Elevating the Discourse – Responding to Internet Outrage as a Believer
The cycle is familiar enough to most, if not all of us. Something vaguely controversial happens. Muslims organise an event to educate other Muslims on the etiquette of touching dogs. A deceased non-Muslim politician is lauded in the Friday khutbah. Muslim celebrities are featured as ambassadors for a gay pride event. The controversy goes viral […]
The Evolution of Eid Experiences
When the end of Ramadan approaches, Muslims everywhere get ready for the celebration of the festival of Eid ul Fitr, known in this region as Hari Raya Puasa or Hari Raya Aidilfitri. One of the more interesting things about how Raya is celebrated, as the festival is commonly known, is that celebrations stretch for the […]
Let’s Celebrate It (Eid) Moderately
Praises be to the Lord of the world, we have managed to steer through Ramadhan with His Grace and emerged victorious over and high above our desires. And now, Eid is here, welcoming us with takbir and lots of food. Lots and lots of glorious food. Of course, some of us will say that […]
10 Tips from 10 Asatizah for the Last 10 Nights
SubhanAllah it feels just like last week that we welcomed Ramadan with joy & elation! And here I am, compiling tips from 10 local asatizah to help us plan our last 10 nights in Ramadan. May they be of benefit inshaAllah! Tip for the family: “The key word for Ramadhan as a family is ‘Together’. […]
How to Get Over the Mid-Ramadan Slump
As I sit in the office this week trying to write “How to Get Over the Mid-Ramadan Slump”, words evade me. All I can think of is the visits to and fro the hospital as I visit my 23-year-old cousin who lie 97% motionless, with wires & tubes coming out of his nose and […]
Tips for the Newly Religious
If you, like me and far too many others, were taught the basics of Islam when you were young only to spend the rest of your misguided youth ignoring everything that you were taught and then come back to the deen (religion) as an adult, this article is for you. This piece is not by […]
What You’ll Hear in Singapore Mosques in Ramadan
Since getting older, I have a newfound appreciation for how Islam is practised in Singapore. While a younger me might have been been confused at what was being recited in between tarawih prayers at the mosque and read along after it got familiar to my ears, I now actually know what I’m reciting and understand […]
Why are Muslims so happy in Ramadan?
If you have non-Muslim colleagues who are missing their lunch buddies this month, perhaps this will give them a better idea of what’s really going on with Muslims this Ramadan. Your Muslim classmates and colleagues may look pale, have chapped lips and look adoringly at the clock counting down to 713pm to break their fast, but […]
Can Marketing be Islamic?
Islamic Marketing is a very new field in Marketing. While concepts of inviting non-Muslims towards Islam (da’wah) and enjoining others to do good and forbid evil (amr ma’ruf nahi munkar) are not alien to the Islamic tradition, these have to be recognized as the communication process of the value delivery, and a tip of what […]
Preparing for Umrah #101: Advices from Ustaz TM Fouzy
Going on a pilgrimage be it Umrah or Hajj is, as cliche as it sounds, an experience of a lifetime. One of the best descriptions I’ve read of a pilgrimage is the following by Bruce Feiler of the New York Times: “So much of religion as it’s been practiced for centuries has been largely passive. People […]
Advices for Rajab by Habib Ali Zaenal Abidin
Earlier this morning after Fajr prayer at Masjid Al Abdul Razak, Habib Ali Zaenal Abidin who was here for a newly-commenced Riyadus Shalihin monthly class, gave a short talk to the congregants. Habib started off by mentioning how a lot of people are wasteful in their gift of good health and free time by not […]
Do You Give Your Parents Money?
On twitter. *scrolls feed* Picture: Thick wallet with 1K notes Caption: OMG. Life goals. #lifegoals #rich #yolo *scrolls feed again* Post: My parents seriously??!! What the. Urgh. *scrolls feed again..* Post: BTO money, transport, road tax, bills. When am I getting rich?! This is the kind of world we live in […]
Finding Our Moral Compass: What I Learnt in Six Hours With Ustadh Usama Canon
In today’s post-modern world, where just about anybody with access to social media can proffer an opinion, how does a believer become rightly-guided? Where does a Muslim’s moral compass come from? About 100 people showed up at 152 Still Road, the former premises of the Al-Khairiah Islamic School, for a workshop by Ustadh Usama Canon, […]
Holding on to faith in the age of Atheist Muslims
An article was published on The Huffington Post entitled An Open Letter to Moderate Muslims, written by one Ali A. Rizvi, self-described as a “Pakistani-Canadian writer, physician, and musician”, who is in the midst of writing his first book entitled The Atheist Muslim. For an article that starts off purporting to understand that, yes, ordinary […]
After the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam: A Spirituality of Service
The meaning of true service Sunday’s workshop by SimplyIslam on the topic of Spirituality of Service kickstarted with Ustadh Usama Canon sharing a hypothetical story about two Muslim men – Yahya and John – leading two very equal lives: Both are family men. Both have regular office jobs in a (good) company. And both work […]
