A Religious Ceremony Awaiting the Results of the Sighting of the New Moon of Ramadhan 1447 Hijrah was held on 17th February late afternoon. The Islamic Religious Council of Brunei Darussalam, MUIB, convened after the sighting of the new moon of Ramadhan. Present were Yang Berhormat Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Awang Haji Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Othman, Minister of Religious Affairs as Yang Di-Pertua of MUIB; Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Retired Major General Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd. 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.

Also present were Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Paduka Seri Utama Dato Paduka Seri Setia Haji Awang Salim bin Haji Besar and Members of the Legislative Council. Also held earlier were Al-Qur'an Reading, Tahlil and Doa Arwah as well as Mass Fardhu Maghrib prayer.