Bandar seri begawan: The Religious Ceremony while Waiting for the Result of the Moon Sighting for Syawal 1447 Hijrah took place on 19th March in the late afternoon. The Islamic Religious Council of Brunei Darussalam, MUIB, assembled after the sighting of the new moon of Syawal. Among those present was Yang Berhormat Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman, Minister of Religious Affairs and President of MUIB.
According to Radio Television Brunei, the event was also attended by Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Retired Major General Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohammad Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister of Defence, and Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Muhammad Juanda bin Haji Abdul Rashid, Minister of Development. The ceremony began with a presentation of Al-Qur'an reading, tahlil, and doa arwah, followed by the mass Fardhu Maghrib prayer.