This research paper aims to examine the impact of zakat distribution on growth in the Federal Territory Malaysia. Specifically, an econometric study is carried out to examine the ability of zakat expenditure to affect real economic growth in the Federal Territory Malaysia by employing various econometric procedures such as the unit root tests, the

Abstract: The triple crises of 2008 with its enormous impact on the world trade have made many countries to start to look inward on how to prevent or curtail the future re-occurrence and impact. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation Countries should not be left out of the effort to beat future crises of this nature. To do this, they need to look

Introduction : Islamic financial institutions in conducting regular audits must look for evidences in their contracts, processes and activities that genuinely support the goals and objectives of the Shari'ah (maqasid al-Shari'ah). The maqasid of the Shari'ah concerning all kinds of economic wealth can be summarised under five parameters

A Mondor’s disease is a rare, benign and self-limiting condition. It is due to thrombophlebitis of the superficial veins of the breast and chest wall. It usually occurs in middle-aged women who present with a palpable cordlike structure, often painful in the acute phase. The aetiology is unknown, and may be related to trauma, surgery, infection o

Malaysian Takaful industry is progressively taking innovative steps to improvise their marketing efforts via the introduction of Wakala system (agency system). Agents as one of the distribution channel for the industry play a prominent role in educating the society about the objectives and concept of Takaful. This effort may increase the awareness

The diversity of the Malaysian populations resulted in the enactments of various laws governing their daily matters. In the administration of family laws, the Muslims and the non Muslims population are governed by separate legal systems that establish separate courts having exclusive jurisdictions on each population. In both jurisdictions, there is

Garlic (Allium sativum L.) and red onion (Allium cepa L.) are among the most common ingredients in Malaysian cuisines. These two Allium species are believed to possess medicinal properties including antioxidants. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to compare antioxidant level and activities (i.e. at primary and secondary levels) in both the All

The electrocardiogram is a common diagnostic tool used to monitor heart activity and can provide information about the cardiovascular problems. An automatic detection of the ECG traces can be valuable aid in the diagnosis process. The wavelet transform has proven to be an important tool in the analysis of biomedical signals, and the ECG in particul

Rotating machinery is a common class of machinery in industry. The root cause of faults in rotating machinery is often faulty rolling element bearings. These rolling element bearings wear out easily due to the metal-metal contacts and create faults in the outer race, inner race, or balls. This study compares several techniques used for monitoring b

Firstly, this article briefly discusses the concept of maslahah in Islam. Relevant verses in the Qur’an and hadith of the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w are referred to show that the principle of maslahah has strong supportive authorities in Shariah. Secondly, the application of the principle of maslahah in custody dispute is deliberated. The application