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Long Article – Deficits in Unity and Management: Why Resource Wealth Does Not Produce Strategic Strength and Power in Muslim Majority Societies

Muhammad Haniff Hassan — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 03:26:52 +0000

By Muhammad Haniff Hassan This article is an expanded version of the author’s Malay article, Apabila Tidak Bersatu dan Gagal Mengurus (When Unity and Management Fail), first posted on 19 July 2007 on his personal website here. The article […]

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Short Article – Islam and Ageing: Foundational Reflection

Muhammad Haniff Hassan — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 03:45:49 +0000

This article is an abridged English translation of the original Malay article, which is available here. Click here to access the original source. By Muhammad Haniff Hassan Introduction One of the social challenges Singapore will face increasingly in the coming […]

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Long Article – Muhammad the Champion of Liberation Struggle from the Perspective of Sheikh Fadlullah Suhaimi

Muhammad Haniff Hassan — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:32:50 +0000

Click here to read the full article. Click here to read the Malay translation of the article. The article serves as an introduction to the book Muhammad – Icon of Liberation, written by Sheikh Fadhlullah Suhaimi and translated by Ahmad […]

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Short Article – Developing Excellent People, Building Excellent Institution: An Islamic Foundational Perspective on Mosque Leadership

Muhammad Haniff Hassan — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:11:07 +0000

This article is translated and improved from a Malay article titled “Beberapa Faktor Asas Bagi Kepimpinan Masjid”, published in Cahaya Menara Biru, An-Nur Mosque’s 45th Anniversary Commemorative Book (2025), available at here. To access the original source, click here. By […]

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Short Article – A Malay Word in the Qur’an: Examining Pak Hamka’s Interpretation of Kafur in 76:5

Muhammad Haniff Hassan — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 02:13:48 +0000

This article is translated and condensed from the original Malay article in Muhammad Haniff Hassan (2023), Tafsir ‘Ilmi Ayat-ayat Kauniyat MABIMS: Tumbuh-tumbuhan, Brunei: MABIMS, pp. 220-36.1 Click here to access the original source. Pak Hamka read Kafur in Qur’an 76:5 […]

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Dakwah@Al-Quran – Prophet Ibrahim’s Prayer for Peace and Prosperity

Muhammad Haniff Hassan — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:29:14 +0000

وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ رَبِّ ٱجْعَلْ هَـٰذَا بَلَدًا ءَامِنًۭا وَٱرْزُقْ أَهْلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ مِنْهُم بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۖ قَالَ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَأُمَتِّعُهُۥ قَلِيلًۭا ثُمَّ أَضْطَرُّهُۥٓ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ “And [remember] when Ibrahim prayed: My Lord! Make […]

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Long Article – Pre- and Post-Nuptial Agreements: A Fiqh Perspective and Contemporary Application in Singapore

Muhammad Haniff Hassan — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 03:39:08 +0000

This article is based on the author’s talk titled “Pre / Post-Nuptial Agreement: A Fiqh Perspective, presented” at Legal Awareness Talk: Part II: Pre-and Post-Nuptial Agreements (Islamic Standpoint), by PPIS, on 6 January 2024, at Red Space PPIS, available […]

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Long Article – Can AI Systems Radicalise Users? Insights from a Qualitative Survey (Counter Terrorists Trends and Analyses, vol. 18, no. 4, July 2026)

Muhammad Haniff Hassan — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:53:22 +0000

By Muhammad Haniff Hassan Click here to read the article from pdf file. Synopsis This study examines how Islamic and non-Islamic artificial intelligence (AI) systems respond to queries on Islamism and jihadism, assessing their tone, normative positioning, contextualisation and neutrality. […]

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Book – Perhaps You Would Ponder…

Muhammad Haniff Hassan — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:43:00 +0000

Click here to purchase. Click here for the original Malay version. ——————————— This book presents 30 short, thematic, and point-by-point reflections on Qur’anic verses, with the aim of encouraging readers to: view life’s challenges through the guidance of the Qur’an, recognising that issues […]

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Short Article – Lessons from the Prophet’s Hijrah

Muhammad Haniff Hassan — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:41:02 +0000

By Muhammad Haniff Hassan ———————– The arrival of Muharram marks the beginning of the new hijrah year. The hijrah was a pivotal event in the history of the Prophet Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) mission. It represented a turning point […]

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