Benefits of Hijama (Cupping)
Hijama is an ancient bloodletting technique that has been in use in many countries to treat certain diseases or bodily disorders. While the Chinese seems to have done a leading role in using this bloodletting technique to treat certain diseases, the Arabs have adopted it as a much-stressed Sunnah of the Prophet SAW. The Europeans […]
“Attractive Men Don’t Make the Best Husbands”
A lot has been said and written over the scandal of Anthony Weiner, the New York congressman who sent “dirty” photos to a woman of his acquaintance on the internet. His whole life has been probed into and his personality deeply analyzed, as can be expected whenever a public personality is involved in extra conjugal […]
Why do we need 8 hours of sleep?
Sleep is a great blessing bestowed upon us from Allah SWT and those who acquire it are very lucky indeed. There are some people who snooze off as soon as they hit the bed, whereas there are also some who keep changing their sides from right to left and left to right restlessly the whole […]
The State We Are In: The Middle East Turmoil, Islam & Muslims
THE STATE WE ARE IN: The Middle East Turmoil, Islam & Muslims A Discussion Forum An event organised by MuzlimBuzz.sg supported by SimplyIslam.sg MuzlimBuzz.sg, in collaboration with SimplyIslam.sg, is pleased to organise a discussion forum with a visiting scholar, Dr. H.A. Hellyer (Fellow, University of Warwick, UK), and Mr. Zainul Abidin Rasheed (former Senior Minister of […]
A Beautiful Prayer for Forgiveness
Taken from the book “Prayers for Forgiveness” which includes a collection of 70 prayers for forgiveness by Imam Hasan Al-Basri. “Though we spend time routinely cleaning up our machines, we often do so while neglecting our hearts, which are far more worthy of our careful attention since theybecome spiritually malnourished and deadened by the overwhelming burden […]
Storm: The Genderless Baby
Of course, we do not mean a curiosity of nature, an abnormal baby devoid of sex. Storm is quite a normal baby but its parents have decided to keep its gender secret until it comes of age to decide by itself what it wants to be: a boy or a girl! The only people who […]
10 Quotes from Shaykh Hisham’s “Navigating the Turbulence – Seeking Inner Peace” Lecture
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]lhamdulillah, it was a truly enjoyable night with Shaykh Hisham Kabbani at Singapore Expo Hall 7. In his unique style, the renowned scholar not only made us think & reflect, he also made us laugh while stirring a deep yearning in us for Allah & the Prophet (peace be upon him). Here are the Top […]
Social Networks: Staying Safe
With the popularity of the internet in the past decade, social networking has touched everyone’s life deeply, be it the young, the old or the middle aged. We virtually live on the social networking websites, from updating current moods to the day’s plan, putting pictures of various occasions or just a casual hangout at a […]
We Are All Optimistic
I’ve always been wary of planning too much for the future. Too many times I’ve been severely disappointed by how things turn out radically different than what I’d hoped, or fall severely short of my expectations. And yet, I don’t stop wishing, and hoping, and thinking, and dreaming. In fact, many of us have experienced […]
Turkish-German Woman Bares All for Playboy
While I was living in Sydney, Australia last year, a very interesting topic almost continuously dominated public discourse—the right of women to wear the burqa. As is the case in many Western countries, Australians greatly value individual rights and freedoms, and this led to an interesting split in opinions. There were those who believed that […]
Food Combinations to Avoid
Are you sure your stomach is working properly and digesting everything you offer it? “Man fills no vessel worse than his stomach. It is sufficient for the son of Adam to have a few mouthfuls to give him the strength he needs. If he has to fill his stomach, then let him leave one-third for […]
Green Deen: What Islam teaches about protecting the planet, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin
Ibrahim Abdul-Matin brings with him a long and deep passion about living a Green Deen and encourages others to do the same. The anti-conservation pundits can deny the debilitating effects of global warming for all they want but Ibrahim Abdul-Matin knows that one thing for sure – it is not the deen that is causing […]
Guest Post: “Of Him & Us”
This was a post written by Dew following her attendance at Shaykh Hisham Kabbani’s event of “As-Syafaah al-Kubra” organised by SimplyIslam. _____ Assalammualaikum Dunia… Peace World… Ya Rasulullah, I was just reflecting, Ya Rasulullah… When I saw his face, Ya Rasulullah, the serene Nur reflected on his face, I wondered how it would be […]
Guest Post: From Whispers
I had only just repented for the sins of the previous days and returned to my Lord ashamed when, on my return from a brief saunter in the back garden, a name whispered its way into my mind. I did not need to respond to the surprising murmur, but all of a sudden I was […]
“Pariah”
After critically acclaimed ‘Nadirah’ which won best script in Life! Theatre Awards 2010, Alfian Sa’at returns with… ‘Pariah’, the second installation of Alfian’s tribute to the late Yasmin Ahmad. Synopsis Melur is a Form 5 student studying in Kuala Lumpur. When she hangs out with her friends, Hafiz, Mahesh and Kahoe, they look like the poster […]
