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By Shah Abdul Halim Sadaqah is only for the poor [fuqaraa] and the needy [masakin] and for those employed to collect the funds [‘amilina ‘alayha] and for bringing the hearts together for Islam [mu ‘allafah qulub] and for freeing captives [fir-riqab...

January 13, 2015 Can Islam change? by Ziauddin Sardar Note: This article was written in 2004, but the point this erudite writer is making is that Islam can be a positive force for the good of humanity. Islam Hadhari initiated by former Prime Minister...

I’ve decided to write in English again, mainly because I need to re-sharpen my English. The second reason is because I miss the old days when my readers who'd left comments had at least read ALL my articles before leaving comments. The last few...

Taqiyya تقية  is a form of religious dissimulation, deception, or a legal dispensation whereby a believing Muslim can deny his faith or commit otherwise illegal or blasphemous acts (lies) while they are in fear or at risk of significant persecution or...

Five years ago I stood before this assembly and called for a Global Movement – of Moderates of all religions, of all countries – to marginalise extremists, reclaim the centre, and shape the agenda towards peace and pragmatism. We in Malaysia have followed...