If one follows the message of Islam, then one’s life in the present and the hereafter would be taken care of. However, this does not guarantee that all of one’s problems would solved, or all the problems of humanity would be tackled.
It is more intuitive and reasonable to believe that problems will always come our [...]
If the face of Islam is a woman of reddened lips, thick blue eyeliner, and artificial eyebrows, then let me not be a part of it.
The assertion of a ‘Singaporean Muslim identity1’ (possibly as apart from other ‘Muslim identities’) already contradicts Islam’s spirit of universal inclusiveness. I believe this to be a fine example of [...]
(abridged from Takwim Hijrah on Wikipedia)
Muharram al-Haram (dipendekkan kepada Muharram - محرّم)
Safar (ﺻﻔﺮ)
Rabiul Awal (ﺭﺑﻴﻊﺍﻷﻭﻝ)
Rabiul Akhir (atau Rabiul thani) (ﺭﺑﻴﻊﺍﻷﺧﻴﺮ/ﺭﺑﻴﻊﺍﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ)
Jamadil Awal (ﺟﻤﺪﺍﻷﻭﻝ)
Jamadil Akhir (atau Jamadil thani) (ﺟﻤﺪﺍﻷﺧﻴﺭ/ﺟﻤﺪﺍﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ)
Rejab (ﺭﺟﺐ)
Syaaban (ﺷﻌﺒﻦ)
Ramadhan (ﺭﻣﻀﻦ)
Syawal (ﺷﻮﺍﻝ)
Zulkaedah (ﺫﻭﺍﻟﻘﻌﺪﻩ)
Zulhijjah (ﺫﻭﺍﻟﺤﺠﻪ)
I’ve never remembered them by hard, and in my trying to do so in the course of my work, I haven’t been able [...]
[56] They are those with whom thou didst make a covenant, but they break their covenant every time, and they have not the fear (of Allah).
[61] But if the enemy incline towards peace, do thou (also) incline towards peace, and trust in Allah. for He is One that heareth and knoweth (all things).
[62] Should they [...]
I stumbled upon Ms Dina Zaman’s writings by accident.
I was actually Googling for “berpijak di bumi nyata” to see if that phrase would be a good basis for my next poem (it turned out to be quite cliched). In the process, I came across an interesting opinion on free condoms on Encik Roime’s blog, and [...]
Sekali lagi, nilai penulisan di Berita Harian (Singapura) membingungkan saya.
Baca: “Insan, haiwan dan syaitan dalam jiwa” oleh Rahmad Sakom (3 November 2007)
Penulis berhemat bahawa perbandingan antara haiwan dan perokok (”perokok serupa haiwan”) yang dicetuskan oleh Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat itu terlalu keras. Penjelasan Datuk Nik Aziz tentang perbandingan demikian adalah bahawa perokok “tidak menggunakan [...]
Please do not recite exceedingly long surahs or long segments of surahs.
Especially if you tend to scrimp on other parts of salaat such as the sujud, the ruku’, or even the silent Faatihah in the third or fourth rakaat.
Interesting video. Contention: Are parents making it unnecessarily hard for young people to get married? I have been pondering on this issue for quite a while.
[First seen at TypeCanvas Mag]
From “Responsibility and War Guilt: A Culture-Setting Intelligentsia”, Noam Chomsky interviewed by Gabriel Matthew Schivone:
What about degrees of responsibility and shared burdens of guilt on an individual level? What can we learn about how one views oneself often in positions of power or authority?
You almost never find anyone, whether it’s in a weapons plant, or [...]
In the picture is a booklet issued by MUIS this year entitled “Organ Transplant in Islam: The Fiqh of Organ Transplant and Its Application in Singapore”. Its content is in Malay and English, and it can be downloaded from the MUIS website. It shall henceforth be referred to as “booklet” or “the booklet”.
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