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June 2016

June 23, 2016

Ramadhan 2016 – Day 18 (Maryam)

This chapter is the twin of Al-Kahf before. It is about the rejuvenation of the...

June 22, 2016

Ramadhan 2016 – Day 17 (Al-Kahf)

This chapter shows the pathway to self-actualization in three stages – the people of the...

June 21, 2016

Ramadhan 2016 – Day 16 (Al-Isra’)

This chapter is the twin of Ch 16 and focuses on the utilization of Quran...

June 20, 2016

Ramadhan 2016 – Day 15 (An-Nahl)

After the relatively ‘soft’ chapters of the ALR series, we come to two more action-based...

June 19, 2016

Ramadhan 2016 – Day 14 (Al-Hijr)

The final chapter in the ALR series, Ch 15 (Al-Hijr) starts and ends with Quran....

June 18, 2016

Ramadhan 2016 – Day 13 (Ibrahim)

Ch 14 (Ibrahim) is the twin of Ch 13. It begins with the descent of...

June 17, 2016

Ramadhan 2016 – Day 12 (Ar-Ra’d)

Ch 13 (Ar-Ra’d) along with its twin, Ch 14 (Ibrahim) are two of the shortest...

June 17, 2016

How Muslims Could Have Saved Jo Cox

Yesterday, another line had been crossed in the ever deepening conflict in which we are...

June 16, 2016

Ramadhan 2016 – Day 11 (Yusuf)

After the first chapters on messengership (Ch 10 and 11), Ch 12 (Yusuf) largely focuses...

June 15, 2016

Ramadhan 2016 – Day 10 (Hud)

Chapter 11(Hud) is the second chapter in the ALR series. It is very much like...

June 15, 2016

Yes, The Orlando Shooter Acted In The Name of Islam…But Not MY Islam.

In the wake of the Orlando shooting, I found the right wing media trying very...

June 14, 2016

Ramadhan 2016 – Day 9 (Yunus)

After an intense Ch 8/9, Quran returns to a softer tone with the ALR series....

June 13, 2016

Ramadhan 2016 – Day 8 (Al-Anfal/At-Tawba)

After the theoretical/philosophical layout of utopia, we are given the life cycle of the system...

June 12, 2016

Ramadhan 2016 – Day 7 (Al-Araaf)

Chapter 7 (Al-Araaf) picks up on the monotheism of Ch 6 and approaches it in...

June 12, 2016

All That Homophobia had To Erupt Sometime…

Summer Ramadhans tends to take the spring from my step. Long days of fasting coupled...

June 11, 2016

Ramadhan 2016 – Day 6 (Al-Anaam)

After Quran gives us four long chapters detailing the system of utopia, it takes us...

June 10, 2016

Ramadhan 2016 – Day 5 (Al-Maidah)

Today we come to the last chapter of the Fantastic Four (Our special name Chapters...

June 09, 2016

Ramadhan 2016 – Day 4 (An-Nisaa)

Chapter 4 (An-Nisaa) is one of only two chapters which begin with a call to...

June 08, 2016

Ramadhan 2016 – Day 3 (Aali Imran)

Chapter 3 (Aali Imran) is the fraternal twin of Chapter 2. Although they do not...

June 07, 2016

Ramadhan 2016 – Day 2 (Al-Baqarah)

For me, Al-Baqarah has a special significance. About fifteen years ago, I first saw coherence...

June 06, 2016

Ramadhan 2016 – Day 1 (Al-Fatihah)

I have been reading Al-Fatihah for as long as I can remember. It is the...

May 2016

May 03, 2016

The Miracle Of Mere Existence

As I sit to write this piece, my mum whatsapp’ed me to inform me of...

April 2016

April 27, 2016

On The Relativity Of Evil

How can a good God create evil? Evil is cause of all suffering in the...

April 20, 2016

The Universal Nature of Adam

It used to surprise me when I discover vast differences between what is narrated in...

April 13, 2016

The God I Came To Know

Isn’t it ironic that human beings argue, even get violent over a concept which is...

April 06, 2016

The End Of The World As I Know It

It feels like I was always connected to idea of the apocalypse and judgement day....

March 2016

March 24, 2016

Not Apologise But Explain

Not many people, not even Muslims themselves, know about the Children of Adam. This group...

March 19, 2016

Why We Need Gender Jihad

Last Friday, I was fortunate enough to attend the congregational prayers organized by the Inclusive...

March 11, 2016

Malaysia: Why Ban The ‘Lets Read The Quran’ Campaign?

When religion is made into a business and becomes a source for personal income, self...

February 2016

February 25, 2016

The Very Personal Nature of Islam

Person Al-Islam. Personal Islam. That is the name of this blog and, I feel rather...

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