Hijama – Simple yet Effective
Since the ancient time, cupping (hijama) has been known to people and practiced for a long time to cure many diseases. As the medical science started to advance, new ways of treatment and new techniques began to take hold of the traditional treating methods. This heavily influenced the ancient ways of treatment that include herbal […]
Adab of Visiting & Having Guests
Visiting elders, teachers, relatives and friends are deeply encouraged to mend broken relations, strengthen existing bonds and to increase the love between Muslims and communities. However, there are certain adab (etiquettes) that guests and hosts should keep in mind so that this act of visiting and hosting does not become a burden on any party. […]
Sunnah for Eid
As we are faced with the last hours of Ramadan, we should also remind ourselves about Eid ul-Fitr and the things we should do to greet it and to celebrate it. Although we should be thankful all year round, Eid is like a Muslim Thanksgiving Day. On this day, we glorify & thank Allah for […]
Eid Recipe: Desert Roses Chocolate Treat
Ingredients Cornflakes Dark Chocolate 3 tablespoons of butter for every 9 oz of chocolate Directions 1. Melt the chocolate in a Bain Marie (chocolate in a bowl over a pan of boiling water).2. Once the chocolate has melted add the butter. 3. Add the cornflakes to the chocolate. 4. Make sure all the cornflakes to […]
Eid Recipe: Chocolate Fondant
Ingredients 5 oz of dark chocolate (at least 60% cocoa) 3 large eggs 1 cup of sugar 1/4 cup of flour 5 tablespoons of butter 1/2 teaspoon of cardamom (or cinnamon, chili pepper, vanilla extract, etc.) Directions Melt the chocolate and butter in a bain-marie (or using a microwave). Once the chocolate and butter are […]
Eid Recipe: Poppy Seed Cookies
Eid Recipe: Chocolate Marzipan Cookies
Eid Recipe: Fruit Pastry
Ingredients Puff Pastry (for convenience buy pre-made puff pastry that can be found in the frozen section of any supermarket) Batch of pastry cream (can follow video on how to make pastry cream from scratch) 1 egg yolk for brushing pastry 1 tablespoon of apricot or peach jam (to glaze fruit) 1 tablespoon of orange […]
Ramadan Diaries: Ramadan in Prague
The crowds in the mosque during taraweeh, endless supply of air kathira (a drink consisting of kathira, syrup, nuts, malva seeds and others), Geylang Serai bazaar, Eid or Raya songs – these are the things that have contributed to the Ramadan experience in Singapore and may not even be given an ounce of attention anymore. […]
Riding With a Cause
Passengers in the cars and commuters on the buses peeked out, passers-by moved slowly, all intrigued by the legion of cars & bikes of all colours & sizes that had congregated by Still Road. Inside the building, Mr Mohamed Nassir, Director of SimplyIslam,sg, was briefing over 50 staff & volunteers who had assembled for the […]
A Booster for the Last Third of Ramadan
As mere mortals who start something with so much fervour only to lose it after a week or two, this is an attempt to re-ignite the fervour you had at the start of Ramadan. This is especially important since the CLIMAX of Ramadan is truly in the last 10 nights where we iktikaf (hang out […]
Response to Alex Chang
Dear Alex Chang, When we first found out about the page that was created to ban you from all McDonalds in Singapore, it was 840am. By 910am, the number of Likes had jumped by about 200. We’re sure you did not mean to get all the attention that you’re receiving. While your comment was […]
Ramadan Diaries: A Bride’s First Ramadan in Singapore
For new bride Puti Ayu Setiani, not only is this her first Ramadan in Singapore, it is also her first as a wife. Although Puti & her husband, Delta Purna Widyangga, had been married for 6 months, they only started living together 3 weeks ago as Puti was still completing her studies in Indonesia while […]
Exquisite Eid Dresses – Discount for Muzlimbuzz’ Readers!
2 more weeks to Eid and still looking for something unique, special, gorgeous yet modest to wear? Don’t fret, Muzlimbuzz managed to strike up a deal with Sofia’s Classique especially for Muzlimbuzz’ readers. More details at the end of this feature! Muzlimbuzz: Tell us a bit about Sofia’s Classique – how the idea was […]
4 Things to Do For a Remarkable Ramadhan
