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Uraian buku Tema-tema Agung Al-Qur’ān terjemahan Major Themes of the Qur’ān oleh Fazlur Rahman.
Ustaz Ali Muda || 14 Februari 2023 Fazlur Rahman (1919-1988) adalah ahli hukum dan intelektual Islam yang terkenal. Beliau dilahirkan pada 21 September 1919 di Hazara, daerah yang terletak di barat laut Pakistan. Fazlur Rahman Malak terlingkung dalam keluarga Muslim […]

Lift Sanctions Against Syria to Lessen Sufferings of the People Caused by the Earthquake
Chandra Muzaffar || Feb 12, 2023 The International Movement for a Just World (JUST) urges the American, British, Australian, Canadian, Swiss and some European Union and Arab League governments to lift the unjust, immoral sanctions against Syria in order […]

“If I survive, I will tell what it was like. I paint.” : The moral and intellectual disconnect between the memories of Shoah or Nazi Genocide of Jewish People, and today’s Jewish State
Maung Zarni || 6 Februrary 2023 A New York Times obituary of a Czech Jewish survivor of four SS-run camps including Auschwitz. Over the last 20 years since my German friend took me on a visit to Dachau, the very […]

Implications of the Madani Islam, Ketuanan Islam and Institutional Islam in Malaysia
Prof Dr. Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi || 31th January 2023 In this article, I will explain what I know, understand and fear from the the three approaches to Islam in Malaysia that competes against each other for the Malay Muslim […]

THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DRAGS ISRAEL TO THE WORLD COURT
Chandra Muzaffar || Jan 5, 2023 The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted last week to refer Israel to the International Court of Justice (World Court) for its on-going violation of the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination […]

Blurb for “The Unpublished Letters of Muhammad Asad”
By Abdar Rahman Koya & Ahmad Farouk Musa Muhammad Asad is arguably one of the 20th century’s greatest Muslim thinkers from the West. However, those who have followed his career through his books and writings know that no contemporaneous Muslim […]

Kemanusiaan Dalam Beragama: Persoalan Asas & Kritikan Sosial
Oleh: Abdul Rahman Sayuti || 19 Disember 2022 Agama mempunyai bahasa universal yang melampaui batas perkauman, tempat dan pengalaman kolektif tersendiri. Agama juga boleh menjadi pembatas yang eksklusif bagi sesuatu kumpulan, tempat atau kaum dengan masyarakat yang lain. Persoalan di […]

The Absence of Principles Marks a Half-Century of Burma’s Opposition
By Maung Zarni For the last three decades, I have been immersed in Burma’s pro-democratic activism, first as a loyal foot-soldier and grassroots activist for Aung San Suu Kyi’s leadership, and subsequently a highly “controversial” critic of her opposition, its […]

Islamic values and lessons from Malaysia
When I was a student at the International Islamic University Malaysia, first in Petaling Jaya, then in Gombak, we were taught the values of a global, cosmopolitan, and inclusive Islamic civilization. Yes, Islamic values took center stage, but we never […]

SCRIPT – Wawasan Anwar Ibrahim Bagi Malaysia Yang Lebih Baik: Sebuah Ulasan
Penulis: Nageeb Gounjaria & Ahmad Farouk Musa || 10 Oktober 2022 “…kerajaan yang bakal pemerintahnya mendatangi tugasnya dengan kurang keghairahan pasti mempunyai kerajaan yang terbaik dan paling tenang, manakala kerajaan yang pemerintahnya tidak sabar-sabar untuk memerintah adalah kerajaan yang […]

SCRIPT – Anwar Ibrahim’s Vision for a Better Malaysia: A Review
Nageeb Gounjaria & Ahmad Farouk Musa || 10th October 2022 “…the state whose prospective rulers come to their duties with least enthusiasm is bound to have the best and most tranquil government, and the state whose rulers are eager to […]

Western Myanmar as a Genocide Triangle: The Military-Controlled State, Separatist Buddhist Rakhine Nationalists and Rohingya Genocide Victims – Part II
Maung Zarni || 6 October 2022 THE UNION OF BURMA AND NON-BAMA ETHNIC REVOLTS AGAINST WHAT THE LATTER SAW AS BAMA COLONALISM AND RACISM First, it is factually incorrect to say that previous generations of Rakhine nationalists had only […]

Western Myanmar as a Genocide Triangle: The Military-Controlled State, Separatist Buddhist Rakhine Nationalists and Rohingya Genocide Victims – Part I
Maung Zarni || 29 September 2022 This week the Rakhine journalist Kyaw San Hlaing – widely seen as an unofficial advocate for the secessionist Arakan Army – claimed that the Rakhine nationalists have gained a notch in their strategic […]

[POSTPONED] WEBINAR: “Who lost, who won: Rushdie versus the Muslims” with Dr Shabbir Akhtar
UPDATE: We apologise that our webinar has to be postponed to another date since our speaker from Oxford University won’t be available. Once the new date is confirmed, we will send out the Zoom link. Thank you all for your […]

NO HUMAN RIGHT TO SMOKE AND VAPE
Emeritus Prof Datuk Dr Hj Shad Saleem Faruqi || 11 August 2022 Abstract: Despite what the libertarians may claim, there is no constitutional right to harm oneself, harm others and put a burden on the national health system. Freedom […]

Fazlur Rahman dan Interpretasi Teks al-Qur’an
Ahmad Nabil Amir & Ahmad Muziru Idham || 9 Ogos 2022 Pendahuluan Fazlur Rahman (1919-1988) adalah ahli hukum dan intelektual Islam yang terkenal. Fikrahnya dapat dirumuskan dalam perjuangan menegakkan nilai etika dan moral yang syumul dalam masyarakat dan sistem yang […]

MYANMAR : EXECUTING DISSENT
Dr. Chandra Muzaffar || 1 August 2022 The execution of four well-known democracy activists by the military junta in Myanmar in June 2022 has angered and incensed those who cherish freedom and justice all over the world. The four, Phyo […]

Pohon Kebajikan Ahmad Syafii Maarif: Keislaman-Keilmuan-Kemanusiaan
Oleh: Muhammad Abdullah Darraz Pendahuluan: Anatomi Pohon Kebajikan Ahmad Syafii Maarif Menyelami satu sosok pribadi yang benama Ahmad Syafii Maarif tidak dapat dilihat hanya dari satu aspek. Buya adalah seorang manusia multi-dimensional yang perlu dilihat secara utuh. Setidaknya ada […]

WEBINAR: Memperingati Bapak Bangsa, Buya Syafii Maarif (Mei 31, 1935 – May 27, 2022) bersama Dr Azhar Ibrahim & Dr. Piet Hizbullah Khaidir
Tarikh: Sabtu, 30 Julai 2022 Waktu: 2PM MYT || 1PM WIB Panelis: Dr. Azhar Ibrahim, National University of Singapore (NUS) Dr. Piet Hizbullah Khaidir, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu al-Qur’an& Sains Al-Ishlah (ISTIQSI) Moderator: Ahmad Muziru Idham Adnan, Program Manager, Islamic Renaissance […]

Para Penterjemah: Marmaduke Pickthall, Yusuf Ali, dan al-Qur’an – Bahagian II
Oleh: Steve Noyes Penterjemah: Ahmad Muziru Idham Adnan || 15 May 2022 Artikel asal: https://rabbitholemag.com/the-translators-marmaduke-pickthall-yusuf-ali-and-the-quran/ Bagi semua perbezaan di antara ayat muhkamat dan ayat mutasyabihat, terjemahan al-Qur’an, Pickthall dan Ali tidaklah terlalu berbeza. Mereka berdua memilih untuk menulis dalam sebuah […]