This book helps readers understand the message of the Qur'an by giving precise meaning to some polysemous words found in it. Polysemy is a semantic state of a word that has two or more meanings. Polysemic entries are numbered and arranged in alphabetical order. It also explains the two major approaches in the interpretation of Qur'anic poly

There is a gap of understanding on the practices of quality management in the building construction projects in the context of Malaysian construction industry as similar researches are hardly obtained from the literatures reviewed. This research is conducted to minimize such gap of understanding. It aims to identify the constructs of quality manage

Introduction : As a "doorway to a lifetime of learning" the library is the heart of the university community. The social responsibility and dynamic role of the library as a critical community service go beyond just providing access to information. It "maximizes the utilization of bibliographic records for the benefit of society'; se

Increasing population and tremendous urbanisation growth and other factors influence directly the municipal solid waste (MSW) generation in Malaysia. The huge quantity of MSW generation, particularly in Peninsular Malaysia, has increased from 16,200 tonnes per day in 2001 to 19,100 tonnes per day in 2005 or an average of 0.8 kg/capita/day. The amou

Kajian ini memfokuskan penggunaan model kabur baru untuk pemilihan sistem pelupusan sisa pepejal perbandaran (SPP) yang dewasa ini dilihat semakin menghambat terutamanya negeri-negeri di bahagian tengah Semenanjung Malaysia. Rekod menunjukkan negeri Selangor dan Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur (WPKL) mencatatkan penghasilan SPP tertinggi melebihi

A 1.2 kb lipase gene (AY 78735) from solvent stable and thermostable Bacillus sp. strain 42 was overexpressed in a heterologous system that allowed for an extensive characterization of its solvent stability and thermostability. An overexpression was achieved using pET51b vector with Escherichia coli host strain BL21(DE3)pLysS, in which optimum expr

Security of an information system depends to a large extent on its ability to authenticate legitimate users as well as to withstand attacks of various kinds. Confidence in its ability to provide adequate authentication is, however, waning. This is largely due to the wrongful use of passwords by many users. In this paper, the design and development

By the Grace and Mercy of Allah s.w.t, the long-held aspiration and hope of Muslims in Malaysia, and in particular, of the illustrious alumni of Kolej Islam Malaya of having an Islamic University in Malaysia became a reality when Dato' Dr. Mahathir Mohamad (now Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad) the then Prime Minister of Malaysia announced in January 1

This is a two-hour presentation to introduce young librarians to the rules applicable for cataloguing the Arabic materials and materials originating from Arabic resources. Besides aspects of romanisation, Arabic names and Arabic genres, participants were enlightened on how MARC 21 works on bibliographic relationships, collocation and OPAC display.

One possible reason why non-Muslims, in particular, do not understand various Islamic teachings and concepts is the failure of Muslims to explain in a clear and concise manner the meaning and significance of Islamic teachings,concepts or principles that are put across. Explanations using language which is simple and easily understood will help to d