Cradle - Centre for Asatizah Development and Leadership

Salam warga KL, kami kini di Pesta Buku Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur 📚

Kalau anda ke PBAKL, jemput singgah ke reruai kami untuk lihat koleksi buku-buku Pergas!

📍 Reruai 623, Dewan Tun Razak WTCKL
🕙 10 AM – 10 PM
📅 Hingga 7 Jun (Ahad)

Jumpa di sana!

🌱 Supporting meaningful pathways in care, counselling and community service.

Applications for the Pergas APVN Scholarship are now open. In collaboration with Cradle, this scholarship supports individuals pursuing studies that contribute towards holistic care and community wellbeing.

If you are passionate about serving communities through pastoral care, youth work, chaplaincy, gerontology, or related fields, we encourage you to apply.

📅 Applications close on 30 June 2026.
🔗 Apply now at: pergas.org.sg/apvn-scholarship

CRADLE presents an Arabic Intensive Course designed especially for pre-departure madrasah students. Strengthen your foundation in Nahu and refresh your Arabic skills to better navigate your undergraduate journey 📚

🗓 9 & 10 May 2026
⏰ 2.30pm – 7.00pm
📍 Wisma Indah, Pergas
Learn from Ustaz Hamzah Nordin, a seasoned Arabic educator with over 20 years of teaching experience and founder of Natiq ✨

💵 Fees: $27.25
Spots are limited — secure yours today!
🔗 https://events.pergas.org.sg/ArabicIntensiveCourse2026
*Registration will close on 8 May, Friday 2359.

In moments of loss, knowing how to respond matters.

As asatizah, we are often looked to for guidance during sensitive moments of grief. Understanding funeral rites across different religions is essential in helping us respond with wisdom, respect, and confidence, especially in Singapore’s multi-religious context.

Join our programme “Understanding Funeral Rites in Singapore’s Multi-Religious Society” and learn how to navigate diverse funeral settings with sensitivity while remaining grounded in our Islamic values.

Deepen your awareness of different religious practices, avoid unintended missteps, and better support families and communities in their time of need.

📅 5 April – 3 May 2026
📍 Pergas, Wisma Indah
🎓 Certificate awarded upon completion
Let us strengthen our role as compassionate guides for the community.

Register now: https://events.pergas.org.sg/MultiReligiousFuneralRites

Asatizah-Only Event

How do we engage contemporary issues faithfully without compromising the integrity of the Quran?

Join us for Text, Context, and Contemporary Issues in the Quran, a 2-part tafsir seminar series led by Ustaz Dr Muchlis Muhammad Hanafi, a leading Qur’anic scholar and specialist in thematic (maudhūʿī) tafsir.

Designed for asatizah, this series equips participants with sound methodology, contextual awareness, and practical tools to address complex and sensitive issues while remaining rooted in established Qur’anic scholarship.

📅 Seminar 1: Friday, 30 Jan 2026, 3pm-7pm
📅 Seminar 2: Saturday, 31 Jan 2026, 9.30am-1.30pm
📍 Pergas, Wisma Indah
🗣 Conducted in Malay
🎓 CPE: 4 per seminar

🔗 Register now at events.pergas.org.sg

Registration will close on Wednesday, 28 Jan at 11.59pm sharp. We regret to inform that registrations after the deadline will not be accepted.

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Asatizah are often the ones people turn to when they are struggling. But knowing how to respond in those moments makes all the difference.

In our recent webinar, we explored how the 3R’s — Regulate, Relate, Rationalise — can help us support with empathy and presence, not judgment.

Apply now at events.pergas.org.sg for the PGD in Counselling and gain the tools to guide others with confidence, compassion, and clarity.

Substance use affects not just individuals, but families and communities.

How can asatizah offer sound, compassionate support?

🗓 8 December
🕡 6.30pm to 9.30pm
📍 Zoom
🎓 CPE: 3 credits
🎟 Free

Join us to gain essential skills and understanding to guide those on the path to recovery.

Sign up now through the link in our bio.

Chaplaincy is the practice of being present with people at their most vulnerable.

There is a need for asatizah to serve in these spaces. Join us for an introductory session about chaplaincy with Dr Joshua Salaam, Scholar & President of the Association of Muslim Chaplains.

Guiding Hearts: The Emerging Role of Chaplaincy for Asatizah
🗓 Friday, 21 November
🕒 3 to 5 PM
📍 Pergas, Wisma Indah
🔗 Register via link in bio at events.pergas.org.sg

What does it mean to serve with presence, care and compassion?

Join us for Guiding Hearts: The Emerging Role of Chaplaincy for Asatizah, featuring Dr Joshua Salaam, a seasoned Muslim chaplain, scholar and community leader.

In this talk, we are pleased to hear from Dr Joshua as he brings his rich experience to explore the emerging role of chaplaincy for asatizah in Singapore.

Participants will gain fresh insight, practical tools and service pathways to deepen their impact within the community — in schools, hospitals, prisons, workplaces and more.

🗓️ Friday, 21 November 2025
🕒 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 Pergas, Wisma Indah
🔗 Register now at events.pergas.org.sg