This year, Ramadan comes at a time when the whole world is facing the COVID-19 pandemic. The Muslims in Malaysia are celebrating Ramadan in a way they have never celebrated before – in the midst of the Movement Control Order (MCO) and the mosques being closed – in order to curb the pandemic. This means…
Inspired by a saying of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, the 13th century eminent Persian sufi-poet, Sa’di once said: “The children of Adam are members of a whole, since in their creation they are of one essence. If pain touches an organ, The rest of his organs will not sleep. If you did…
COVID-19, a disease caused by the virus known as SARS-CoV-2, is spreading across the globe at a rate unseen before in mankind’s history. The severity of the infection rate has resulted in the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring the outbreak as a pandemic on 12th March 2020. As the virus spreads across continents around the…
That Malaysians have been under Movement Control Order (MCO) so as to curb the Covid-19 Pandemic is now too obvious to even need mention. Yet, looking back, that such a control be necessary not only scientifically and medically but also from the point of view of Islam as a religion with its unique theologico-legal…
At this point, Malaysia is facing the threat the covid-19 outbreak. This is a crisis that is a concern to everyone. As we know, part of the reason behind this outbreak has something to do with our environment. The unclean or unhealthy environment is indeed speeding up the spread of various diseases. A report …
As a Muslim, one must bear in mind that the main purpose of Allah creating mankind is to worship Him. Worshiping is a form of faith towards Him as the Creator of all. Besides worshipping Allah through ritual prayers, worshipping Him can also be done through understanding and appreciating the words of Allah. The words …
Culture refers to the traits and knowledge belonging to a specific group of individuals, encompassing language, religion, social traditions, music and arts. The Centre for Advance Research on Language Acquisition of the University of Minnesota defines culture as shared patterns of behaviours and interactions, cognitive constructs and understanding that are learned through socialization. Thus, culture is generally understood as the growth of a group’s …
On 26th March 2018, a medical team of nine plastic surgeons and two urological surgeons at the Johns Hopkins Medicine performed the first total penile and scrotum transplant in the world. The procedure involved transplanting the entire penis, scrotum (without testicles) and partial abdominal wall from a deceased donor to a veteran who was wounded…
“No one likes you. Do everyone a favour. Just kill yourself.” This posting was directly tweeted to a girl by an anonymous account via Twitter. The girl read the tweet in one of the sessions in a popular United States television programme, Jimmy Kimmel Live known as “Mean Tweets.” Her facial expression completely changed. Her self-esteem is totally destructed. She cannot hide her devastation towards the tweets.“Mean Tweets” session in Jimmy Kimmel Live involves a …
A report by the local newspaper recently showing that a high percentage of child sexual abusers are close family members such as fathers and stepfathers is heart-wrenching. It is even more heart-breaking when the report stated that most adults do not believe their children when they say that they have been sexually abused. Ironically, 98 per cent of the reported child abuse cases are true. Children are no doubt …
