Returning to al-Shatibi After Thirty Years
During my bachelor’s degree in Jordan decades ago, I studied al-Qawa’id al-Fiqhiyyah in the second semester of 1996/1997 under Dr Abd al-Rahman al-Kilani, an expert in the field, with particular reference to al-Imam al-Shatibi’s al-Muwafaqat. After studying Usul al-Fiqh and exploring the dimensions of fiqh in the Qur’an through Ayat al-Ahkam and in Hadith through […]
When a Trust Becomes a Test
Every good project begins with a clear gaze. We know who we serve. We know why we started. And then, slowly, quietly, something can begin to pull our eyes away. This is a short reflection on one verse, one hadith, and one danger that every educator, and every institution, has to keep watching for. In […]
Centuries Before UDL: Imam Birgivi (1573AD) and His Vision for Inclusive Education
HASRIZAL is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support advocacy, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. During my time at UKM around 2013, my research focused heavily on Birgivi Mehmed Efendi’s ideas regarding religious reform. Those were also my early years working as an educator at the Khalifah Education Foundation. Looking back […]
Membina Bank Literatur PhD dengan Notion dan Claude AI
ADHD DEWASA adalah halaman advokasi pendididkan berkaitan ADHD. Untuk pastikan sahabat tidak terlepas sebarang perkongsian, sambil menyokong usaha ini, saya mempelawa sahabat melanggan Substack ini sama ada secara percuma, atau berhonorarium. Sebelum pengajian PhD saya bermula pada September 2026, saya mengambil sedikit masa untuk mengemaskan semula bahan bacaan yang telah digunakan semasa menyediakan proposal PhD […]
Walyatalattaf: The Friday I Stopped Asking “How Long?”
I try to recite Surah al-Kahf every Friday. On most Fridays, I read it the way we walk a familiar road, eyes forward, feet certain, mind half elsewhere. Today, something caught my foot. It was a small question buried in the story of the sleepers of the cave, and the strange, almost stubborn way the […]
Naratif Anti-Pendatang Timur dan Barat
“The opposition to immigration is not primarily a product of individual economic self-interest but a reflection of broader, sociotropic concerns about national well-being.” Hainmueller & Hopkins (2014, Annual Review of Political Science) Pengenalan: Kebimbangan Peribadi Seorang Pendatang Sebut sahaja Rohingya di media sosial, akaun saya dihujani kata-kata yang kesat. Bukan hanya kesat kepada subjek yang […]
From Hajj, To Hajj
Introduction اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ لِلَّهِ، نَحْمَدُهُ وَنَسْتَعِينُهُ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُهُ، وَنَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شُرُورِ أَنفُسِنَا وَمِنْ سَيِّئَاتِ أَعْمَالِنَا، مَن يَهْدِهِ اللَّهُ فَلَا مُضِلَّ لَهُ، وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَا هَادِيَ لَهُ. أَشْهَدُ أَن لَّا […]
‘Less Is More’: Apa yang Diajar oleh Sehelai Jadual Waktu dari Finland
Saya simpan sehelai kertas ini sudah bertahun lamanya. Jadual waktu kelas anak kami, Tahun 3, di sebuah sekolah di Oulu, Finland. Tahun persekolahan 2018 hingga 2019. Setiap kali saya pandang semula, ada sesuatu yang menggigit hati saya perlahan-lahan. Bukan kerana apa yang ada di dalamnya. Tetapi kerana apa yang tiada di dalamnya. Lihatlah kotak-kotak kosong […]
Renungan Filem The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)
Sukar untuk sesiapa yang tidak tinggal di Ireland dan tidak mendalami sejarah Ireland, benar-benar faham. Memahami mengapa orang Irish hingga ke hari ini keras menolak England dan Inggeris sebagai sebuah entiti politik. Saya sendiri, selepas beberapa tahun tinggal di Ireland, mempunyai emosi yang bergelombang apabila berada di United Kingdom. Melihat bangunan-bangunan megah warisan empayar Inggeris […]
Before the Schooling Years
“Alhamdulillah, my daughter can count to one hundred.” “Our son memorised ‘ayat lazim’ from the Quran.” “They can sit quietly for half an hour completing worksheets.” Any parent can connect with these stories, proud of how our children developed these excellent qualities early on. On one occasion, I remembered asking a couple this one particular […]