The heart-wrenching tragedy that befell one of the tahfiz schools recently struck everybody to the core. Yet, equally tragic is when the suspected perpetrators turned out to be all juveniles. What is most distressing is how …
Earlier this month, the sentencing of a father who inhumanely abused his biological daughter sexually and physically not just became a major headline in the local press but also captured the attention of several international …
A few years ago, there was an interesting debate on whether historical figures mentioned in a number of historical documents were real or myths. The debate on Hang Tuah and his brethren as well as Hang Li Po was indeed …
The government’s vision to position Malaysia as the global Halal hub in early the 2000’s has led to the development of many halal initiatives which include the establishment of the Industry Halal Committee for Halal Standards …
“Wars and different kinds of fighting have always occurred in the world since God created it” writes Muslim historian and thinker Ibn Khaldun in his Muqaddimah. In his view, war is rooted in the self’s desire for vengeance …
Mankind, from the perspective of Islam, is a thinking being created by God with the gift of ‘aql – an Islamic term which means both intellect and reason. Thinking is a process that can lead to “new knowledge” from the…
Flipping through the pages of newspapers seems to be a devastating ordeal nowadays. Stories of abuses, bullies, rage and killings dominate headlines which leave us with feelings of sadness, fear and anxiety. On top of these stories, …
Islam encourages the act of charity to help others regardless whether the recipients are good or bad, Muslims or non-Muslims. While solah or obligatory prayers indicate Muslim spirituality in building direct relationship with God,
The act of saving lives is considered one of the highest merits and imperatives in Islam. Doctors must do everything they can to prevent premature deaths. However, it ceases …
The re-emergence of Islamic economics and finance has driven economists and scholars to advance a wide-ranging theoretical structure of Islamic finance. Experts have been calling for more than three decades to …
