Understanding the urban form is crucial in determining the structure of a city in terms of physical and nonphysical aspects. The physical aspects include built-up areas that can be seen on the earth surface, and the nonphysical aspects include the shape, size, density, and configuration of settlements. The objectives of this study are to (i) analys

Fatwa, in general, refers to a legal opinion on the legal ruling, which is issued by any Muslim jurist (mufti) relating to any particular issue that asked by the public. In principle, fatwa serves as a means of clarifying any issue that arises in Muslim society. The Muslim jurist has to rely on sources of Islamic law from the Qur’an, Sunnah, Ijma

The Ramsar City Accreditation has been described in the Conference of Parties (COP 12) by way of Resolution XII.10 in Uruguay in 2015. The objectives of the accreditation are to assist cities, Contracting Parties and stakeholders in promoting awareness and also to support for the wise use and conservation of wetlands and to perform sustainable deve

This study examines issues arising from gift giving (hibah) by a parent to one or more of his/her children to the exclusion of the others under Islamic law in general and as applied to Muslims in Malaysia in particular. Does a parent have an absolute right to dispose of property to his/her children by means of hibah without concern for fairness to

In realising the critical thinking aspiration of the educational blueprint 2013-3025, the study introduced an inquiry-based pedagogy in the Malaysian Standard School Curriculum, namely the community of inquiry (CI) to enhance students’ critical, collaborative and ethical thinking in Islamic Education and Civic and Citizenship Education classrooms

يعتبر التناص في اللغة هو في الواقع تطور لفن الاقتباس، والرمز، الذي نادى به البلاغيون العرب منذ عصر سحيق، ولكن جاء علماء اللغة في العصر الحديث بهذا المصطلح الذي يدل على المفاعلة، وهو بهذا مصطلح

تناول هذه المقال قصة "الجسر" لأشعري محمد؛ حيث وقف على الملامح الإسلامية التي أشار إليها الكاتب أشعري محمد في أحداث قصته، ومدى نجاحه في تقديم التجربة الإسلامية. فمنهج الدراسة الذي أُعتمد عل

This study examines the issue of utilization (intifa’) of unlawful wealth which is acquired by unlawful means from Islamic legal perspective. The question is whether it is permissible for a Muslim to take benefit from the wealth that acquired by unlawful means? The discussion focuses on the meaning of utilization and its means; the meaning of unl

Existing financial punishments in Malaysia, usually in the form of fines for certain offences are payable to the government. The victims (if any) are not entitled to benefit from such payment, which implies that the system has failed to compensate the victims for losses that they have suffered. Another issue is the option provided for some offender

Currently, cloud computing services that are available in the market are very appealing to SMEs. This is because these services are not only up-to-date in terms of ICT but more importantly they are affordable to them. However, the adoption of the cloud computing services presents significant challenges to the SMEs. They need to determine the approp