Al-Fatihah
It is with great sadness that we inform everyone of the passing of our beloved founder of Khalifah Institute, Professor Dr. Muhammad al-Mahdi on 29/04/06. He passed away peacefully at home.
 
Please call Khalifah Institute at 03-42566810 for funeral details.
 
 

Islamic Psychology

Understanding the development of the human personality and soul
This is a truly Islamic Psychology which could be derived from revelation in the Qur'an and the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) even if western psychology had never come to exist.
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Article on Learning-based Personality Theory 

Aphorism: Renaissance of Islam

THERE IS NOTHING SO POWERFUL AS AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME.
THE TIME HAS COME FOR THE ‘IDEA’ OF ISLAM TO BE UNDERSTOOD, ACCEPTED, AND PRACTICED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

Q & A: Comment on Public Morality

Question:
How do you really define public indecency in a pluralistic society such as malaysia?
Answer: 
The opinion at our website is that the rules for public indecency should be consistent with sharia. Hugging and kissing in public is not more or less indecent now than it has always been, only the feelings of the public as to [...]

Parenting: A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which everyone who passes by leaves an impression

If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn.
If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight.
If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy.
If a child learns to feel shame, he learns to feel guilty.
If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patient.
If a child lives with encouragement, [...]

Book: Three Contemporary Reformers In Islam

Introduction
Through the Khalifah Institute we always try to disseminate and promote the traditional beliefs and practices of Islam. Sometimes, though, I worry that perhaps because we so often use the language of modern science and technology to describe traditional Islamic belief and practice that there may be those who do not realize how closely we [...]

Aphorism: Islam is undeniable

Islam can no longer be objectively denied; so, it is fair to ask anyone who does not accept Islam to successfully deny it.

Q & A: God Genes, Nature vs Nurture

Question:
I remember a few years ago reading TIME magazine stating the possibility that faith / piety of humans are hardwired into our genes. How true is this? And to what extent does our genes influence our behavior?
Answer:
With neither animals nor human beings has there ever been any evidence to say that the emotional type [...]

Aphorism: Biah solehah

Due to the fact that we are shaped by our environment we must create an environment that in every way influences us in accord with the Will of Allah. Ultimately, everything in our environment that is an influence not in accord with the Will of Allah must be eliminated.

Offer a prayer

Assalamualaikum to all readers,
FYI the Caliph is now being hospitalized due to some illnesses.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Islam, please put our hands together and pray to Allah so that the Caliph will recover sooner and work for Allah to educate and motivate our fellow young muslim brothers and sisters to be good Khalifah of [...]