This paper looks into the concept of Social Impact Bond (SIB) and its underlying principles with regards to the Islamic values embodied within the components of maqasid al-Shari‘ah and maslahah. Using various literatures related to the study of maqasid al-Shari’ah and maslahah, as well as researches related to SIB, the paper attempts to delinea

The study investigated the pedagogical affordances of SNS and its relationship on student engagement. A sample of 300 students responded to this quantitative research using a self constructed questionnaire. The hypothesized model has been tested to determine the relationships between pedagogical affordances and student engagement. This model underp

One of the conventional trade finance facilities is trust receipt. This facility is known as Murabahah Trust Receipt-i (TR-i) in Malaysian Islamic banks. The objective of this paper is to examine the nature of both conventional and Islamic trust receipt in terms of the similarities and differences. The second objective is to ascertain the applicati

This study aims to investigate the effect of acid treatment on rattan fibers that used as raw material in manufacturing binderless particleboards. Acid treatment was done on rattan by boiling rattan in the diesel oil to prevent insects and fungi attacks. The rattan wastes gained from furniture manufacturing were used in manufactured binderless part

This study analyses the first translation of the meaning of the Qur'an into Yoruba, a language spoken mainly in south-western Nigeria in West Africa. Yorubaland in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries was a theatre of serious engagement between Muslims and Christian missionaries, during which a proliferation of translations of religious texts

This study considers the emergence of the Christian-led Yoruba translations of the Qur'an in south-western Nigeria. The proliferation of translations of religious texts played a significant role in Christian engagement with Islam in Africa in the nineteenth century. With their contact with the European Christians in Sierra Leone following the a

Based on the principle that family is the main entity of the society, this paper highlights the importance of the marital relationship in Islam. As the foundation of the family institution, it is important to provide legal protection to the marital relationship from any harmful act that may damage and threaten the stability of the family. As Islami

To evaluate the feasibility of an online training module, Certified Smoking Cessation Service Provider (CSCSP), developed for practicing pharmacists to equip pharmacy students with knowledge necessary for smoking cessation counseling and to assess the changes in student knowledge and skills regarding smoking cessation following training. Sixty thir

Great Mosque of Hohhot (Qingzhen Dasi) being the oldest mosque still erected since last four centuries in the city of Hohhot (Capital city of Inner Mongolia), P. R. China has always been important to the Muslim community there. It is undoubtedly true that the mosque should play an important role in the society and should witness many events that ma

Social media is being considered an important source in the perspective of academic learning in the educational sector. The scope of learning through social media encompasses broadening the information sharing through collaborative approach with the help of web-based social networking sites as the means to enhance the knowledge of coworkers, collea