Never in his life or his entire career at the Negeri Sembilan Islamic Religious Affairs Department (JHEAINS), had Mohd Z Affendi Zakaria imagined that he would one day recite “takbir raya” on the eve of Aidiladha at a cemetery while waiting to help bury another victim of Covid-19.

Without a doubt, it was an unforgettable moment for the 35-year-old man and 18 others involved including those from the Seremban district health office.

“It was about 8 pm and we were at the cemetery waiting for the arrival of five other victims to be buried, and because it was Aidiladha eve, we spontaneously...