Purpose– This purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the contribution of the Islamic banking and financial institutions (IBFIs) to economic growth in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach– Focusing on the post-1997 economic turmoil, the paper relies on several time series tests, such as autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL), vector err

Islam promotes ‘‘amr bi-l-ma’ruf wa-nahy ‘an al-munkar” or ‘enjoining good and forbidding wrong’ as the underlying basis of human social, political and economic interactions and core precursor in maximizing human welfare. However, in the business realm today, individuals tend to operate under the rational (i.e. maximizing welfare) mod

Teori hukum Madd Far’ei adalah satu kaedah yang dicipta oleh para Qurra’ dalam memastikan kadar pemanjangan sesuatu Madd itu tidak terkeluar daripada apa yang telah diputuskan oleh para Qurra sebagai bacaan yang mutawatirah. Namun begitu berlaku kekeliruan dalam kalangan masyarakat Islam khususnya di Malaysia tentang kefahaman yang sebenar berk

Information Communication Technology (ICT) facilitates abuse and exploitation of children online, especially child pornography. A study conducted by the Internet Watch Foundation showed that ICT is responsible for the mushrooming of child pornography into a fast growing business and there is evidence to show that the victims of this abuse are getti

This paper presents an analysis of cross-linguistic influence in the production of L2 lexical bundles among English as a Second Language (ESL) learners. The data for the analysis were collected from 40 ESL students’ term papers from Universiti Teknologi Mara Terengganu. The frequency of lexical bundles found in the essays was calculated, the type

Schutte et al. (1998) membangunkan 33 item skala kecerdasan emosi yang didakwa bersifat unidimensional. Petrides dan Furnham (2006) telah menjalankan analisis faktor untuk skala yang berkenaan sama dan mendapati empat faktor yang mendasari skala. Kajian tentang kecerdasan emosi telah dijalankan di Malaysia dengan skala yang telah diterima pakai, di

The aim of this case report is to remind clinicians and general radiologists that intussusception in older children are commonly caused by a lead point. One of the most common lead point in this instance is bowel lipoma. Intussusception without lead point most commonly occurs in infant between 4 to 10 months of age. Typically, the clinical presenta

Orchidaceae is the largest family of flowering plants with over 35,000 species and 850 genera. About 3300 species of orchids are found in Malaysia and the diversity is highest in the Main, Keledang, Bintang and Tahan Ranges. Apart from being prized for their beauty, orchids have long been used by humans for medicinal purposes. Today the uses of orc

Human Robot Interaction is a multidisciplinary field which involves developing, perceiving and assessing robotic systems. In effective communication, the understanding of emotions and intentions are essential. A roboticsystem that is capable of recognizing emotion states and synthesizing proper response would be beneficial for Human Robot Interacti

Human Robot Interaction (HRI) is a multidisciplinary field which involves developing, perceiving and assessing robotic systems. To ensure the effectiveness in communication, the understanding of emotions and intentions is essential. In the development of an emotionally intelligent robot, the issues on how to perceive human affective states and how