Islam, that arrived in Nusantara in the 11th century (if not earlier) and formed its earliest centers in Pasai-Samudera and Lamuri, brought with its call (da’wah) the idea of ummah i.e the bond of universal brotherhood. This concept, when translated liturgically and architecturally, takes the form of a structure, a purposely designed communal cen

Introduction: This study was carried out to investigate thaumatin profile in Thaumatococcus daniellii fruit cultivated in different growth condition. Methods: Three different samples used were T. daniellii that grown naturally, T. daniellii treated with low fertilizer and T. daniellii treated with high fertilizer. The aril part of the fruit contain

Herb Phyllanthus niruri (P. niruri) is known to have various pharmacological functions including anti-diabetic properties. In this research, protein extracts from different plant parts (leave, fruit and stem) of P. niruri were investigated for their anti-diabetic potential through α-amylase and α-glucosidase enzyme inhibition assays. For the enzy

Unlike their counterparts in the Islamic mainland, the vernacular mosques of the Malay World seem to lack the ‘grandeur’ in architecture as well as in ornamentation. During the time that the Muslim world in the western part of the Malay World were achieving artistic and technological breakthrough in mosque architecture, the 17th and 18th centur

As one might be aware, the articles in the previous Issue were all country-specific which allowed the reader to gain deeper insights into the religious/civilisational issues that took place in the respective geo-political confines. Partly based on the same principle, we selected four main articles and one Viewpoint to form the contents of the curre

A composite pavement known as semi rigid wearing course is made by incorporating high workability fluid grout into a high porosity of porous asphalt skeleton. This fluid grout is particularly designed to have the consistency workability of water with high early and 28 – day strength. It is critical to maintain its high fluidity so it can flow thr

This issue blends the ideas and thoughts of a group of authors with diverse interests and specialisations presented in five articles, one Viewpoint and one Book Review. Each material relates directly or indirectly to the two vocations of the Journal namely 'religion' and 'civilisation'.

The purpose of this chapter is to examine the factors that influence small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) intentions to use the investment account platform (IAP) based on technology acceptance model (TAM). The central hypothesis for this chapter was that SMEs’ intentions to use IAP were a result of perceived usefulness and perceived ease

The development of the halal food industry today is based on the Halalan Tayyiban food quality management (HTFQM) framework. The HTFQM framework is universally adopted based on the product’s superior quality in hygiene, safety and purity. The external characteristics of the product are more emphasized than its internal characteristics. This is a

In a cross-border marriage (CBM), failure of the Muslim parties to register their CBM will have direct impact to their future born child. Their action will contravene with Articles 3, 5, 7 and 28 of United Nation Convention on Rights of Child that spell out that parents must do what is the best for their children, protect their rights, legally regi