News On the 14th of March, while Malaysia is still engulfed by grief over what had happened to Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur openly hosted a grand musical concert. The Future Music Festival Asia 2014 (FMFA), which was said to be organized clandestinely, has shocked the nation when six youths died of drug overdose during the festival. To add more shame, majority of those…

Question Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh, To the honorable scholar, Ata Bin Khalil Abu Al-Rashtah, may Allah safeguard him and look after him. Can you please provide an explanation of what exactly is the Islamic view on Ethanol? Is the substance itself considered Khamr, and therefore it is prohibited, regardless whether it stands alone or in a solution, and regardless of its amount (in a solution, e.g.: drinks, perfume,…

Dear Editor Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu I begin this letter in the Name of Allah (swt) in Whose Hands the soul of each one of us lies, and to Whom each of us will return to be judged according to what we fulfilled of His Orders upon this earth. Indeed He (swt) has bestowed upon you a great favour and great opportunities by facilitating your path to this…

Writings have circulated that review some of the recent Islamic jurisprudence (Fiqh) rules and issues promoted by some as "reducing the status of the female under the cover of religion and the name of Shar'a". These writings became the subject of controversy and skepticism. Such statements have been based on presenting contradictions of some Ahadeeth (the sayings of the Prophet (saw)) with the general representation of the status of women…