The rapid depletion of crude oil and environmental degradation necessitates the search for alternative fuel sources for internal combustion engines. Biodiesel is a promising alternative fuel for compression ignition (CI) engines due to its heat content and combustion properties. Biodiesel blends are used in various vehicles and equipment, such as c

Flexural properties of 3D-printed carbon fibre (CF) composites are investigated, experimentally and numerically. A series of 3-point bending experimental tests are conducted on CF composite specimens, and a series of 3-point bending virtual tests are simulated in LS-DYNA using a composite modelling approach, which is user defined integration points

Muslim travellers are gradually showing interest in travelling to Muslim-friendly countries, specifically Malaysia. Malaysia is one of the few Islamic-viewing countries offering unique accommodation via the local homestay experience. However, the regulations set by the local authority are loosely enforced, especially regarding homestay guests'

Introduction: Recent studies provide an alarming view on the prevalence of burnout that has increased markedly worldview. However, the study on burnout is still limited in Malaysia. Since no such research has been done in Kuantan, Pahang, this study seeks to close the gap regarding the burnout syndrome. Objective: This study is to determine the pre

This article presents a brief study of how the Centre for Fundamental Knowledge (now defunct) at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) accelerated the knowledge of its academics to benefit its students by exegetically comprehending the Qur’ān through weekly discussions. The article is divided into two sections. Ḥalaqah and ᶜIb

This chapter addresses how corporate governance supports shareholder-director conflicts and company success. Islamic financial institution (IFI) governance and performance have not been studied, yet corporate governance has affected previous financial crises. This examines IFI board size, ownership, CEO duality, and pay committee independent direct

Reversion to Islam while opening golden opportunities for a revert in terms of divine guidance and spiritual salvation is coming with somewhat insurmountable chal-lenges in terms of Islamization of the self, family and contributions to the overall de-velopment of Malaysia as a multi-religious country. This is especially so when Islam as an official

Vermicompost is an organic waste produced from earthworms that can enhance the soil condition and is rich with essential plant nutrients, thus increasing produce quality and shelf life. In this study, a one-year field trial was conducted to elucidate the effects of vermicompost supplementation on the composition of bioactive compounds and antioxida

Due to the refugee crisis, many Rohingya Muslims have left Myanmar with the hope of a better life in the new places. However, they cannot embark on economic empowerment activities due to lack of access to banking services. Islamic microfinance has the potential to solve the financial marginalization issue among the Rohigyan refugees based on fairne

Quran memorization is a learning experience. To hearing the memorization is another experience. When someone learns to memorize Quranic verses, he/she needs to get an expert to listen and check on the memorization. This process is commonly called as Tasmi’, a meaningful teaching and learning process that can develop a great character to the Quran