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#ChallengeHate Event Review with Shaykh Prof Mustafa Ceric
What: Lecture “Challenging Hate: Islam, Conflict & Peacebuilding” Where: Singapore Expo Max Atria Who: Shaykh Prof Mustafa Ceric When: 29 August 2014 By: SimplyIslam, Jamiyah Singapore, Muslim...
View ArticleWhy should I perform the Qurban?
“Their meat will not reach Allah , nor will their blood, but what reaches Him is piety from you. Thus have We subjected them to you that you may glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you;...
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Top 5 Quotes by Shaykh Ahmad Saad
As a student of Shaykh Ahmad Saad, I have pages upon pages of notes from the various lectures and classes I’ve sat in as he taught. Shaykh Ahmad Saad’s words touches hearts precisely because it comes...
View ArticleDeath is sufficient as a reminder
“Death is sufficient as a reminder, O Umar!” Inscription on the ring of the second Khalifa of Islam, Sayyidina Umar ibn Al-Khattab Remembering death seems to be a central part of the religion. After...
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Event Review: Amidst the Turmoil: Seeking Clarity & Balance by Ustadh Usama...
The first lecture in the Clarity and Balance Tour series of workshops and lectures by Ustadh Usama Canon and organised by SimplyIslam saw the Singapore Post Auditorium filled with more than 200 people...
View ArticleEvent Review: When Allah Rewrites My Life by Ustadh Usama Canon
What: Lecture “When Allah Rewrites My Life” Where: Singapore Expo Max Atria Who: Ustadh Usama Canon When: 6 December 2014 By: SimplyIslam When Allah Rewrites My Life, held at the Singapore Expo Max...
View ArticleWhere is Allah in times of suffering?
For those who are unaware or blissfully above the distractions of social media, Humans of New York (HONY) is a photography project by Brandon Stanton, well-known for taking photos of seemingly ordinary...
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After the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam: A Spirituality of Service
The meaning of true service Sunday’s workshop by SimplyIslam on the topic of Spirituality of Service kickstarted with Ustadh Usama Canon sharing a hypothetical story about two Muslim men – Yahya and...
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Holding on to faith in the age of Atheist Muslims
An article was published on The Huffington Post entitled An Open Letter to Moderate Muslims, written by one Ali A. Rizvi, self-described as a “Pakistani-Canadian writer, physician, and musician”, who...
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Finding Our Moral Compass: What I Learnt in Six Hours With Ustadh Usama Canon
In today’s post-modern world, where just about anybody with access to social media can proffer an opinion, how does a believer become rightly-guided? Where does a Muslim’s moral compass come from?...
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Do You Give Your Parents Money?
On twitter. *scrolls feed* Picture: Thick wallet with 1K notes Caption: OMG. Life goals. #lifegoals #rich #yolo *scrolls feed again* Post: My parents seriously??!! What the. Urgh. *scrolls feed...
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Advices for Rajab by Habib Ali Zaenal Abidin
Earlier this morning after Fajr prayer at Masjid Al Abdul Razak, Habib Ali Zaenal Abidin who was here for a newly-commenced Riyadus Shalihin monthly class, gave a short talk to the congregants. Habib...
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Preparing for Umrah #101: Advices from Ustaz TM Fouzy
Going on a pilgrimage be it Umrah or Hajj is, as cliche as it sounds, an experience of a lifetime. One of the best descriptions I’ve read of a pilgrimage is the following by Bruce Feiler of the New...
View ArticleCan Marketing be Islamic?
Islamic Marketing is a very new field in Marketing. While concepts of inviting non-Muslims towards Islam (da’wah) and enjoining others to do good and forbid evil (amr ma’ruf nahi munkar) are not alien...
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Why are Muslims so happy in Ramadan?
If you have non-Muslim colleagues who are missing their lunch buddies this month, perhaps this will give them a better idea of what’s really going on with Muslims this Ramadan. Your Muslim classmates...
View ArticleWhat You’ll Hear in Singapore Mosques in Ramadan
Since getting older, I have a newfound appreciation for how Islam is practised in Singapore. While a younger me might have been been confused at what was being recited in between tarawih prayers at the...
View ArticleTips for the Newly Religious
If you, like me and far too many others, were taught the basics of Islam when you were young only to spend the rest of your misguided youth ignoring everything that you were taught and then come back...
View ArticleHow to Get Over the Mid-Ramadan Slump
As I sit in the office this week trying to write “How to Get Over the Mid-Ramadan Slump”, words evade me. All I can think of is the visits to and fro the hospital as I visit my 23-year-old cousin who...
View Article10 Tips from 10 Asatizah for the Last 10 Nights
SubhanAllah it feels just like last week that we welcomed Ramadan with joy & elation! And here I am, compiling tips from 10 local asatizah to help us plan our last 10 nights in Ramadan. May they be...
View ArticleLet’s Celebrate It (Eid) Moderately
Praises be to the Lord of the world, we have managed to steer through Ramadhan with His Grace and emerged victorious over and high above our desires. And now, Eid is here, welcoming us with takbir...
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