Black seed or black cumin comes from Nigella sativa (Family Ranunculaceae), a plant that grows in Eastern Europe, Western Asia, and the Middle East. It has been widely used as herbal medicine for over 2000 century. The advantages of Nigella sativa as traditional medical are not only recorded in the old manuscripts but also mentioned by the Prophet

This paper discusses the two-sidedness of modernity and its architectural evolution. The paper concludes that modernity was exclusively a Western concept exported to the rest of the world. It was incubated by the weakening and marginalization of Christianity as a worldview and way of life, the rise of capitalism, and the worship-like attitude towar

The spiritual life in Islam begins with the inner warfare against the ego which is distracted and polluted by the materials world. The lower self has a tendency of dragging the human down into arrogance and vice. The sincere and knowledgeable worshipper can achieve the purity of soul which enables him to attain God's proximity. The self has bee

Since the World Health Organization has suggested the exploration of natural products for cancer management owing to the side effects of chemotherapy and irradiation on humans and breast cancer accounts for the highest number of cancer related deaths globally, this study has examined antiproliferative effects of the aqueous and methanol extracts of

This study aims to determine the effects of Instagram usage on the self-esteem of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) students. The specific objectives of this study are: (1) to assess IIUM students’ level of Instagram usage; (2) to assess IIUM students’ level of perception of Instagram usage; (3) to assess IIUM students’ level o

The goal of this paper is to explore the Islamic Microfinance Instruments (IMFs) in attaining sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Bangladesh. Propose a conceptual model along with exploring the efforts in attaining SDGs to fill the gap. The methodology of the study predicated on secondary data includes existing relevant literature, books and an

The concept of halalan tayyiban is very central to a Muslim spiritual life, it has a direct influence on the true practice and fulfilling the religious obligations as demanded by the Almighty Allah. The centrality of this concept attracted and still attracts numerous studies, which cover a multiplicity of topics ranging from mainly branding to scie

Malay version Stroke Knowledge Test is originally developed by Sullivan and Dunton (2004) as reported in their article "Development and validation of the Stroke Knowledge Test. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 11(3), 19-28." Permission was granted from the original author by Siti Noorkhairina et. al. (2019) during her Ph.D study in Universi

Islamic architecture is a misunderstood subject. Quite often, as elementary -- and even trivial -- themes as defining Islamic architecture, the relationship between Muslim and Islamic architecture, and the prospect of existence of un-Islamic architectural expressions, hijack the entire intellectual discourses on Islamic architecture. This is so des

Tourism development and investigation acknowledge is the growing interest in Halal tourism. Halal tourism can be described in accordance with Islamic principles with every substances or activity that can use or participate in tourism. Consequently, the significance of Halal Tourist Destination creation and promotion should be cantered in all areas