I am halfway through reading Ustaz Hasrizal’s ‘Aku Terima Nikahnya’, and a list of good memories came to my mind, which made me tempted to put my thoughts into words at this point. The respected Ustaz explained that a marriage is a journey which needs a clear destination. That’s quite simple. And he elaborated more by quoting a verse form the Quran (Surah Furqan, chapter 74). It is a prayer for us to...

I have just finished watching a critical debate on the title ‘Who needs an Islamic State?’ (YouTube of course!). This debate was organised by IslamChannel, presenting 2 prominent figures of different ideological approach towards the Islamic State issue. The debate can be viewed here. Ahmad Abdel-Wahab, author of the controversial ‘Who needs an Islamic State’ book made a critical note...

Introduction The idea of the enraging issue of the Islamic political treaty (tahaaluf siyasi) is not clearly understood by certain factions of the society, of whom are engaging in such treaty. Even worst, such misunderstanding could cause greater confusion among the masses. As a member of the Islamic movement of Malaysia (PAS), I certainly hope that all leaders and members of this party could grasp on the principles,...

A friend of mine, Wan Aimran, wrote a brilliant piece of article entitled ‘Politik Islam hanya untuk orang Islam?’ which can be accessed through this link. As I mentioned in my previous post, there are a few reading materials which I am engaging at the moment, for which each books and articles take quite some time to read and be understood. In the first part of my self-journey ‘Islamic State...