Khutbah serves as the primary formal occasion for public preaching in the Islamic tradition.
In Islam, Juma is the holiest day of the week on which special congregational prayers are offered. Fridays are considered a celebration in their own right and Muslims take special care in wearing clean clothes, bathing, and preparing special meals on this day.
Kampong Ayer is a prominent traditional settlement in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It consists of a cluster of traditional stilt villages built on the Brunei River in the vicinity of the capital's city centre. Hence, it has often been dubbed as 'Venice of the East' since the past. Kampong Ayer has been historically the principal settlement of Brunei; it was the de facto capital, in particular social and economic centre, of the Bruneian Empire for a few centuries, but also extending into the early period during British imperialism in Brunei.
A congregational mosque or Friday mosque, sometimes known as a jami masjid, great mosque, or grand mosque, is the main mosque of a certain area that hosts the special Friday noon prayers known as jumu'ah. It can also host the Eid prayers in situations when there is no musalla or eidgah available nearby to host the prayers.
Mukim Tamoi is mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. It is located within Kampong Ayer, the historical stilt settlements on the Brunei River in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 1,389 in 2016.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, previously known as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, is the cabinet-level ministry in the Government of Brunei responsible for handling Brunei's external relations, the management of its international diplomatic missions and the nation's foreign trade policy. The ministry is led by the Minister and Second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade; since 2018, the incumbents are Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Erywan bin Mohd Yusof respectively.
Kampong Sengkurong is a village in the west of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The total population was 5,003 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Sengkurong, a mukim in the district.
Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Indera Setia Major General (Rtd.) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Sulaiman Bin Haji Awang Damit was a Bruneian soldier who served as the Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) from 1990 until 1994.
Kampong Pandan, is a suburb of Kuala Belait, the primary town of Belait District in Brunei. Kampong Pandan comprises three kampongs, namely Kampong Pandan 'A', Kampong Pandan 'B' and Kampong Pandan 'C'.
Beribi is a neighbourhood and commercial area in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It is officially a village subdivision under Gadong 'B', a mukim (subdistrict) of Brunei-Muara District. Beribi comprises the residential neighbourhood, as well as home to the Beribi Industrial area which is a dedicated site for several light industries and services-related businesses in the capital.
Kampong Kulapis or Kampung Kulapis is a settlement in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. It is officially a village-level subdivision under the mukim (subdistrict) of Sengkurong. Kampong Kulapis has an area of 4.8671 km2 (1.8792 sq mi); in 2001, it had a population of 1,166. The incumbent village head is Timor bin Limbang.
Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohammad Yussof is a Bruneian high-ranking official in the Government of Brunei. A member of the Legislative Council of Brunei, he is the incumbent Second Minister of Defence since January 2018.
Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque is a mosque in Mentiri, a settlement area in Brunei-Muara District of Brunei.
Tungku is a populated place located on the outskirts of Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It is the collective name for the village subdivision of Tungku and the public housing areas of Tungku Landless Indigenous Citizens' Housing Scheme.
Madang, also known as Kampong Madang, is a neighbourhood in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, as well as a village-level subdivision under Berakas 'B' of Brunei-Muara District. The head of its community is a ketua kampung or village head and the incumbent is Emran bin Ismail. The population is estimated to be 1,700. Madang is also a designated postcode area with the postcode BC3715.
Lau Ah Kok or Lau Gim Kok was a Bruneian businessman of Chinese descent who was known for establishing Hua Ho, a well-known local supermarket and department store chain as well as an agricultural farm in Brunei.
Sungai Liang is a village and industrial area in Belait District, Brunei, in the mukim (subdistrict) of Liang. The current acting village head is Ibrahim bin Dian. It is currently home to the country's methanol plant. The postcode for Sungai Liang is KC1135.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Brunei is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus spread to Brunei on 9 March 2020, when its first case was confirmed in Tutong. Many early cases were linked to Jamek Mosque Sri Petaling in Kuala Lumpur, which held a large Tablighi Jamaat ijtema event at the end of February 2020. Of Brunei's first 50 cases, 45 were related to Jamek Mosque. The pandemic had spread to all districts of Brunei, except in the exclave of Temburong.
Jumu'ah Mubarak is a traditional Muslim greeting reserved for use on the Jumu'ah, holiest day of the week on which special congregational prayers are offered. The phrase translates into English as "happy Friday", and can be paraphrased as have a blessed Friday". Internationally Muslims use it as a greeting for use on the feast. Fridays are considered a celebration in their own right and Muslims take special care in wearing clean clothes, bathing, and preparing special meals on this day. The term Jumu’ah is derived from the same root from which jama'a is derived, which means "the gathering of people." In the social sense, people take part in Friday prayers in the afternoon before the Zuhr prayer.
