Brunei Darussalam celebrates the 1447 Ilal Hijrah with the reading of End of Hijrah Year and Hijrah New Year Doa at all mosques, surau and religious halls nationwide, 26th June late afternoon. His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Muizzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office attended the ceremony at Jame' 'Asr Hassanil Bolkiah, Kampung Kiarong. Accompanying His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was His Royal Highness Prince 'Abdul Malik.

Upon arrival His Royal Highness was greeted by Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Indera Setia Diraja Sahibul Karib Pengiran Anak Haji Idris bin Pengiran Maharaja Lela Pengiran Muda Abdul Kahar, Chief of Adat Istiadat Negara; Yang Berhormat Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman, Minister of Religious Affairs; 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; Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Ahmaddin bin Haji Abdul Rahman, Minister of Home Affairs; and Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Dr. Awang Haji Abdul Manaf bin Haji Metussin, Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism.

The ceremony commenced with the three times reading of End of Hijrah Year Doa. 21 cannon shots marked the arrival of the New Hijrah Year.

The mass Fardu Maghrib prayer was led by Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Paduka Seri Utama Dato Paduka Seri Setia Haji Awang Salim bin Haji Besar who also led the reading of Hijrah New Year doa. Yang Berhormat Pehin also led the Sunat Hajat prayer and reading of Doa selamat.

'Semarak Hijrah Mencapai Kecemerlangan Yang Mampan', was the theme for this year's celebration, co-organised by the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs, and Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism.