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Who spend (in the cause of Allah) during ease and hardship and who restrain anger and who pardon the people - and Allah loves the doers of good [Aali 'Imraan, 3:134] .

Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle (salallahu 'alaihi wassalam) never proceeded (for the prayer) on the Day of 'Id-ul-Fitr unless he had eaten some dates. Anas also narrated: The Prophet used to eat odd number of dates [Hadith from the Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 15: The Two Festivals ('Ids), Hadith Number 73] .

Prior to Breaking of Fast:  ISDEV members reciting the doa after the  tahlil 26 July  - ISDEV Director,  Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh together with his beloved family broke the Ramadhan fast on the night of Thursday, with all ISDEV members at the Banquet Hall, Universiti Sains Malaysia.  About 100 members consisting of lecturers and students gathered for this ISDEV annual faith-filled event.  ISDEV members in preparation  to break the fast  According to Prof Muhammad Syukri in his opening speech, Muslims abstain from food and liquid during the daylight hours of the holy month of Ramadhan and break the fast at sunset. The breaking of fast together is a way to share Islamic traditions and enjoy a meal together in friendship. Sharing food with others is an important part of marking the holiest month in Islam. Everybody is commanded to be very generous.  ISDEV members awaiting the azan to break the fast  Guests at the dinner broke ...

left-right : Ustaz Mohd Shukri Hanapi and Ustaz Muhammad Yasir Yusoff 3 May - Congratulations and praise to Allah SWT for the success of two ISDEV PhD candidates, Ustaz Mohd Shukri Hanapi and Ustaz Muhammad Yasir Yusoff. They had finally completed their studies and have now officially received their doctorate title. It has become a practice in ISDEV for the candidates to attend the mock viva a day prior to the actual viva. It is aimed at providing a realistic presentation for the candidates to enable them to adequately prepare for the actual viva. The  candidates during their mock viva The first candidate, Ustaz Shukri hanapi's viva voce was scehduled in the morning. It could be discerned that he was a little jittery but he managed to answer all questions calmly. The chairman of the viva voce declared that all examiners were pleased not only with his written thesis but also the manner in which he was able to defend it excellently. He added that his thesis ought to be awarded ...

 He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself [al-A'laa,87:14] .

'A'isha (radhi Allahu 'anha) reported that when the last ten nights began Allah's Messenger (salallahu 'alaihi wassalam) kept awake at night (for prayer and devotion), wakened his family, and prepared himself to observe prayer (with more vigour) [Hadith from the Translation of Sahih Muslim , Book 006: The Book of Fasting ( Kitab al-Sawm ), Chapter 40, Hadith Number 2643] .

8 May- The tazkirah for this week was presented by Wan Nurhaniza with the title 'Anger and Forgiveness'. She started her tazkirah with a fact that everyone must have felt angry before. However it was wise to control that angry feeling.  According to her, in situation of anger, we must immediately think positive and look to our own mistakes rather than searching for other people's mistakes. If we are able to do that then we will be more willing to forgive others. Indeed to forgive another person could relieve other negative feelings within us and thus prevent us from being directly tied to those negative feelings. Ustaz Syakir delivering his lessons for the day After the Tazkirah, the week's lesson was continued by Ustaz Syakir who focused on the topic the way to benefit and understand knowledge.