Video: Shaykh Ahmad Saad “Our Shuyukh are Humans too”
In the video below, Shaykh Ahmad Saad (UK) talks about the need to see our scholars as humans and not superhumans. The lack of understanding causes students to supersede their adab (etiquette) with their teachers. Please watch and inshaAllah gain some benefit. You can watch his other video on “Faith Schizophrenia” here.
Book Review: “Sea Without Shore” Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller
Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller should be no stranger to English-speaking Muslims across the world. Shaykh Nuh, a faqih in Shafi’i jurisprudence and a shaykh in the Shadhili path, is probably best known for his English language translations of two classical Shafi’i fiqh texts, Imam An-Nawawi’s Maqasid and Ahmad ibn Naqib Al-Misri’s Umdat As-Salik, a […]
The Rohingya’s Plight
It has been almost 2 months since violence has erupted between the Rohingyas and the Buddhists in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. 80,000 people have been displaced and 78 killed (Sources: United Nations, NBC News, The Wall Street Journal). Despite persecution in their own country, they have been turned away from seeking refuge in neighbouring Bangladesh (who are […]
#SaveMaryam: Beyond the Hashtag
I came across the call to Save Maryam a few weeks back while on Facebook, and was wondering what it was. I am eager to support good causes whatever they may be, and so I dutifully went to the website and read about the cause and watched the video. Was Maryam a child with a […]
Imam Ghazali on Causes of Sin
1. First cause The punishment of sin is not presently seen and lies in the womb of future. 2. Second cause It is the present taste of the greed which leads to the sinful act. His habit assumes strong form owing to love for sin. Habit is the fifth nature. The present taste over nature predominates over […]
Event Review: Religious Ethic in Post-Modern Society by Prof Tariq Ramadan
In the full-house and overflowing Singapore Islamic Hub (SIH) Auditorium (the audience spilled out the doors!), Dr Tariq Ramadan, Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at Oxford University, expounded and clarified on the necessity of an ethical framework that is contextualised in accordance to contemporary times and with guidance from the Qur’an and Sunnah. The renowned […]
Reflecting on Allah’s Names this Ramadan
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Qul inna Salati, Wanusuki, Wamahyaya, Wamamati, Lillahi Rabbil Alamin.. This very same ayah in Surat Al An’am [Ayat 162], is the very same du’a we recite in the Iftitah. We admit, at least 5 times a day in our daily lives that our Salah, our rites of Sacrifice (for the Deen), our living.. and […]
Faith Schizophrenia by Shaykh Ahmad Saad
In this very relevant & poignant video, Shaykh Ahmad Saad addresses a very amusing phenomena that we see in the Muslim society today. All or most of us must have come across that sister who is very rigid and strict with a Muslim brother, but friendly & easy-going with non-Muslim men. This is the […]
The Amazing Baju Kurung – Choosing The Right One
You might have noticed from the mini-bazaars popping up at your HDB void deck that Hari Raya is coming up in a few weeks! (The fact that you’re fasting should also be a giant clue, by the way.) Now is the perfect time for us to discuss the key factors that go into choosing the […]
Ramadan and Me: My worries & hopes
A non-Muslim friend approached me recently to wish me an enjoyable weekend, before catching herself and saying “Oh, but you’ll be fasting this weekend. “ And in my heart, I was thinking “By Allah, as though there was no enjoyment in Ramadan”. I approach this Ramadan, as I have every Ramadan prior, with a sense […]
Overeating at the time of Iftar
Two years ago, while I was in Siem Reap, Cambodia, I saw something which I feel has changed me in ways little else has. I was with a group of friends, and we were all having dinner under the stars at a roadside food stall. Another group at the table next to us had finished […]
International Ramadan Photography Competition
[imagebrowser id=6] “Capture the Spirit of Ramadan” International Photography Competition is a unique and unprecedented 30-day visual celebration that will educate and enlighten thousands of viewers around the world. It will showcase the skills and imagination of talented photographers from around the world as they share their techniques and personal anecdotes about cultural and religious […]
Ramadan: A Time to Reconnect with My Faith
When I was younger, Ramadan to me meant waking up at a dreadful hour, then eating as much as I could during sahur (much like a bear preparing to go into hibernation) and then minimising all activities that would require any movement during the day, preferring to be horizontal as much as I could. With […]
Event Review: Safinah Talks 12 “Ramadhan Resolutions” Day 2
[box_dark]What: Ramadan Resolutions Day 2 Where: Singapore Expo When: 15th July 2012 Who: Ustaz Irwan Hadi, Ustazah Nazeerah, Ustaz Md Zahid Md Zin, Ustaz Md Fizar Bin Zainal By: Safinah Institute[/box_dark] Ramadhan has often been touted as a month for positive change, for the discarding of bad habits and the embracing of good ones, a month […]
Ramadan: The Little Challenges
The beautiful and sacred month of Ramadhan is now upon us and as fellow Muslims, we have all been looking forward to this special time. I relish and welcome the opportunity to bring myself closer to God, but as with everything that is worth doing well, the journey that is Ramadhan is not without it’s […]
