‘Jom Kahwin’ as 100 couples marry


Mr and Mrs: Newly-wed couples waving atop of the KL Hop On Hop Off bus on its way to Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur. — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: A hundred newly-wed couples were feted during the Walimatul Urus Perdana organised by the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP) at Dataran Merdeka.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar, who officiated at the ceremony held in conjunction with the MAIWP Carnival 2023, said the couples were all asnaf (tithe recipients) or converts.

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