This week witnesses the 38th edition of Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair (KLIBF), held for ten days from 29th of March until 7th of April 2019, at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC). The hashtag #MalaysiaMembaca is used, to excite reading as the favourite pastime of Malaysians. It is a tall …
Mangrove forests are a unique ecosystem which are located between the land and sea. Mangroves can be found in 118 countries in the world representing one per cent of the tropical forest worldwide, and less than 0.4 per cent of the world forests. Mangrove swamps are a very important ecosystem to human life and the…
Platelet-Rich Plasma or PRP is fast becoming quite common these days. PRP is used not just for medical purposes, but also in cosmetics. Basically, PRP is part of the components derived from blood that is drawn up from a patient. After obtaining a blood …
Human affairs are as diverse as times and countries, which give rise to challenges impacting social cohesion. Islam unifies its adherents through identical worldview, faith, spirituality, ethics and legal code. The four legal schools of Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi‘i, and …
Chronicling about Prophet Adam’s historic and momentous descent from Heaven in the beginning part of his massively voluminous work Ta’rikh al-Rusul wa-‘l-Muluk (The History of Prophets and Kings), the celebrated Muslim world historian …
As Malaysians usher in 2019 today, one cannot help but ponder upon what lies ahead in the future for the country. The Malaysian society is a mélange of various races, religions, cultures and ethnic backgrounds and this aspect is the biggest …
One of the grave challenges facing the Muslim youth today is to maintain their religious identity while living in the modern world. Although most of them are able to equip themselves with basic education and some even excel in their scientific and …
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Apart from the medical field, health is also regarded as one of the important aspects in the fraternity of religions …
Malaysia is a country rich in water resources. In 2016, Malaysia received 907 million cubic meters (m3) of annual rainfall. The average annual rainfall of the country is high, ranging from 2,000 mm to 4,000 mm a year. The abundant quantity of …
The adaptation and repurposing of the astrolabe in the 9th century for the determination of Muslim prayer times (waqt) and directions (qiblah) is an example of ingenuity (hiyal) in solving the problems encountered in the …
