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Article – French Cartoons of Prophet Muhammad: 4 Things to Consider

November 5, 2020 By

This article is an improved version of the author’s article published in The Straits Times (Singapore), titled “Provoked? Four rules to guide Muslim response”, 25 March 2006. It was republished in Muslim.sg on 2 November 2020 at here. By Muhammad Haniff Hassan Issues and events that provoked Muslim emotions are not new. The Danish caricature […]

My Books:

Book Review – Abd Allah Azzam: The Father of Jihad

April 20, 2018 By

John C. Zimmerman (2018). The Father of Jihad: Abd Allah Azzam’s Jihad Ideas and Implications for National Security, Muhammad Haniff Hassan, New Jersey: Imperial College Press, 2014, 350 pp., Hardcover, $115.00, ISBN 978-1783262878. Terrorism and Political Violence, 30:3, pp. 564-565. Click here to read the review. Click here for information about the book.

Short Articles:

Article – French Cartoons of Prophet Muhammad: 4 Things to Consider

November 5, 2020 By

This article is an improved version of the author’s article published in The Straits Times (Singapore), titled “Provoked? Four rules to guide Muslim response”, 25 March 2006. It was republished in Muslim.sg on 2 November 2020 at here. By Muhammad Haniff Hassan Issues and events that provoked Muslim emotions are not new. The Danish caricature […]

Dakwah@AlQuran:

The Quran on those who have not received the true message

January 15, 2013 By

“And so it is that thy Sustainer would never destroy a community for its wrongdoing so long as its people are still unaware [of the meaning of right and wrong]:” (The Quran, 6:131) Points of Reflection 1. God will not punish a community or person for not living in accordance to His religion until His […]

Ramadan Advice:

Towards A Better Life After Ramadhan: What Ramadhan Can Do For Us 

July 9, 2015 By

(Note: I would like to thank bro. Hafiz Kusairi for translating this article. The original Malay version is available here.) Muhammad Haniff Hassan Ramadhan should change ourselves for the better. At least, it should be the platform that catalyses changes in us. Below are 10 ways in which Ramadhan can help us engineer changes within […]

Long Articles:

My book chapter – Reconciling Islam and Pacifism: A Traditionalist Approach

November 20, 2018 By

This book chapter is published in Nassef Manabilang Adiong, Raffaele Mauriello and Deina Abdelkader (eds.) (2018). Islam in International Relations: Politics and Paradigms. New York: Routledge. Click here to access the article. Purchase the book here.  

Dakwah@Sunnah:

Make religious practice easy, embrace diversity

December 28, 2012 By

  Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Amr bin Al ‘Aas: Allah’s Apostle stopped (for a while near the Jimar) at Mina during his last haj for the people and they were asking him questions. A man came and said, “I forgot and got my head shaved before slaughtering the sacrificial animal).” The Prophet said, “There is no […]

Other Articles:

Article – Dealing With Negative People: Tips From the Quran For Muslim Activist (Karyawan, Oct. 2020)

October 12, 2020 By

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My article – Sexuality Education in Islam: Between Apprehension and Permissiveness

November 28, 2016 By

(This article was translated from Malay titled Beberapa Pandangan Mengenai Pendidikan Seks. This English version was first published in Wasat no. 11/October 2016. Click here.) (c) Muhammad Haniff Hassan, 2016 Islam is a religion of fitrah because it comes from Allah, the Creator of mankind and the whole universe. It seeks to guide Man in all aspects […]

My book – The Father of Jihad: `Abd Allah `Azzam’s Jihad Ideas and Implications to National Security (2014)

May 8, 2014 By

    To purchase, click here. Read review here. Book Synopsis: This study revolves around the jihad ideas of ‘Abd Allāh ‘Azzām — an iconic figure in the study of militant jihad in the 20th century, history of Afghan jihad against the Soviet Union, Al-Qaeda and current threat of terrorism. This study has several objectives: […]

Countering violent extremism in Singapore (video presentation)

March 19, 2013 By

Video of my presentation at Imam Reference Group Workshop held by National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 4-5 December 2012. See the video here