Obama, please borrow your dream for Old Burma

Burmanized part of the article ‘I have a dream’ by Sim Kwang Yang | Aug 30, 08 from Malaysiakini
In the past week, numerous orators in the American Democratic Convention have made reference to the fact that this year marks the 45th anniversary of the “I have a dream” speech made by Martin Luther King. Meanwhile, they [...]

Merdeka logo has Taiwanese inspiration

Merdeka logo has Taiwanese inspiration
The 51st national day logo competition winner Anuar Dan has conceded that his creation was ‘inspired’ by a logo used by the Taiwanese government for its trade awards.
“It was used as a reference during my research,” said Anuar when contacted by Malaysiakini.
Yesterday, Malaysiakini was notified by a reader that Anuar’s creation [...]

The 1400 Year History of Taraweeh Salaah

Amongst the special Ibaadah of the month of Ramadhaan are the fasts and the Taraweeh salaah. The information below will be dedicated to the history of the number of Rakaahs of Taraweeh that have always been performed in the two holy Harams.
The Taraweeh Salaah During the Time of Rasulullah (صلى الله عليه وسلم)
Saheeh Muslim reports [...]

Aqidah and Five Pillars of Islam

 
Five Pillars of Islam

Aqidah

 

Shahādah - Profession of faith
Salah - Prayer
Zakâh - Paying of alms (giving to the poor)
Sawm - Fasting during Ramadan
Hajj - Pilgrimage to Mecca

Six articles of belief

Tawhīd - Oneness
Nabi and Rusul - Prophets and Messengers
Kutub - Divinely Revealed Books.
Malā’ikah - Angels
Qiyâmah - Judgment Day
Qadr (Predestination)

Shi’a Twelver
Principles of the Religion (Usul al-Din)

Tawhīd - Oneness
Adalah - Justice
Nubuwwah - Prophethood
Imamah - Leadership
Qiyâmah - Judgment Day

Shi’a Twelver
Practices of the Religion (Furu al-Din)

Salah - Prayer
Sawm - Fasting during Ramadan
Hajj - Pilgrimage to Mecca
Zakâh - Poor-rate
Khums - One-fifth tax
Jihad - [...]

Salah or Ṣalat or Namāz

Salah or Ṣalat or Namāz
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
Ṣalat (Arabic: صلاة, Qur’anic Arabic: صلوة, pl. ṣalawah) (also munz in Pashto and namāz نماز inPersian, Bengali, Urdu and Turkish) is the ritual prayer practiced by Muslims in supplication to Allah, God. Salat, or salaah, is performed five times day, at sunrise (Fajr), noon (Dhuhr), evening (Asr), sunset (Maghrib) and nightfall (Isha’a). Salaah is obligatory for all Muslims once they have reached puberty.
“As-salat” is one of the Five [...]

Zakat

Zakat
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
Zakaat (Arabic: زكاة‎ IPA: [zækæːh], zakaat or zakāh, has the implied meaning of ‘grow’, ‘purify’, or ‘foster’).
It is often compared to the system of tithing and alms but unlike these older systems, it serves principally as the welfare contribution to poor and deprived people in the Muslim lands, although others may have a rightful share. It is the duty of the state not just [...]

Ramadan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is about religious observances during the month of Ramadan. For the actual calendar month, see Ramadan (calendar month).

Ramadan (Arabic: رمضان, Ramaḍān) is a Muslim religious observance that takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, believed to be the month in which the Qur’an began to be [...]

Fasting or Sawm or Rozah or Puasa

Fasting or Sawm
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaSawm (Arabic: صوم) is an Arabic word for fasting regulated by Islamic jurisprudence. In the terminology of Islamic law, Sawm means ‘to abstain from eating, drinking and sexual intercourse.[1] The observance of sawm during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, but is not confined to that month.

Are you Ready for Ramadan?

It’s Time to Remove the Blinders; Preparing For Ramadan!

By Author’s Name Withheld(from Islamonline.net)
Every day, as we go through the same old routine of life, getting up, praying, going to work, dealing with people, going home, sleeping, etc, how easy is it for us to walk with blinders on our eyes?
 
I thought of this the other day when I was scolded by someone about [...]

The Essence of Ramadan

By Dr. Jamal Badawi
Muslim Intellectual — Canada(from Islamonline.net)

Like other Islamic injunctions, the benefits of Ramadan are not limited to either “spiritual” or “temporal” elements of life. In Islam, the spiritual, social, economic, political and psychological intermingle in a consistent and cohesive whole. For convenience of presentation, the significance of fasting is discussed under four subheadings; [...]

Ramadan Mubarak!

Irrawaddy:NLD Criticizes Gambari

By WAI MOE
Friday , August 29,2008
Burma’s main opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), has slammed UN Special Envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari’s mission to Burma as a failure.
In a public statement released on Friday, the NLD said that although Gambari came to Burma representing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the mission had been unsuccessful.
The [...]

Irrawaddy:Soldiers Still Watch Suu Kyi

By MINN LWIN
Friday,August 29,2008
Although the Burmese generals don’t want military personnel to show interest in domestic politics, detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s surprise snub of the UN special envoy last week has become a popular talking point among soldiers and officers in Burma, according to several military sources. 
“We are interested to know why [...]