In the early establishment of the Medinan state, God’s command to shift the prayer direction (qiblah) from Bayt al-Maqdis to the Ka‘bah indicated the conferment of divine favor upon the Holy Prophet and his nascent community of believers …
The recently-passed 2018 Anti-Fake News Act 803 has been criticised left, right and centre. Many have claimed it would not only restrict the citizens’ rights to freedom of speech, but worse, it has been said to stifle freedom of thinking …
Scientists endeavour to describe the natural world. A scientific description of an object or an event is expected to conform to characteristics such as accuracy, completeness, and reliability. Observation leads to description, …
The late John F. Nash (1928 – 2015) is well-known for his work on mathematics and game theory that won him a Nobel Prize in Economics Science and partly for his biography in the Oscar-winning film “A Beautiful Mind”. However, he is …
Kempen Hari Tanpa Plastik ini adalah satu usaha yang sangat murni ke arah penjagaan alam sekitar dan seterusnya menghijaukan bumi. Kini, apabila kita pergi ke pasar raya di sesetengah negeri kita…
The recent 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio brought out the best in Malaysians yet again. Whether Malay, Chinese or Indian, we were just Malaysians plain and simple. We rooted together for our athletes to clinch their winning medals. We shared both the pain and the glory as Malaysians. Indeed, our Olympian and Paralympian…
Beberapa minggu lepas ketika team Malaysia berhempas-pulas dan memerah keringat untuk meraih pingat emas, dalam gelanggang badminton di Sukan Olimpik 2016 di Rio de Janeiro Brazil, hati kita telah menjadi satu untuk berkongsi rasa cemas dan merasai debarannya. Perasaan teruja rakyat Malaysia dirakam dan dikongsi di mana-mana media. Walaupun akhirnya pingat emas gagal diperolehi, kepulangan…
On 10 Dhu al-Hijjah, according to the Islamic calendar, following the completion of the Hajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca as one of the five pillars of Islam), Muslims throughout the world celebrate Eid al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice). Unlike Eid al-Fitr which is celebrated to signify the achievement of devout Muslims undergoing a complete one month self-purification…
Pejam celik sudah hampir sebulan kita berada di tahun 2016 Masihi, terasa masih baru sahaja kita menginjakkan kaki di tahun 2016 ini dan menyambut Tahun Baru. Begitu pantas masa berlalu sehingga kita merasakan bahawa minggu berlalu itu bagaikan sehari lalu. Sebenarnya inilah antara tanda-tanda akhir zaman sepertimana mafhum hadith Baginda SAW: “Tidak akan berlaku Kiamat…
Written by Enizahura Binti Abdul Aziz. Posted in In the narrowest sense, terrorism is defined as the use of violence to achieve a political goal. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) provides a more elaborated and detailed version of the definition which is an unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to threaten or…
