Mallard Trevor; Rurawhe Adrian; Tolley AnneTUESDAY 19 MARCH 2019The Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.PRAYERSSPEAKER: Assalamo alaikum. As part of our expression of sorrow and of our hope following the terrorist attack in Christchurch I have invited Imam Nizam ul haq Thanvi to say a prayer. He will do so in Arabic and then it will be repeated in English by Tahir Nawaz. Following this my colleague Adrian Rurawhe will say the parliamentary prayer in Te Reo and it will be repeated by Anne Tolley in English.NIZAM UL HAQ THANVI:أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيمبسم الله الرحمن الرحيميَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ [153] وَلَا تَقُولُوا لِمَن يُقْتَلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتٌ بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تَشْعُرُونَ[154]وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَيْءٍ مِّنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِّنَ الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَنفُسِ وَالثَّمَرَاتِ وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ [155]الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالُوا إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ[156]صدق الله مولانا العظيموصدق رسوله النبي الكريمونحن على ذلك من الشاهدين والشاكرين والحمد لله رب العالمين[اللآيات 153-156 من سورة البقرة]TAHIR NAWAZ: These verses are called the verses of patience which provide comfort and reassurance. Here is the translation of these verses: Oh all who believe ask for help with patience and prayers. Verily God is with people who are patient. Do not call those who are killed in the way of God as dead. In fact they are alive but you do not realise this. Indeed we will test you with something—fear hunger loss of wealth lives and fruits—and give glad tidings to those who are patient in trial when those who are afflicted with calamity say Verily we belong to God and truly to him we shall return."Oh Lord our honourable Prime Minister has said that Friday 15 March was one of the darkest days in New Zealand's history. Oh Lord make this day a source of light for this country and the entire world—the light which unites us all as one family.Oh Lord our Prime Minister; the Deputy Prime Minister; the Governor-General; Speaker of the House; many other MPs; the police; mayors of Wellington Christchurch and other cities; the medical staff in Christchurch; other organisations and religious groups; and all New Zealanders have dedicated their time and effort to help and support us. Oh Lord I ask you to help and bless them all and reward them accordingly.Oh Lord we ask you to accept those who lost their lives as martyrs and give them the highest position in paradise.Oh Lord we ask you to give full recovery to all those who were injured.Oh Lord we ask you to grant patience and hope to all the family members affected by this tragedy.Oh Lord we ask you to protect New Zealand and the whole world from such calamities. Amen.ADRIAN RURAWHE (Assistant Speaker—Labour): E Te Atua Kaha Rawa ka tuku whakamoemiti mātou mō ngā karakia kua waihotia mai ki runga i a mātou. Ka waiho i ō mātou pānga waiaro katoa ki te taha. Ka mihi mātou ki te Kuini me te inoi atu mō ngā ārahitanga i roto i ō mātou whakaaroarohanga kia mōhio ai kia whakaiti ai tā mātou whakahaere i ngā take o Te Whare nei mō te oranga te maungārongo me te aroha o Aotearoa.Hon ANNE TOLLEY (Deputy Speaker—National): Almighty God we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all personal interests we acknowledge the Queen and pray for guidance in our deliberations that we may conduct the affairs of this House with wisdom justice mercy and humility for the welfare and peace of New Zealand. Amen."