Friday, December 27, 2013

Don't Let Your Guard Down, Don't be Complacent!

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In the caving activity, armed with only a headlight, we were tasked navigate into a pitch-black, narrow cave, full of sharp stalagmites and ...
Monday, December 23, 2013

The Morale Effect

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If there’s one valuble lesson I learned in the Youth Camp, it’s one thing – the rules of Organizational Behaviour are every bit as applicabl...
Friday, October 25, 2013

Don't be a victim of circumstance: Make the best out of what you have.

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Case Study : Nafi', Imam Malik, ibn Umar  One of the most prominent teachers of Imam Malik ibn Anas was in fact a 'slave' - by...
Sunday, October 13, 2013

Lessons from the Stories of the Prophets in Qur'an

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A major role of the Qur’an is a source of MOTIVATION and ENCOURAGEMENT for the believers, where Allah uplifts them and reassures the believe...
Sunday, October 06, 2013

Should we have Faith without believing in the Last Day, Paradise and Hellfire?

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A friend of mine asked an honest question out of curiosity:  “Is it wrong for me to practice my religion WITHOUT the aspect of Parad...
Saturday, October 05, 2013

Your Attitude Towards ‘Failures’, ‘Mistakes’, or ‘Flops’?

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What is IBM once invested $20 million to start up a business division. After several years, the division resulted in massive losses to the...
Thursday, October 03, 2013

Scheduled Priority - Work vs. Prayer?

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Do we schedule our work to meet our solat (prayer) times, or do we reshuffle our solat to fit our work times? If we really considered our wo...
Monday, September 30, 2013

Good Akhlaq to Everyone, at All Levels

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If we really considered our work and business as “ibadah” (an act of worship to Allah), we would extend our good akhlaq – character and etiq...
Sunday, September 29, 2013

Boycott: Restaurants that Serve Alcohol

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As Believers in this part of the world, by right we should NOT even bother considering eating at restaurants that serve alcohol & liqu...
Saturday, September 28, 2013

Why Bother Outperforming beyond Expectations? - Because Work is IBADAH

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If we really considered our work and businesses as “ibadah” (i.e. an act of worship), then we would strive for excellence, to outperfor...
Monday, September 16, 2013

Beware the Social Media - from Envy, Kibr and Riyaa

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We have to be careful in ensuring that Facebook, Twitter, Blog or any other platform of communication doesn’t become a source of Hasad ...
Sunday, September 15, 2013

Psychological Barriers vs. The Need for Change

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Many a times we create psychological barriers against ourselves to give excuses that prevent us from changing towards good. Things like ...
Thursday, September 12, 2013

The Disctinction Between "Knowing" and "Believing" - The Essence of Iman (faith)

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The water supply disruption recently should have taught us a profound lesson in preparations and provisions.  More importantly, the...