Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to theoretically assess the legal position of the Islamic doctrine of wa'd (or pledge) in relation to 'aqd (within the sphere of Islamic finance), and compare it with the conventional viewpoint, while discussing the several modes/means/usages in terms of applied Shariah. Design/methodology/approach â

The book is a compilation of 19 selected papers and essays transpired from a 3 days conference on The International Conference on Contemporary Scholarship on Islam : Japanese Contribution to islamic Studies - The Legacy of Toshihiko Izutsu (ICONSIST) 2008 at Kuala Lumpur. The chapters cover different issues and topics from various approaches relate

Abstract—The objectives of this research are i) to examine the psychometric properties of the constructs of social-support, work-family enrichment and life satisfaction, ii) to validate the hypothesized interrelationships among the constructs of social support, work-family enrichment and life satisfaction among nurses of public hospitals in Malay

Most of the past researchers have focused on the negative consequences in managing work and family roles. Yet, little attention has been given to the potential psychological outcomes of participating in multiple roles such as enrichment. Thus, this study was to validate the hypothesized interrelationships among the predictors of work-family enrichm

This study validates the hypothesized interrelationships among constructs of self-esteem, work/family enrichment and life satisfaction. Using data collected from 680 female nurses employed in public hospitals in Malaysia, this study also examines the likely mediation effect of work/family enrichment on self-esteem-satisfaction relationship. To test

The purpose of the present study was to validate the hypothesized interrelationships among the constructs of social support, work-family enrichment and life satisfaction among nurses of public hospitals in Malaysia. This study also examined the likely mediation effect of work-family enrichment on support-satisfaction relationship. The primary data

Corrosion behavior of mild steel in seawater from different sites was investigated by using weight loss method and potentiodynamic polarization test. Samples were immersed at two different sites near Kuala Terengganu coast and analyzed for its parameters. There is slight difference of corrosion behavior from both sites. Samples immersed in site 1 g

The purpose of this project is to implement the use of rapid prototyping technology as a great value tool in supporting medical activity. It is possible to produce three-dimensional model from two-dimensional images from Computerized Tomography (CT) scan where the machine provides images data are used to capture. Rapid Prototyping (RP) is a technol

Diantara abad ke 6 hingga abad ke 13, ilmu sains termasuk ilmu perubatan telah berkembang dengan pesat di tanah Arab sejajar dengan perkembangan ugama Islam itu sendiri. Ahli sejarah menggunakan istilah ‘Science in Medieval Islam’ atau ‘Islamic Science’ atau ‘Arabic Science’ untuk menamakan perkembangan sains semasa itu¹. Era ini berla

This chapter studies Ibn AI-Quffs' contributions to preventive medicine. The main focus is to provide answers on Ibn AI-Quffs concepts of medical regulations, dietetics and diagnoses. The chapter also focuses on Ibn AI-Quffs work entitled Jami' al-Gharad. In fact, this book is devoted to preventive medicine, hygien and healing arts. The met