The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) since its establishment in 1981 has made tremendous achievements over the past forty years in economic, social, military, scientific and educational sectors which made the body to think about moving towards a “Gulf Union”- a higher level of accomplishment and solidarity, after the model of European Union. Inde

This study examines the extent of eligibility of dhimmi to assume the leadership of an Islamic country. The problem of the study lies in removing the requirement of Islam in the head of a Muslim country; and the extent of the eligibility of members of non-Muslim minorities to hold this office. I wanted from this study to explain the Shariah view an

This essay explores the roles of universities and schools in dealing with the violent extremism phenomenon in Malaysia. In doing so, the article is divided into three parts: firstly, it discusses the recent involvement of lec- turers and students in supporting pro-Daesh movements in Malaysia. The second part deals with the question of why universit

Using descriptive and analytical methods, this paper explores the role and contributions of an eminent SunnÊ scholar of the Indo-Pak subcontinent, Sayyid Abu al-×asan ‘AlÊ al-NadwÊ (d. 1420/1999) in promoting inter-cultural and religious dialogue between Islam and other faiths in the Hindu majority society, India. The study found that Nadwi a

The main purpose of this study is to investigate how the role of Islamic education teachers may influence in nurturing students’ morality. Teaching and nurturing students’ morality across curriculum is one of the important characteristics of the Integrated Curriculum for Secondary Schools in Malaysia. Its main drive is to enhance the potential

Ventilation shaft is one of the effective elements in natural venti- lation for ensuring acceptable Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and thermal comfort. It has been found that the opening of ventilation shaft plays a significant role in the ventilation efficiency of an underground shelter. In this study, we aim to develop a predictive ventilation rate mod

In order to ensure that all the policies taken meet the Islamic principles, the Ulama’ decided some methods and rules should be adhered to while implementing any laws. Knowledge about maqasid syariah need to be fully understood and applied it accordingly to ensure all the regulations implemented as according to the Islamic shari’a. The main pur

In this study, the soil temperature profile was computed based on the harmonic heat transfer equations at various depths. The meteorological data ranging from January, 1st 2016 to December, 31st 2016 measured by local weather stations were employed. The findings indicted that as the soil depth increases, the temperature changes are negligible and t

It was known that orthogonality preserving property and surjectivity of nonlinear Markov operators, acting on finite dimensional simpleces, are equivalent. It turns out that these notions are no longer equivalent when such kind of operators are considered over on infinite dimensional spaces. In the present paper, we find necessary and sufficient co

Introduction: Periodontal and conservative treatment need among first-visit patients at IIUM Dental Outpatient Clinic was high. This study aimed to identify the major periodontal and conservative treatment need, to analyse previous trend and to forecast future need. Materials & Methods: Ethical approval (IREC762) was obtained from IIUM Ethics C