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Maria-Syamsi

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Donation Drive for North Sumatra

If anyone of you is Indonesian, or has an Indonesian phone number or bank account, please check out this donation drive started by none other than Nicholas Saputra. The following brief description and appeal for donation is translated from Bahasa... Continue Reading →

Isolation Time Resources

These are some reading and video resources that we should immerse ourselves in during this quiet isolation periods at home. Ok..not necessarily quiet, but these should be able to quench anyone's thirst for knowledge: http://www.faithessentials.online Faith Essentials courses are usually... Continue Reading →

My Reading List – Part 14: Forty Hadiths on Good Moral Values by Capt Yahya MA Ondigo.

I don't think I'm going to say much about this book. Not because it's not good, but it's absolutely wonderful that you really need to read it yourself! First of all, if you're going to be a parent, you should... Continue Reading →

Proof of Existence

Serat Seh Siti Jenar. It gets too heavy sometimes. This book is a mixture of myths, legends, mysticism, history, politics, and perhaps, religion. I have never been a big fan of persistent halal-haram questions, especially the minute, superficial details of... Continue Reading →

Age-Old Debate

It has been more than 600 years, but we’re still in this debate. When something has been asked for hundreds of years, and still people are practicing Islam, and some left Islam, many people confused, there must be a few... Continue Reading →

My Reading List – Part 12

Written on 17th March 2019 1. The Quranic Phenomenon by Malik Bennabi This is an excellent book that outlines the reasons Prophet Muhammad SAW is a messenger of God, and that the Quran is not written by a human being,... Continue Reading →

Du’a and Traveling – A Reflection

Why is travelling a good time to make du'a? What follows is my own reflections. Not evidence based. As we know Prophet Muhammad SAW speaks with the most concise of speech. It is up to us to experience his sunnah.... Continue Reading →

Doubt and Mercy

"I don't doubt Him because of Him." Then? "I'm in doubt because of Me." But that means you doubt Him. "What do you mean?" Well, you know you're not perfect. HE knows you're not perfect. But HE is perfect. "Okay....?"... Continue Reading →

Alone

"Sepi, sepi dan sendiri aku benci." But sometimes when you travel, that's what you want. Peace, quiet, alone time, where you can reflect, you can let go of all your confusions, look back into yourselves.... ....and connect with the One... Continue Reading →

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