“What is justice? Giving water to trees. What is injustice? To give water to thorns. Justice is (consists in) bestowing a bounty in its proper place, not on every root that will absorb water. What is injustice? To bestow (it) in an improper place that can only be a source of …
Penyair Muslim abad ke-13, Sa’di Shirazi, pernah menyebut: “Bani Adam, satu sama lainnya anggota Dari satu hakikat, ia dicipta. Tatkala satu musibah menimpa salah satunya Anggota yang lain tiada menentu jadinya. Jika …
Much has already been celebrated about the impact, contributions and legacy of Allahyarham Royal Professor Ungku Aziz in honour of the memory of one of Malaysia’s greatest sons. However, this writer feels there is more to be said especially in relation to what could have truly made him such a visionary and …
While it is a given that many people today suffer from immediate concerns such as poverty, unemployment, psychological illness, and the pandemic, I wish to humbly submit that it is imperative for our policy-makers, decision-makers and possessors of …
Dengan perhatian dunia terpahat untuk seketika kepada binaan Hagia Sophia yang telah dijadikan masjid kembali, kini ialah masa yang sesuai untuk merenungkan pencapaian kaum Muslimin pada zaman Empayar Uthmaniyyah yang telah memelihara binaan ini dengan adil selama lebih 600 tahun sebelum Empayar ini ditamatkan pada …
Baru-baru ini, kerajaan Jerman telah meminta nasihat para ahli falsafah, ahli teologi, etika dan sejarawan, di samping para pakar dalam bidang sains dan perubatan untuk memikirkan strategi keluar terbaik daripada perintah berkurung. Namun dalam konteks kepimpinan Malaysia dan negara-negara yang dipimpin oleh pemimpin Muslim, penulis berpendapat bahawa di samping persoalan strategi keluar daripada perintah berkurung,…
It is encouraging to know that recently, a country like Germany has sought the advice of philosophers, theologians, ethicists and historians, on top of experts in the sciences and medicine to think of the best exit strategy from lockdown. Beyond the question of exit strategies however, it is imperative that the insights of our thinkers,…
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 not suffer for the pain of others, How …
There have been alarming statistics about the Malaysian youth in recent times: it has been reported that nearly 60% of university graduates remain unemployed after a year of graduating; it was further reported that 29% of Malaysians had …
In his royal address at the opening ceremony of the recent KL Summit, the King of Malaysia, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al Mustafa Billah Shah, wisely remarked, “We are blessed to have such a rich past that can guide us in the present,” with the Ottoman period cited as an example by His Majesty.Indeed, the Ottoman State (“Devlet-i Aliye-i Osmaniye”) is a continuation of the civilisation of Islam, …
