Balai Khazanah Islam Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (BKISHHB) formerly known as Balai Pameran Islam Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (BPISHHB) officially inaugurated by His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddin Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam on 28 Jamadilakhir 1422H corresponding to 18 August 2001M in conjunction with the First International Islamic Expo in Negara Brunei Darussalam. The exhibition took place in the Darul Ifta’ Brunei Darussalam.
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddin Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam in his Titah during the Opening Ceremony of the 2019 Knowledge Convention in conjunction with His Majesty’s 73rd Birthday and the Inauguration of Permanent Building of Balai Khazanah Islam Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah on 13 Safar 1441H corresponding to 12 October 2019.
His Majesty hopes that BKSIHHB will be a center for Islamic knowledge heritage, which is capable of enlivening the culture of knowledge through various academic activities and committed cooperation with higher education institutions. Hence, His Majesty consented to name the permanent building as Balai Khazanah Islam Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (BKISHHB).
In His Majesty’s view, the Balai Khazanah Islam Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah has the potential to become a ‘One-stop Islamic Tourism Destination emphasizing the importance for the relevant ministries and departments to give their respective solid commitments for its development.
The role of BKISHHB are as follows:
Collecting the heritage of Islamic treasures.
Preserving the heritage of Islamic treasures.
Organizing informative exhibition of the heritage of Islamic treasure
Conducting study and academic research activities
Conveying knowledge through seminars, meetings, research, writing, translation and learning.
Term Description of Balai Khazanah Islam Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah
Balai Khazanah Islam Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah can be described as a place to store and exhibit the Islamic collection owned by His Majesty The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam.
BALAI (بالاي): Balai means store or building. Thus, Balai can be referred to as a venue where arts and others are exhibited.
KHAZANAH (خزانه): Derived from an Arabic word which refers to a place to store things. Khazanah also means belongings and possessions which are considered precious.
ISLAM (إسلام): In general, Islam is the official religion of Brunei Darussalam. The word Islam refers to a collection which reflects Islamic values and identity.
SULTAN HAJI HASSANAL BOLKIAH (سلطان حاج حسن البلقيه): This term is taken in conjunction with the name of His Majesty Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Bunei Darussalam as the proprietor of the exhibited material whether it originally comes from Negara Brunei Darussalam or abroad.
