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Monday, February 6, 2012

Maulidur Rasul 1433H ; Johor State Level Celebration

Posted by Radin87 at 10:08 AM

His Royal Highness the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar consent to attend the Maulidur Rasul 1433H celebration that was held at Masjid Sultan Ibrahim, Muar. Also accompanied the Sultan was his consort, Her Royal Highness Raja Zarith Sofiah ibni Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah. The Sultan later lead the 2.5km Maulidur Rasul Parade at 7.00 am starting from Jalan Ibrahim to the Masjid Sultan Ibrahim. The parade were joint by 1,500 members of government agency and non-government organization consist of 80 contingents. Also present were Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Johor, Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman; Chairman of State Religious Committee, Datuk Zainal Abidin Osman; MP of Muar, Datuk Razali Ibrahim and the Mufti of Johor, Datuk Mohamad Tahrir Samsuddin. In the ceremony, the Sultan also proclaimed the Bandar Maharani of Muar as the 'Bandar Diraja', Royal Capital. The State Government also welcome the proclamation as the Muar Town is among the oldest in the State.

In the meantime, while the Sultan of Johor leading the Maulidur Rasul Celebration in Muar, two of his princes also have an official duty leading the Maulidur Rasul Parade. 6,000 of Johorean taking part in the parade held in Johor Bahru leading by His Royal Highness the Tunku Mahkota (Crown Prince) of Johor, Tunku Ismail Idris ibni Sultan Ibrahim. The parade starting from the Sultan Ibrahim Building and ended at Masjid Sultan Abu Bakar, cover a distance of 3 km.

Also having an official duty in the Maulidur Rasul Celebration is His Highness the Tunku Temenggong of Johor, Tunku Idris Iskandar ibni Sultan Ibrahim in Batu Pahat. The Maulidur Rasul Parade started around 8 am which was participated by 3,000 members represented the government and private sectors in the district. The parade started at Jalan Timah and ended at Masjid Jamek Sultan Ismail where the ceremony was attended by almost 10,000 people in the congregation. The Grand Kadi of Johor later presented with Al-Quran recitation, barzanji, salawat and preaching in the ceremony.