This paper analyzes the discourse of early ʿulamā’ in the Malay world such as Nūr al-Dīn al-Rānīrī and ʿAbdul Rāūf al-Sinkilī on Islam and other religions. Early ʿulamā’ in the Malay world wrote numerous intellectual works for the need of local as well as international audiences. The history of religions in the Malay world revealed

Electrostatic transducers promises a great potential in alternative to piezoelectric transducer based on certain advantages such as inherently wide bandwidth and good acoustic matching toair due to the membrane’s low acoustics impedance. There are two basic designs that are popular among electrostatic ultrasonic transducer developer –rigid back

This paper aims at analysing the concept of integrated education and its implementation by Sayyed Ismail Shihabuddin Pookkoya Thangal of Panoor (d. 2010) in Kerala, India. The scholar ardently advocated the importance of integrated education. He established educational institutions and spearheaded them till the end of his life. He believed that int

The well-being of academic staff is important towards their work performance, deliverables, and efficiency for success and sustainability of higher learning institutions. Acknowledging the importance of well-being, this study examined the influence of knowledge-sharing motives on the well-being of academic staff. Knowledge sharing motives comprised

In the last decade or so, nanomaterials have emerged as the potential solution to greatly enhance the properties of binder with the purpose of improving the performance of asphalt mixture. Due to that, this study evaluates the influence of nano kaolin clay as alternative binder on the penetration properties. The penetration test, penetration index

A study was carried out to determine the effect of temperature between 50°C to 25°C on the frequency of pure olive oil bought from Malaysia local market. An evaluation module, TDC1000-TDC7200EVM was connected to an ultrasonic 1MHz transducer to transmit and receive the ultrasound wave. The ultrasound wave signals were measured in time of flight v

This paper highlights initiatives led by the Office of Student Development and Community Engagement, Abdulhamid Abusulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (KIRKHS), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in extending support services to students and community post COVID19 pandemic. During various Movement Contr

This article discusses discourse on cleanliness and its relationship with religions other than Islam by Al-Raniri in his 17th century classical Malay text, ØirÉÏ al-MustaqÊm. Discourse on religions other than Islam is not common in classical Malay texts. Most religious texts at that time were focusing more on the fundamental teachings of Islam

In today’s modern society, marital infidelity has become a dangerous threat to married life. Married couples are seen to be ‘comfortable’ in engaging in relationships with third parties. Such a trend has greatly contributed to the breakdown of marriages and subsequently led to the increase in the number of divorces and thus threatening the fa

Organic and inorganic substances are released into the environment because of domestic, agricultural, and industrial activities which contribute to the pollution of water bodies. Removal of these substances from wastewater using conventional treatment involves high energy cost for mechanical aeration to provide oxygen for aerobic digestion system.