I heard this phrase on YouTube recently: a moral and intellectual emergency. Yes. That’s exactly what this is. Moral — because we watch a genocide on our phones and go back to dinner. We are told there is a ceasefire — and this week another child was killed anyway. One…
Category: Faith & Reflection
Personal reflections on Islamic teachings, faith, and spirituality
Brunei Darussalam
Are you OK?
Today is World Mental Health Day, and I have been thinking about how we check on each other. Where I grew up, care shows up as food, a seat at the table, a quick “Sudah makan?” It is a good habit and I would not change it. But how rarely…
Faith & Reflection
1 mother can take care of 10 children… but can 10 children take care of 1 mother?
I overheard a stranger on her phone last week. I haven’t stopped thinking about it. She was waiting somewhere, talking to her sibling. Their father had just been admitted. She had somewhere else to be, and she was trying to hand things over. Gently at first. Then not so gently….
Faith & Reflection
It Starts With Us
Today’s khutbah was about work culture, which is not something you expect to hear from the mimbar, and it has been on my mind since. It talked about safety in the workplace, looking after mental health, speaking to each other politely and clearly, getting along with colleagues, and not letting…
Faith & Reflection
Compassion Is Not Silence
Bullying is often discussed as though it belongs only in schools. It does not. I have seen what online bullying can do: how quickly a careless comment, a pile-on, or something passed around for entertainment can make a person feel exposed and alone. People sometimes dismiss it as “just the…
Faith & Reflection
Penyakit Ain: Between Faith and Fear
Penyakit ain is real in Islam. But belief should lead us towards prayer, wisdom and trust in Allah, not fear, suspicion or superstition.