Tolerance and Justice in Multiracial Malaysia
Malaysia will soon celebrate her 65th Day of Independence on the 31st of August and comes 16th of September, her 59th formation anniversary too. Despite her almost seven-decade long history as a …
Ramadan and Tadabbur
Muslims have been observing their annual obligatory fasting in the month of Ramadan for more than a week already. As can be seen from the practice in yester years, Qur’an recitation and study sessions will become …
Sekuriti Ilmu dalam Dunia Pasca Kebenaran
Bermula khasnya dari 2016, ramai pihak, khasnya di negara-negara demokrasi di Barat, yang semakin memberi perhatian terhadap gejala pasca kebenaran (post-truth) yang didakwa sebagai giat merebak dalam dunia semasa. Malah, dalam …
Miracles and Medicine
In facing the Covid-19 pandemic, Muslims in Malaysia are simultaneously confronted with the religion-science tension, mostly in the form of fiqh-medicine controversies, caused by polemical statements made by certain parties via online media regarding a number of …
Ramadan dan Tadabbur
Beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini, telah menjadi satu kebiasaan penganjuran pelbagai rancangan pengajian al-Qur’an sepanjang Ramadan, lebih-lebih lagi pada separuh terakhir bulan penuh keberkatan ini, khasnya sempena peristiwa Nuzul al-Qur’an. Seiring …
Islamically minding the Mind for the 21st Century
As we entered 2021, and with the COVID-19 pandemic still preoccupying us, we are also approaching the end of the first quarter of the 21st century. Looking back, it is clear that towards the end of the 20th century, and as we progress further into the 21st century, people at large have been concerned with…
Kembalikan Akal kepada Asal-usulnya
Sudah sering dikongsikan senarai kemahiran (skills) yang diperlukan bagi melayari arus perubahan pada abad ke–21 ini. Antara yang kerap menarik perhatian adalah senarai yang dikemukakan secara berkala oleh WEF, Forum Ekonomi Sedunia (World Economic Forum). Senarai yang dikeluarkan …
Kesihatan Mental dan Maqasid Shariah
Saban tahun bermula dari 1992, tanggal 10 Oktober dikhaskan sebagai Hari Kesihatan Mental Sedunia. Pada tahun ini, hari berkenaan disambut dalam suasana masyarakat manusia seluruh dunia diuji dengan wabak COVID-19. Pada tahun ini juga, kira-kira dua bulan lebih awal, …
COVID-19 and Problem of Evil
There seems to be no clear end to the COVID-19 pandemic as yet. In fact, the world over, including in Malaysia, we are only beginning to experience its effects and aftermaths in various forms, economy included. It was reported recently that from January to mid July this year, 64,495 Malaysians have become jobless. Unemployment as…
Science and Religion Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic
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 …