Utilising Waqf Fund To Support Malaysia 2040 Low Carbon Aspiration
Malaysia is on its way to becoming a low-carbon nation. The goal is to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, ten years earlier than the Paris Agreement’s deadline. Net-zero…
Religious Preachers : Popularity Or Expertise (?)
The advancement of technology has facilitated the dissemination and acquisition of a wealth of data, including knowledge. This same technology also facilitates the free exchange of ideas, whether in the…
Military Assets Vital for National Defence
According to Imam Abu’l-Hasan al-Mawardi (d. 1058) in his comprehensive work on Islamic governance, Al-Ahkam al-Sultaniyyah (The Ordinances of the Government), one-eighth of zakat is specified for the…
GE15: Vote for Our Family Well-being
Are we moving towards an economic progress at the expense of social and family well-being? To answer this question, let us look at some figures. According to the United Nations, a country’s fertility rate…
Animal Testing and Religious Considerations
Animals have been used as experimental subjects for a long time. Early Greek physician-scientists, such as Aristotle and Erasistratus, were known to perform experiments on living animals. Similarly,…
Politics is about Integrity not Perception
Ideally, the best nation is one governed by the wisest of men amongst its wise citizens—from the Prime Minister or President of the country to the ministerial level, members of Parliament and all ruling…
Let’s End Water Pollution
Water pollution has once again become a hot topic of discussion. This is in response to an incident that occurred earlier this month. On 11 August, a traffic accident in Semantan, Pahang, resulted in chemical pollution that…
Take Seriously the Issue of Environmental Degradation
The environmental issues and problems that are prevalent today such as pollution, degradation of biodiversity resources, climate change and global warming cannot be…
Paramount Virtues Protect National Sovereignty
According to the ancient Greek philosopher, Socrates (d. 399 BCE), imperialism is ultimately rooted in what his student, Plato (d. 348 BCE), interprets in his phaedo as psykhe, the human soul. Rising and…
Patience, Trust as Basis of “Keluarga Malaysia” in Facing Disasters
As one of the flood victims of December last year, the writer still bears some palpable apprehension whenever the rain starts falling heavily. Therefore, when Malaysia faces …