LAST Thursday, Muslims all around the world commemorated the birthday of the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad bin Abdullah. His birth was a blessing to all mankind as the teaching of Islam is now being practised by over 1.1 billion people worldwide. Many lessons can be learnt from this great man. His character was exemplary. His…
ROBERT FROST once wrote in The Road Not Taken: “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by; and that has made all the difference.” It goes without saying that making decisions is never easy. However, making decisions in life cannot be avoided. There is one particular surah or chapter…
SUDDENLY “Abu Sayyaf” has become a household name. No, it is neither the latest hot series on television nor is it the latest singer to make it big in the local music industry. Rather, the name, which appears in every news edition on TV, radio and newspapers at the national, regional and international levels, refers…
MUCH has been said and written about globalisation. Many intellects, politicians, businessmen, management gurus and others have touched on this much-hyped phenomenon. But what is globalisation? Is it a new and recent phenomenon? Is globalisation accidental or a natural evolution of mankind’s ever-advancing civilisation? It is imperative that we all understand globalisation is an on-going…
Ever since the time of the Greeks about 2,000 years ago, philosophy had been a means of understanding the scheme of things. The word contains many secrets which are known only to its Almighty Creator. Curiosity on the part of mankind brings forth an urge to know, understand and, perhaps, ultimately control these secrets. The…
1. Abstrak Terlalu banyak telah dibicarakan mengenai alaf baru atau the new millennium ini. Esei ini bukanlah bertujuan untuk menambahkan kekeliruan atau memperhangatkan polemik mengenai alaf baru ini. Esei ini sekadar cuba meninjau perkara-perkara berikut: Sejarah dan perkembangan pengiraan takwim solar yang digunapakai hari ini; Tarikh sebenar bermulanya alaf baru; Konotasi sambutan alaf baru; dan Kaitan dan signifikan…
MOVIE critics are usually people who have never made movies. This may be a crude generalisation, but as far as generalisation goes, this impression is generally true. Critics are everywhere. In fact, someone even said that everyone is a critic. And again, this rings true to a certain extent. It is quite prevalent that we easily…
This unity is not necessarily made up of only Muslims, but can also be between Muslims and non-Muslims. IBN Khaldun once said that man is by nature a creature that lives within a society. God created mankind with the potential to move towards development. This potential is very much in tandem with the task of…
IT is clear that “globalisation” has become a buzz word–quite often use but seldom in the same context. It is, in fact, one of those far-reaching concepts which are being used by different people to explain facts which are completely different in nature. Even when qualified as “economic”, globalisation can still be associated with a variety…
The word ‘technology’ is no longer an alien term to the majority of people. Today, we see that when people speak of ‘new technology’, people would often refer to Information Technology or I.T. Of course, this is not generally true, because I.T. is not the only new technology around. Technological breakthroughs have been made in…
