1. “ Towards becoming Muslims - and its challenges.” Friday night lecture series by: Ustaz Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail @ Masjid al- Istiqomah (Serangoon, Singapore) ©2006ZhulkefleeHjIsmail #2 … continuation from #1

7. Dilemma of the Present-day Muslim……. “… One can find in the Islamic world today a full spectrum of people ranging from purely traditional elements , through those who are caught between traditional values and modernism , to the blatant modernists who nevertheless still move within the Islamic orbit , and finally to the few who no longer consider themselves to belong to the Islamic universe at all.” (Prof. Seyyed Hossein Nasr in book “ Islam and the Plight of Modern Man ” published by Longman) * I have underlined passage to highlight four types or categories of Muslims he has identified ©2006ZhulkefleeHjIsmail

8. “ Every child is born in a state of Fitrah (pure innocence); it is the parent that will make him to be a Jew, or a Christian, or a pagan (Majusi).” ( Hadith of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w .) REFLECTION ©2006ZhulkefleeHjIsmail