Supplications of the Muslim Traveller
Allah the Almighty created this world and everything in it for His beloved creation, us the “humans”. He made us Ashraful Makhlukat which means we have a dominion over all other creations created by His magnificence. I share the opinion of many that this world and the purpose of our existence is simply to gain […]
Lacy Business
Hey people! Lace is IN! It’s making a comeback on fashion runaways! I know our fellow Muslimah sisters might be thinking along the lines of ‘Old’, ‘Vintage’ and ‘Revealing’. But it’s all about piecing them well to get something presentable, trendy and suitable for Muslimahs. Lace is a delicate openwork fabric, patterned with open holes. […]
Halal Food: How Halal is Our Treatment?
In an article, The Morality of Mealtime, (Time, Wednesday Mar 20, 2011), Bryan Marsh speaks of a severe attack against fans of good food and writers on the lack of morality in extolling food and its pleasures without caring for the way the animals are treated before they arrive in our plates. No, it […]
World’s Smallest Phone
Well, there were times when people used to carry a phone in their bag packs, but not anymore, because technology happened, and everything just became smaller and compact. From the big Motorola mobiles we have reached an era where we can make a very small mobile phone, as big as a zippo lighter, and it […]
From Will to Inheritance
A man is a guardian to his family. Wills are important to any man possessing some sort of wealth. It is a duty of a Muslim to disperse his wealth before death either to his heirs or to charity as Sadaqah. The Prophet SAW has said that no Muslim shall have passed three days without […]
Letter to a Brother
This letter is addressed to one Mohamed Sadiq, who has happily & successfully graduated from Singapore Polytechnic as of 23rd May 2011. Seeing as to how the Editor of this awesome magazine is his sister, she has cleverly exploited her editorial privileges to include this personal letter onto the site on the grounds that it […]
Mum Gives Botox to 8-year-old Daughter
How much do you expect from your children when they are the perfect looking creatures in the world. As shocking as it may seem, it is more of a disgrace to moms when they try to perfect their children by giving them adult cosmetic treatments to make them look beautiful. One could understand it if […]
Why Muslims Should Not Fear Apocalypse
‘God is the Knower of the future, He does not permit anyone to unveil such knowledge’ Qu’ran 72:27 In the 17th century, a sect of called the Old Believers existed in Russia. Between the year 1669 and 1690, something happened to this sect. Twenty-thousand members burned themselves to death. Why? They believed that the world […]
Make it Upsize for me please!
(A) The caloric requirement in a day is set by our own standards of eating (B) The caloric requirement in a day is set by nutritionists who have specified amounts to be taken in a day (C) The caloric requirement in a day is set by the fast food restaurants providing upsize meals […]
Inspired by Muhammad – Healthcare
Islam is a religion that teaches us the ideal way of life. The bare basics of acquiring good health & the etiquettes of a standardised lifestyle have been incorporated into the Muslim world since centuries, long before the advent of modern medicine. What is followed today by billions in the name of medical ethics has […]
Mayhem in May – A Muslim Responds
In the name of Allah, the most gracious and the most merciful. I started this article in the name of Almighty as He is our sole Creator, He has chosen for us to live in this world, He has provided us with all the facilities to help us lead our lives, He is going to […]
Parents allow under-fives to watch ‘unsuitable’ TV shows
An article of the Daly Telegraph, Parents allow under-fives to watch ‘unsuitable’ TV shows, reveals that more than half of parents in the UK allow pre-school children to view ‘adult’ television programmes such as East Enders despite fears over their content. According to recent researches, at least 54% of parents allow their children to watch […]
Struggling for Salah
It is an obligation, mandatory for Muslims and one of the five pillars of Islam. It needs to be offered five times a day, but why do you need to offer it? What is the goal behind Salaat or Prayers. There are many who just ignore it, I mean its ok right! Why should anyone […]
Scaling the Mountain of God in Egypt
Egypt, an immensely popular tourist destination before some time, has been recently facing a fall in the number of foreign visitors, owing to the current political upheavals in the country that led to the dissolution of the ruling power of the Mubarek family. Travellers are thereby apprehensive to visit Egypt, being fearful of getting trapped […]
GE 2011 Election Results at Hougang Stadium
[nggallery id=5] Please click on the pictures to read the captions. Pictures by: Velvet Eye Photography
