Benevolence known in Islam as sadaqa is an integral component of Muslim religiosity. Muslims are generally accustomed to giving away charity as sign of religious devotion and care of the poor and needy in society. Yet while the significance of giving is a common practice in Muslim societies, the understanding of its ethico-spiritual dimensions is n

This paper investigates some of the major concepts on indebtedness in Islam while shedding light on the spiritual and moral implications associated with indebtedness, for both debtors and lenders. The research further shows that Islam capitalizes on the spiritual and moral reservoir of Muslims in dealing with life financial difficulties and that it

Rethinking the development of Islamic da‘wah according to the perspective of development is understandable in view of today’s global preoccupation with the problems and challenges of sustainability. This paper seeks to explore the relationship of Islamic da‘wah with the themes and concerns of sustainability, granting special attention to the

Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM) are used for generating surface topography of samples at micro to atomic resolutions. Many commercial AFMs use piezoelectric tube nanopositioners for scanning. Scanning rates of these microscopes are hampered by the presence of low frequency resonant modes. When inadvertently excited, these modes lead to high amplitud

Character rigging is a process of endowing a character with a set of custom manipulators and controls making it easy to animate by the animators. These controls consists of simple joints, handles, or even separate characters selection windows. This research paper present an automated rigging system for quadruped characters with customs control and

To examine experimentally the influence of head-tip morphology on electrical and mechanical properties at the contact with a phosphor bronze, cantilevertype microconnectors of Ni–Co alloys were prepared by an electroplating technique. Here, the mol fraction y of Co in the Ni–Co alloy is 0.178, 0.204, 0.233 and 0.299. Among these alloys, the Vic

Objective: To study the prevalence and mean intensity of copepod parasite Lernaeenicus polynemi infestation on Eleutheronema tetradactylum from Pazayar, Tamil Nadu, of India. southeast coast Methods: The fish was collected from Pazhayar landing centre from January to December 2012 aonf dp atrhaesiirt ebsi owmeeretr rice cmoredaesdu.rements were exa

The question of sustainability in multi-religious societies underscores many interrelated theological, moral, legal and socio-cultural issues affecting the very process of social co-existence, cohesion and development. This paper discusses Islam’s stand on sustainability in multi-religious contexts while highlighting its perspective on the religi

By the year 2020, Malaysia aspires to become a fully developed nation. In order to realize this vision, formally termed ‘Vision 2020’, Malaysia must address nine strategic challenges identified by the government of former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad. These challenges are: (1) Establishing a united Malaysian nation, (2) Creating

By the year 2020, Malaysia aspires to become a fully developed nation. This lofty vision, known as Vision 2020, was unveiled by the former Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad on February 28, 1991. Currently, it is generally felt that the nation has achieved 50 to 60 percent of the objectives of Vision 2020. What needs to be done