A long time ago I had friends. My childhood was spent playing, frolicking and gossiping with them. But we grew up and became adults. I found my Islamic roots, and them, well, they remained non-Muslims. Soon after, we parted our different ways. Why? Because the new paths that we were to follow would be miles [...]

We organised an iftar last Sunday which really showed me how the brotherhood amongst the Muslims continues to grow stronger even though some of the Western Governments have intensified their efforts to divide this Ummah. Muhammad (saw) said: “The example of the believers in their mutual love, compassion and empathy is like that of a [...]

The obvious answer is, yes. But, what I mean by this question is, do people change after they listen to us? All of us would have different experiences with regards to this question and I would like to share some of mine with you. As many Muslims might have experienced in recent months, the new [...]

My University had their Freshers Fair last month. Thinking back, three words come to mind: Identity, Decisions, and Dilemmas. Do I join the Asian Society or the Islamic Society? Why can’t I join both since I am an Asian Muslim? Then again, I knew that the Asian Society was just a free dating agency which [...]

(Note: This was written a few days ago, even though old news, it’s still valuable news) Listening to the speeches of politicians can be a daunting task. Beyond the fancy prose and silly idioms, you need to spend most of your time reading-between-the-lines. But there are times when you know that they mean what they’ve [...]

Thought I would share three observations, two of them Ramadhan related. The Shayateen are in chains No, no, not like I’m observing this with some kind of jinn vision. But I have noticed that it is now supremely easy to wake up for fajr. My alarm is set for 4:50 am, but with only an [...]