we must strengthen our bond within the Muslim community to prevent the enemies of Islam to interfere and taking advantage of us.
Solat Hajat was performed for our brothers and sisters in Gaza, Palestine in hopes that Allah S.W.T will help and lessen their pain in the war against the Israel regime.
This event ended with financial aid being presented to orphans in the area.
