Where is Allah in times of suffering?
For those who are unaware or blissfully above the distractions of social media, Humans of New York (HONY) is a photography project by Brandon Stanton, well-known for taking photos of seemingly ordinary people on the streets of New York City and getting them to open up and reveal insights into their lives that are often […]
Event Review: When Allah Rewrites My Life by Ustadh Usama Canon
What: Lecture “When Allah Rewrites My Life” Where: Singapore Expo Max Atria Who: Ustadh Usama Canon When: 6 December 2014 By: SimplyIslam When Allah Rewrites My Life, held at the Singapore Expo Max Atria on Saturday, 6th December, was Ustadh’s second public lecture of the Clarity and Balance Tour. Ustadh Abdul Hakeem, imam of […]
Event Review: Amidst the Turmoil: Seeking Clarity & Balance by Ustadh Usama Canon
The first lecture in the Clarity and Balance Tour series of workshops and lectures by Ustadh Usama Canon and organised by SimplyIslam saw the Singapore Post Auditorium filled with more than 200 people seeking knowledge on a Friday evening. Ustadh Usama began his lecture by stressing the importance of maintaining faith even though we live […]
Death is sufficient as a reminder
“Death is sufficient as a reminder, O Umar!” Inscription on the ring of the second Khalifa of Islam, Sayyidina Umar ibn Al-Khattab Remembering death seems to be a central part of the religion. After all, what is a more potent reminder of the finite nature of this life and the reality of the hereafter than […]
Top 5 Quotes by Shaykh Ahmad Saad
As a student of Shaykh Ahmad Saad, I have pages upon pages of notes from the various lectures and classes I’ve sat in as he taught. Shaykh Ahmad Saad’s words touches hearts precisely because it comes from his heart and sincerely at that too. It’s difficult to select just 5 quotes from the many lessons […]
Why should I perform the Qurban?
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]”Their meat will not reach Allah , nor will their blood, but what reaches Him is piety from you. Thus have We subjected them to you that you may glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and give good tidings to the doers of good.” Surah Al Haj, Verse 37[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]As we […]
#ChallengeHate Event Review with Shaykh Prof Mustafa Ceric
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]What: Lecture “Challenging Hate: Islam, Conflict & Peacebuilding” Where: Singapore Expo Max Atria Who: Shaykh Prof Mustafa Ceric When: 29 August 2014 By: SimplyIslam, Jamiyah Singapore, Muslim Expats Network (MEX)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The backdrop to Shaykh Prof Mustafa Ceric’s talk was a recent ceasefire in Gaza (although after over 2,000 deaths), aggression and conflict in […]
Ramadan Charity Basket; Portrait of a Recipient – Mr Faruk & Zaiton
SimplyIslam’s Ramadan Charity Basket is happening for the 7th year running. This year, we interviewed 4 of our recipients so that our donors may know more intimately how and who they are helping. When I first set out for the interviews, I expected heart-wrenching stories and tearful pleas for help. What I got instead was […]
Ramadan Charity Basket; Portrait of a Recipient – Mihrul Nisa
SimplyIslam’s Ramadan Charity Basket is happening for the 7th year running. This year, we interviewed 4 of our recipients so that our donors may know more intimately how and who they are helping. When I first set out for the interviews, I expected heart-wrenching stories and tearful pleas for help. What I got instead was […]
Everyone Has Lost Someone in Syria
We are sitting on an air-conditioned bus on the way to the Turkey-Syria border. The landscape is vast, vast land, as far as my eyes could see. The bus was silent as we really had not much to say. What can you really say when you see with your own eyes the side-effects of war? […]
Lessons from Fatherhood
Our first clue that something was different was when my wife, usually a night owl for whom turning in at midnight was an early night, started falling asleep at 9pm. She also started experiencing body aches, and her period had been late for awhile. As her cycle was usually irregular we didn’t suspect anything was […]
4 Refutations to Anti-Hadith Arguments
In defence of the Prophetic Traditions “I leave behind me two things, the Quran and my Sunnah, and if you follow these you will never go astray.” The Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), in his farewell sermon Several articles questioning the validity of the hadith have come to light recently, most recently in the […]
Event Review: Reflections on the Burdah with Shaykh Ahmad Saad
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]What: The Mantle Adorned: Reflections on Burdah Where: Simply Islam, Still Rd Who: Shaykh Ahmad Saad When: 22 November 2013, 8pm Organised by SimplyIslam[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_single_image image=”4978″ img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]When was the last time you wrote something out of love? Yeah the once in a while birthday/mother’s/father’s day dedication on social media but that’s about the best […]
Event Review: Young Muslim Entrepreneur Seminar
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]What: Young Muslim Entrepreneurs Seminars Where: Singapore Management University Who: Harasha Bafana, NurHafihz Noor, Ustaz Syed Mustafa Alsagoff, Ustaz Muhammad Tarmizi Abdul Wahid, Aminordin Omar, Mohamed Nassir Abdul Shukur When: 11th January 2014 By: SIM Malay Cultural and Muslim society[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_single_image image=”5041″ img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Entrepreneurship has become a lost trade in the Muslim community, […]
11 Ways to be A Better Leader
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 1. Set the right intentions. Being a leader is regarded as a privilege but in truth, it is a trust (amanah) and to fulfill your responsibility you must begin with the right intentions. It is easy to say “I’m doing this for the sake of pleasing Allah subhanahu wa taala” but setting intentions also […]
