KUALA LUMPUR, 8 FEBRUARY 2024 – The staff of PERKIM were invited to the wedding reception of a revert at the Thai Malaya Restaurant near Sentul.
Nur Amira Abdullah, 31, an Iban from Sarawak reverted to Islam in September 2015. She was a student of IDIP-KB and did her industrial training at PERKIM Headquarters last year.
The groom is Muhammad Ridzuan Shamsuddin, 35. The marriage was solemnised at Jabatan Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan. (JAWI)
According to the officer at PERKIM’s Dakwah and Human Development Unit, Siti Munirah Sayed Mohd Hamdan, on that day, friends and relatives, Muslims and non-Muslims, were gathered there to wish the newly-weds happiness in the years ahead. Islam acknowledges the human need to love and be loved, to have a life partner and family as an institution to nurture that love. Surah Ar-Rum in the Quran, Verse 21 states:
And of His signs (to prove His might and mercy) is that He created for you (O men) wives from among yourselves, that you might live in tranquility with them, and put love and Kindness in your (husbands’ and wives’) hearts. (Surah Ar-Rum, verse 21)
Therefore, those who are eligible are encouraged to marry.
Present at the wedding reception were members of PERKIM, friends and relatives of both the bride and groom, who wished every success and happiness in their new life together.
Nur Amira Abdullah and Muhammad Ridzuan Shamsuddin after the registration of their marriage at JAWI.
Farhan Tee was emcee at the wedding reception.
Some of the relatives present at the wedding reception.
Some of the non-Muslim relatives of the bride.
The bride and groom smile sweetly after the ceremony at JAWI.
Among the PERKIM entourage and converts present to celebrate the bride and groom.
The newly-weds and some of the guests at the receptional.
