Microfinance has been identified as an important tool that can reduce poverty in developing countries. However, current practices are similar to conventional financing which are traditionally based on debt and price against interest rate. These practices do not effectively alleviate poverty as the micro entrepreneurs remain indebted throughout the

The Arabic course at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Malaysia is an elective offered to first degree students. The objectives of this study are to investigate (1) the level of oral Arabic practice among UiTM students, (2) the correlation between oral Arabic practice and resource management strategies which consist of four sub components, namely, t

Driver behavior is indeed reckoned to be one of the highest factors affecting fatal accidents. However, majority of the cases can be avoided if the driver can remain focus and make a correct decision in controlling the vehicle while driving. Decision-making ability of the driver is impeded due to driver behavior which may involve precursor emotion

Problem statement: Diminishing partnership or musharakah mutanaqisah contract in home financing is recently introduced by the Islamic banking industry as an alternative of the bay bi’thaman ajil contract which has received many criticism from shariah scholars as mimicking conventional loan. This study aims to examine customers’ attitude upon di

Psychology from the Islamic Perspective is a long awaited book that helps in satisfying the long quest endured by Muslim psychologists. Quite often, materials in this field are written from secular perspective. The author begins her book by clearly stating its objectives namely, to describe and detail Islamic perspectives on psychology, mental heal

Introduction: Damage and degeneration of articular joints is a major healthcare concern. Restorative techniques, mainly the cell-based therapies and autologous or allograft transplants continue to expand, giving surgeons more options for biologic reconstruction of the articular surfaces. However despite this great evolution, therapeutic uncertainty

The objective of this paper is to discuss the current trends and contributions of psychology in Malaysia as well as the roles of psychology in raising the quality of life in Malaysia. The suggestions of the way forward for the field of psychology in Malaysia are also discussed, the goals being to provide a direction for this field to practise and s

Over the years, it has become a trend that those in mental health professions, especially counselors and psychologists are less religious and some, atheistic, due to their secular belief system. This is coupled with their diminutive effort to link spirituality and science in most of their research works and intellectual framework in relation to cou

Microleakage contributes to post- operative sensitivity, recurrent decay and failure of restoration. This study is to evaluate the ability of composite resin to reduce microleakage by release of ions like Ariston PHc and Tetric ceram composite. Method 72 Cl V cavity were prepared in 36 teeth (extracted upper first premolar), one buccally and one pa

The Holy Qur’an is an authority on the Arabic language as it is an authority in Islamic SharÊ‘ah. The text of the Qur’an is the authentic text and authority on Arabic language, morphology and grammar. This research aims to consolidate the morphological significance of the Qur’an through the study of its most eloquent literary style of all