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I would like to wish all my Muslim readers a very happy Eid Adha. I will be celebrating this year’s Eid Adha in my home town in Kota Bharu. Eid Adha in Kelantan is somehow more grand than anywhere else in Malaysia, at least that is what my perception is.
For those who are performing Haj, and performing sacrifice or ‘korban’ this year, may Allah accept our sacrifice, ibadah, good deeds and reward us with His forgiveness and Jannah in the Hereafter.
To those who are traveling to their home towns for Eid Adha holidays, please drive safely. Enjoy your holidays!

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This is what had been said by The National Fatwa Council’s Chairman Datuk Dr Abdul Shukor Husin :
….yoga had been practised by the Hindu community for thousands of years and incorporated physical movements, religious elements together with chants and worshipping, with the aim of “being one with God”.
“Because of this, we believe that it is inappropriate for Muslims to do yoga. The council is declaring that practising yoga, when it comes together with the three elements, is haram,” he told a press conference here yesterday.
He noted that while merely doing the physical movements of yoga without the worshipping and chanting …read more

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Alhamdulillah….. this year I have an opportunity to start my fasting month in another country, in this case Singapore. It is not that bad having to start your fasting month away from home, especially in Singapore. There are plenty of halal food joints available and there are also equally good numbers of mosques where you could perform your prayers although I really wish there are many more mosques around the island.

My hotel is only a few bus stops away from Sultan Mosque located at Arab Street so I took this opportunity to break my fast at the Sultan Mosque on …read more

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Ramadhan Al-Mubarak is coming again and we should be forever grateful to the Al-Mighty for giving us yet another chance to reap the benefits of Ramadhan, a very special month indeed for all Muslims through out the world.
I would like wish all Muslims, especially my Muslim blog readers, a very happy and meaningful Ramadhan Al-Mubarak. I pray that we will be rewarded plentifully by Allah for our iman and taqwa during this great month where we should concentrate less on worldly affairs and focus on self reformation, spiritual cleansing and enlightenment, establishing a closer link between Allah Almighty and ourselves …read more

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For all those who think that Anwar should swear in the name of Allah using the Quran to prove his innocence, you are definitely barking the wrong tree. In this sodomy allegation case, Anwar is not required to prove anything. The sodomy case is similar to adultery (zina) case. The onus is on Saiful Bukhari Azlan, the accuser, to prove his allegation.
In Islam, Saiful Bukhari Azlan has to produce at least 4 witnesses to back his claim against Anwar. Yes… you read it correct. No less than 4 witnesses of the actual sodomy acts being committed are required to …read more

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Malaysian Government finally got it right with this long standing issue that had caused so much havoc between the families of Muslim converts and the authorities. If what is being planned proceed smoothly, non-Muslims who have found new faith and would like to convert to Islam will have to inform their families first before converting to Islam.
Why this was never thought of before is really puzzling but now that it will be implemented soon, the regulation would prevent problems of families disputing the conversion of their loved ones when they finally leave this world.
Read more about this in Star Online …read more

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A visitor to my blog has shared this little poem in her response to my recent post. I thought it deserves to be at the main page here at The Kuala Lumpur Traveler’s blog.

I am a Muslim GIRL,
Feel free to ask me why?
When I walk, I walk with dignity,
When I speak I do not lie,
I am a Muslim GIRL,
Not all of me you’ll see,
But what you should appreciate,
Is that the choice I make is free,
I’m not plagued with depression,
I’m neither CHEATED nor ABUSED,
I don’t envy other women,
And I’m certainly not confused,
Note: I speak perfect English,
So you need not to …read more

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I don’t understand why a civilised nation that practises democracy, has to keep offending a well-accepted worldwide religion and its worldwide followers and believers, just because some citizens do not agree with a religion’s belief. Worst still, this nation called Netherland doesn’t seem to learn from past mistakes.
Not very long time ago, a Danish cartoonist drew some caricatures of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), which was clearly insulting and humiliating the Prophet and Islam… sending Moslems around the world to the streets in protests. A Danish newspaper even re-printed the offending cartoons the next day. But did they learn anything?
Not …read more

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Today, Muslims around the world celebrate Prophet Muhammad’s (Peace Be Upon Him) birthday. I would like to share with you some of the online resources about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), The Greatest Person of All Time.
You may be an atheist or an agnostic or you may belong to any of the religious denominations that exist in the world today. You may have been a Communist or a believer in democracy and freedom. No matter what you are, and no matter what your religious and political beliefs, personal and social habits happen to be— YOU STILL MUST KNOW THIS MAN!
He was …read more

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Today is a big day for Muslims all over the world as they celebrate Eid ul-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice.
What is Eid al-Adha
At the end of the Hajj (annual pilgrimage to Mecca), Muslims throughout the world celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice). In 2007, Eid al-Adha will begin on approximately December 19th, and will last for three days.
What does Eid al-Adha commemorate?
During the Hajj, Muslims remember and commemorate the trials and triumphs of the Prophet Abraham. The Qur’an describes Abraham as follows:
“Surely Abraham was an example, obedient to Allah, by nature upright, and he was not …read more

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