In-store talk: Joint Tenancy & Hibah al-Ruqbah in Singapore
April 28, 2010
Sadali Rasban will discuss contemporary issues of joint tenancy and Hibah al-Ruqbah as well as the recent developments in Singapore and the latest fatwa on the subject. Sadali runs a consultancy on wealth management and estate planning. He has written several books on the topic, the latest of which are: ‘Joint Tenancy – The Shariah Perspectives’, ‘Dying Intestate’ and ‘Muslim Law in Wealth & Estate Transfer’.
8 May 2010, Saturday
2pm at Wardah Books
Musings on Neil Postman
March 8, 2010
On Saturday 6 March, Amran Noordin was at Wardah Books discussing the thoughts of Neil Postman. It was a small, intimate session and the discussion was lively. We discussed the need to have a ‘conversation’ with technology, to be wary of its application in all spheres of life. On education, we discussed the dangers of bureaucracy, the uncritical use of computers, and the the need for a (or lack of a) narrative.
Postman says in his book Technopoly: Technopoly eliminates alternatives to itself in precisely the way Aldous Huxley outlined in Brave New World. It does not make them illegal. It does not make them immoral. It does not even make them unpopular. It makes them invisible and therefore irrelevant. And it does so by redefining what we mean by religion, by art, by family, by politics, by history, by truth, by privacy, by intelligence, so that our definitions fit its new requirements. Technopoly, in other words, is totalitarian technocracy.
Do join us for future in-store discussions.
March in-store events at Wardah Books
March 2, 2010
Mark your calendars. We’ve lined up an eclectic mix of events for our dear readers.
Saturday 6 March 2010, 2pm
Neil Postman: Education, Technology and other Musings
A session with Amran Noordin
Saturday 13 March 2010, 2pm
Story-and-Song with Oni & Tengku Adil
Kak Oni reads ‘The Old Woman and the Eagle’
Saturday 27 March 2010, 2pm
Gedung Kuning: Memories of a Malay Childhood
The author, Hidayah Amin will be speaking about her book
See all of you there
Neil Postman: Education, Technology and other Musings
February 11, 2010
In-Store talk at Wardah Books
Dear Friends
Its no secret that we at Wardah love the writings of the late Neil Postman, a social commentator. We are glad to have Educational Consultant Amran Noordin share and discuss Postman’s views about technology and education. Amran will also relate these ideas to Singapore and to the Muslim community.
You can read Wardah’s reviews on Postman’s ‘Amusing Ourselves to Death’ and ‘The Disappearance of Childhood’ in this blog.
Date: Saturday, 6 March 2010, 2pm
Qasidah al-Burdah at Wardah Books – Videos
December 28, 2009
Salaam
For those who missed the Qasidah al-Burdah event with Habib Hassan al-Kaf on 26 December 2009 at Wardah Books, here are the videos:
‘Qasidah: An Introduction’ Videos
December 24, 2009
‘Qasidah: An Introduction’ by Maadihul Mustafa at Wardah on 19 December 2009 was a wonderfully inspiring event. We would like to share the videos of the event with you here:
Part 3: Thola’al Badru and Nadzam Seka
Part 4: Qasidah in Nadzam Jiharka
Qasidah al-Burdah at Wardah
December 21, 2009
Dear Friends,
The Qasidah al-Burdah of Imam al-Busiri is celebrated throughout the Islamic world and is held in such high esteem that it is engraved in its entirety on Masjid Nabawi (the Mosque of the Holy Prophet in Medina). The Qasidah al-Burdah has been the hallmark of traditional Islamic communities from Moluccas to Marakkesh, serving as a beacon for all followers of the Prophet of Mercy, Muhammad (s.a.w).
On Saturday, 26 December at 2pm, Habib Hassan al-Kaff from Solo will be at Wardah Books to recite a selection from the Qasidah al-Burdah and to give a short introduction about it in Bahasa Indonesia. Everyone is welcome.
The CD of Habib Hassan’s recording of the Qasidah al-Burdah is available at Wardah Books.
Qasidah: An Introduction
December 9, 2009
Dear Friends,
The Maadihul Mustafa ensemble will be singing qasidah and will be speaking about qasidah at Wardah Books on 19 December 2009 from 2pm to 3pm. All are welcome.
Briefly, qasidah is a Sufi poetry form. Almost all are devotional and bear the themes of Divine Oneness and love for the Beloved Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.). Qasidah are sometimes incorporated in Mawlid and sometimes sung on its own as is the famous Qad Kafani of Al-Imam Al-Habib Abdullah Bin Alawi Al-Haddad that is sung in munajat (sincere supplication).
Qad Kafani of Al-Imam Al-Habib Abdullah Bin Alawi Al-Haddad
My Lord’s knowledge has sufficed me
from asking or choosing
For my du’a and my agonising supplication
is a witness to my poverty.
For this secret (reason) I make supplication
in times of ease and times of difficulty
I am a slave whose pride
is in his poverty and obligation.
O my Lord and my King
You know my state.
And what has settled in my heart
of agonies and preoccupations.
Save me with a gentleness
from You, O Lord of Lords.
Oh save me, Most Generous
before I run out of patience (with myself)
My Lord’s knowledge has sufficed me
from asking or choosing
O One who is swift in sending aid
I ask for aid that will arrive to me swiftly
It will defeat all difficulty
and it will bring all that I hope for
O Near One Who answers
and All-Knowing and All-Hearing
I have attained realisation through my incapacity,
my submission and my brokenness
My Lord’s knowledge has sufficed me
from asking or choosing
I am still standing by the door, so please my Lord
have mercy on my standing.
And in the valley of generosity, I am in i’tikaf (solitary retreat)
So, Allah, make my retreat here permanent.
And I’m abiding by good opinion (of You)
For it is my friend and ally.
And it is the one that sits by me and keeps me company
All day and night.
My Lord’s knowledge has sufficed me
from asking or choosing
Story-and-Song Clip
December 6, 2009
Dear friends, we had a wonderful session at Wardah Books on 5 Dec 2009 with Oniatta Effendi and Art Fazil. Oni read The Boy With No Name, and Art sang from his Syair Melayu album.
For all those who missed the event, here is a short clip.
Story-and-Song with Art & Oni
November 29, 2009
Dear Friends,
On 5 December (it’s a Saturday) we have a treat for the children – a story-telling sing-a-long with Art Fazil and Oniatta Effendi right here at Wardah Books.
We’ll start at 2pm and end around 3pm. Oh, and Kak Oni will be reading from one of Idris Shah’s illustrated books, “The Boy Without A Name”. Its suitable for 7 year-olds or older.
Art will be doing some numbers from his new CD, Syair Melayu.
InshaAllah.
Invite your friends and neighbours… bring your children (or someone else’s).
See you there
