SHAH ALAM, Aug 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia #QuranHour, now in its 11th year, will be held simultaneously nationwide and broadcast live from the main venue at Masjid Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin in Putrajaya, on Aug 30.
Yayasan Warisan Ummah Ikhlas (WUIF) chief executive officer Marhaini Yusoff said the programme, which begins at noon, will adopt the theme ‘Merdeka Dengan Rasa’ (“Independence with Empathy”), focusing on three selected surahs, namely Al-Saff, Al-Balad, and Ali Imran.
She said these three surahs provide a framework of values and actions based on the concept of ‘Ahassa’, which is deep empathy that drives action with discipline, awareness, and commitment to building a strong, guided ummah centred on Allah as the core of its struggle.
“We want to nurture more ‘modern-day Saidina Umar’, empathetic leaders who do not merely witness the people’s suffering, but respond with action and compassion,” she said during the media synergy briefing in conjunction with Malaysia #QuranHour 2025 here today.
Marhaini said the ‘Merdeka Dengan Rasa’ theme was chosen to call on society to free itself from arrogance, oppression, and injustice, and move towards building a fair, compassionate, and mutually respectful community.
She added that Malaysia #QuranHour also carries the #ResetRasa mission, a call for all segments of society to re-examine the direction of their struggles and their sensitivity to the suffering around them.
“Malaysia #QuranHour 2025 is not just a campaign to read the Quran, but a values-driven movement that calls on all Malaysians to feel, respond, and act; making Allah the centre of their struggle, not power, wealth, or popularity,” she said.
She said these three surahs provide a framework of values and actions based on the concept of ‘Ahassa’, which is deep empathy that drives action with discipline, awareness, and commitment to building a strong, guided ummah centred on Allah as the core of its struggle.
“We want to nurture more ‘modern-day Saidina Umar’, empathetic leaders who do not merely witness the people’s suffering, but respond with action and compassion,” she said during the media synergy briefing in conjunction with Malaysia #QuranHour 2025 here today.
Marhaini said the ‘Merdeka Dengan Rasa’ theme was chosen to call on society to free itself from arrogance, oppression, and injustice, and move towards building a fair, compassionate, and mutually respectful community.
She added that Malaysia #QuranHour also carries the #ResetRasa mission, a call for all segments of society to re-examine the direction of their struggles and their sensitivity to the suffering around them.
“Malaysia #QuranHour 2025 is not just a campaign to read the Quran, but a values-driven movement that calls on all Malaysians to feel, respond, and act; making Allah the centre of their struggle, not power, wealth, or popularity,” she said.