Our Voices Magazine (The AlAzhar Issue 2013)

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Our Voices is an initiative of PERKEMAS (Singaporean Students Welfare Assembly in Egypt) to provide its members with a platform to express themselves through various mediums, written articles, photography, comic strips etc. This particular issue is our first ever magazine issue preceded by two preview newsletters.

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Caliph ‘Umar ibn Abdil-’Aziz

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Stained Window of Names.Colour Pencils, Markers & Pens

Edited on iPhoneIrfan Jumadi

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Stained Window of Attributes.Colour Pencils, Markers & PensEdited on iPhoneIrfan Jumadi

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Signs.Vectorised

Irfan Jumadi

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A Circle of Companions.Vectorised

Irfan Jumadi

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Author is one of the distinguished graduates of Al-Azhar University,Faculty of Islamic Theology, and is currently in Rubat Tareem, Yemen, to further his studies.Author is also regarded as a polymathic figure amongst PERKEMAS members, a personal mentor to the Chief Editor, and a consultant for this publication.

For further information and clarification please refer to the following:

★ Tahafut al-Falasifah, Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali, Cairo: Dar At-Talaaii’

★ Al-Munkidh min ad-Dalal, Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali, Beirut: Maktabah Al-‘Asriyyah

★ Tahafut At-Tahafut, Ibn Rushd Al-Hafid, Cairo: Maktabah Ibn Sina

★ Ibn Rushd Faqih Al-Falasifah wa Failasuf Al-Fuqaha, Dr Muhammad ‘Imarah,Cairo: Dar As-Salaam

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/arabic-islamic-influence

http://www.iep.utm.edu/ibnrushd

http://www.ghazali.org/ (many of his works can be found here in pdf form)

http://www.qaradawi.net/articles/

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Imam As-Shaafi’ee

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Al-Azhar. Through My Eyes.Photos of AlAzhar taken by Singaporean students and posted on their Instagram pages.

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Imam Az-Zuhree

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Panorama of the city of Cairo. (coloured)Nur Diyana Binte ZaitYear 2Faculty of Islamic JurisprudenceAl-Azhar University, Cairo

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Panorama of the city of Cairo. (black&white)Nur Diyana Binte ZaitYear 2Faculty of Islamic JurisprudenceAl-Azhar University, Cairo

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A friend is one who knows the real you but loves you anyway.Muhammad Irfan Bin Abdul RahmanYear 2Faculty of Islamic JurisprudenceAl-Azhar University, Cairo

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Together into the horizon.Nur Diyana Binte ZaitYear 2Faculty of Islamic JurisprudenceAl-Azhar University, Cairo

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Photography by Imron Rushdie TukimanSecond yearFaculty of Islamic TheologyAl-Azhar University

The wise man says, "We do not choose our destiny, it chooses us. Destiny shift is like the wind, it shifts as we move through our lives." 

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Find knowledge. Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven.

(Entrance to the Ruwaq As-Shawwam, Al-Azhar)  

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As he stood, with his cigarette in his hand, I thought of lyrics from Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven, "then the piper will lead us to reason". 

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(An old man, a bottle of Shisha & a bundle of sugar canes to sell)

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Though life may be hard in Egypt, this boy still has his own dreams & something to achieve for in the future."The Champ is Here!" (WWE superstar, John Cena)

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So he shouted "LA'!" (NO!). And I Clicked my camera.(those glasses of sugar cane juice on the tray prevented him from chasing after me)

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Instagram pics of Egypt

taken by

Singaporean Azharis

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Arabic Calligraphy by Firdaus AzhariRecent graduate of AlAzhar University, batch 2013, Faculty of Islamic Theology.

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Ustaz Hafidzh RapieeUstaz Irwan Hadi Suhaimi

Interviewby Aufa Muhammad SidqeeThird-year undergraduate, Faculty of Theology, Al-Azhar University

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1  Mashrab  is  a  term  used  in  determining  one’s  school  of  thought  and  Sufism  path.  In  this  ar;cle,  it  is  referred  to  the  school  of  thought.  2  To  posi;on  ourselves  as  Allah’s  servants  and  refer  to  Him  in  our  ac;ons  and  thoughts.  

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1  Ancient  texts  by  Islamic  scholars.2  Ustaz  Irwan  is  against  nega;ve  modes  of  modernity.3  means  method.4  Islamic  religious  council  in  Singapore5  The  interviewee  meant  for  those  who  may  not  specialize  in  Islamic  studies

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Imam Maalik

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Prominent Singaporean Azharis.

Muhammad Fadhlullah Suhaimi

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Muhammad Kamil bin Fadhlullah

Prominent Singaporean Azharis.

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Imam Muhammad Ibn Sireen

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S i t i H a l i m a h L a t i f f

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Siti Halimah Bte Latiff

Author is a 2010 graduate of Al-Azhar University with a degree in Islamic Jurisprudence, who was active in attending religious classes led by prominent Al-Azhar scholars during her university days in Egypt. After AlAzhar, she then pursued her Masters degree in Ain Shams University, Cairo, majoring in education. Currently, she is one of the teaching staff in Darul Furqan - a subdivision of the well known Tradisi Halaqah which caters to female students. Spurred by her love for the ulama’, Ustazah Halimah also attends to iconic non-local Muslim scholars who visit Darul Furqan and Tradisi Halaqah to give timeless pearls of wisdom to the community here.

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Mohamed Sanusi bin MahmoodProminent Singaporean Azharis.

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Prominent Singaporean Azharis. Muhammad Taha bin Fadhlullah Suhaimi

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Enumerated by Nurhanisa YusoffSecond year undergraduate at the Faculty of Arabic Language & Literature, AlAzhar University.

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Poems translated by

Siti Nur FairuzThird Yeard UndergraduateFaculty of Arabic Language & LiteratureAl-Azhar University

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Abu Bakar bin Hashim Prominent Singaporean Azharis.

(1934 - 2005)

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Syed Isa Semait Prominent Singaporean Azharis.

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Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jauziyyah

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Terjemahan | Muhammad Amin Samsudin

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Sheikh Sa’id Bin Abdul Latif Foudah

Beliau merupakan ulama’ tauhid, mantiq, dan usul fiqh, juga antara pakar akidah Ibn Taymiyyah yang terulung pada zaman ini. Dilahirkan pada tahun 1967 di Haifa, Palestin, Sheikh Sa’id telah berpindah ke Amman, Jordan pada usia yang sangat muda. Beliau memperolehi ijazah PhD dari Universiti Al-Azhar, Mesir dan sudah banyak kali menjadi penceramah di persidangan dan seminar di negeri-negeri seperti Mesir, Syria, Belanda, Malaysia dan Kuwait.

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Imam Ibn Taymiyyah

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Author is a recent graduate of MesirAl-Azhar University,

batch 2013, from the

Faculty of Islamic Theology.

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Muqbil Al-Wadi'i

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Prominent Singaporean Azharis.

Syeikh Abdel Maqsud Elsayed Elsayed

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Prominent Singaporean Azharis.

Mohamed Fatris Bakaram

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Egypt’s Life Lessons

-Anonymous Azhariat(female undergraduate of Al-Azhar)

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Egypt’s Life Lessons

Vintage Ride.(Practicality on a whole new level)

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Egypt’s Life Lessons

Hectic is "normal" and through that we practise... patience.

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Putting Food On The Table.(Egyptians depend heavily on

tourism to make a living)

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Egypt’s Life Lessons

Whatever we do, suffice, as ‘rizq’ comes from Allah.

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Egypt’s Life Lessons

Daily Life of a push-cart vendor.

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A blessing in disguise of a simple man selling tamar hind - a popular summer drink.

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Egypt’s Life Lessons

 A poet said: "Water, bread and shade,These form a most worthy bliss,I have denied the favors of my Lord,If I said that I had too little."

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Egypt’s Life Lessons

All is due to HIM and HIM alone.

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Author is a third-year student at the Faculty of Arabic Language & Literature, Al-Azhar University.

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Imam As-Sha’bi

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Other artworks by OV’s talented Official Illustrator

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Telekinesis. It's a good thing we can't do it, even if it looks cool.

Disclaimer: This comic is for entertainment purposes only. If you have a problem with your family, seek advice and consultation instead of throwing utensils and stuffs at your spouses.

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Mr. Anwar IsmailMr. Karsani bin HassanAbdul Ghaffur bin SaffarDarul Arqam

Safinah Institute

Masjid An-Nur

Masjid Al-Mukminin

Masjid Al-Amin

Masjid Jamiyah Ar-Rabitah

Masjid Omar Kampong Melaka

Masjid Muhajirin

Masjid An-Nahdhah

Masjid Alkaff Kampong Melayu

Yameen

Masjid Kassim

Masjid At-Taqua

Masjid Al-Istiqamah

Masjid En-Naeem

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