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© Muhammad Haniff Hassan, March 2003 Many of us are familiar with the names of Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali, well known as outstanding leaders among the companions and recognised for their noble characteristics and contributions. Very few however […]

© Muhammad Haniff Hassan, June 2003 Reading the Barzanji has become part and parcel of our community’s tradition. In the past, it was often read on Thursday evenings at mosques. At other times, it was read on special occasions such

© Muhammad Haniff Hassan, May 2003 Everywhere we turn, the buzzword seems to be SARS. It’s well covered in all the media and even tops the list in our daily conversation. It is now the number one public enemy such

© Muhammad Haniff Hassan, April 2003 Islam requires that Muslims learn from what is happening around them through observation (taddabur) and thinking (tafakkur). And one of the biggest event at present is the American invasion of Iraq. It is certainly

© Muhammad Haniff Hassan, February 2003 One of the important pillars that we should uphold in our da’wah efforts is to remain within the guidance of Islam at all times. What we understand and practice should always suite the spirit

© Muhammad Haniff Hassan, January 2003 We should expect that a person of any faith would be confident of the truth and principles of his or her religion compared to those of others. After all, it is only through conviction

© Muhammad Haniff Hassan, December 2002 Apart from following the syara’, da’wah should be operationalised according to the law of the country we are in. This is because Islam places great emphasis on being orderly in every matters. Hence our

(c) Muhammad Haniff Hassan, November 2002 One of the main principles of da’wah is upholding peace and to give priority to peaceful means. We should adhere to this principle based on the following reasons: 1. The name “Islam” means peace

© Muhammad Haniff Hassan, October 2002 One of the main pillars of da’wah in the context of Singapore is our commitment to upholding the democratic system. (NB: There is a clear distinction between democracy as a system and democracy as

(c) Muhammad Haniff Hassan, September 2002 Da’wah has to operate within its own ecology. Ecology refers to the environment as it relates to living organisms; the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment. Reference www.dictionary.com