A FRIDAY MORNING IN KOTA BHARU

Jalan Ismail is closed to traffic to give way to small and part time traders

Jalan Hulu Pasar. You can get everything you need without going to the Central market. People are on the way the open Kulliyah by Tn Guru Menteri Besar Kelantan. The kulliyah spot is just a stone throw away.

Audience along Jalan Dato' Pati listening to an open kuliyyah by the incumbent YAB Menteri Besar of Kelantan.Ybhg Datuk Tuan Guru Hj. Nik Ab. Aziz B.Nik Mat. Canopies on both sides of the street showing vendors displaying their goods. They cease trading during the Kuliyyah,
about an hour and resume after the session.

The busy Jalan Hulu Pasar. Hawkers take opportunity to supplement their income
and listening to a weekly kuliah by Tn Guru Menteri Besar Kelantan. The Kuliah can be clearly heard in every corner of the city by means of proper network of the public address system.

Reciting verses from the holy Al Qur'an by the Hafiz, a special guest Qari from
Egypt(in grey suit). Yg Bhg Datuk MB Kelantan is in white suit.

The Muslimats along Jalan Dato'Pati(Muslim women) concentrating on the kuliah by the Menteri Besar.

The Muslimins, also along Jalan Dato' Pati (Muslim men) are lending their ears too.

Tuan Guru Datuk Menteri Besar is conveying the Kuliah. After the kuliah, Tuan Guru leads a doa for safety and health.

No city like Kota Bharu. On every Friday morning, thousands of people flock to Dataran Ilmu or The Knowledge Square in the heart of the city. The area is mainly along Jalan Dato' Pati. Other nearby streets, Jalan Maju and Jalan Ismail also close to traffic as early as 7.00 am untill noon, giving way to vendors to supplement their income. They come from every corner of the state of Kelantan and even from other states to lend their ears to an open religious kuliyyah by the incumbent Menteri Besar of Kelantan. It starts as early as 8.30 to hear the opening oration by one of the Exco members and then followed by the Menteri Besar of Kelantan, Yg Bhg Datuk Tuan Guru Hj. Nik Abdul Aziz bin Nik Mat. He closes the Kuliah by reciting a doa. Lately the doa is to enlighten the heart of the incumbent Prime Minister to withdraw the ISA and to grant the petroleum royalty to Kelantan.

"Ilmu dapat, pahala dapat dan duit pun dapat. Wallahu A'lam.