The modern Islamic banking industry has been growing in Sri Lanka since 1997 as an alternative banking system to the conventional one. Despite the fact that there are a number of hurdles with regard to its sustainability, it is growing significantly. However, it is imperative to take necessary steps to enhance the industry by expanding the applicat

At the heart of every robust economy is a sound banking system which is ensured when an improved and standard legal system is in place. Sri Lanka is one of the non-Muslim countries that have legislation conducive to some extent for the operation of the Islamic banking. However, there are a number of hurdles for the development of Islamic banking. T

While reaffirming the supremacy of Divine revelation, al-QaraÌÉwÊ explains that the sound human intellect has been entrusted by Divine revelation to play crucial roles in the confirmation of revealed truths and the development of all fields of human knowledge necessary for effective and wholesome human vicegerency on earth. There should not be,

Introduction Looking at the state of the world and the environment today, we recall what Alan Greenspan, the former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of U.S.A. wrote in 2007, namely The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World (Penguin Books 2007). Although his focus was on the financial tumult of recent times, particularly in the U.S.A., t

تطرق هذا البحث قضية حقوق الطفل قبل ولادته الشامل فترة كون الطفل في رحم الأم ولاسيما فترة اختيار الأب شريكة حياته من حيث الشريعة الإسلامية. استخدمت في هذا المقال المنهج التحليلي من خلال تحليل ا�

This paper tries to contrast the Syntactic structures between Arabic and Malay. The paper starts with an introduction about contrastive study, then descriptive study of some aspects related to syntax of Malay and Arabic, such as word-order, noun phrase, passive voice, object, and sentence, then followed by syntax of Arabic. Arabic structures were s

This article talks about anatomy in Islamic law. Anatomy has become widespread in many hospitals for various purposes. It is very necessary in our time, especially the educative anatomy that teaches doctors parts of human body to help them in treating people. Criminal anatomy is also important to know how someone has been killed; it is very importa

The paper argues based on the analysis of Imam Al-Ghazali that the major cause of moral decadence in the society today is as a result of non-purification of the diseases of the heart. It makes an analytical exposition of the term Ulu’l-Albab, i.e. men of Intellect as used by the Qur’an to show those men are of high moral standards. Thus, a puri

Nanocomposites of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE)/ natural rubber (NR)/liquid natural rubber (LNR) blend denoted as TPNR with montmorillonite-based organoclay (OMMT) were prepared using melt blending method. The melt blending of LLDPE/NR/LNR with a composition of 70:20:10 formed blends. For better dispersion of nanoclay in the TPNR blend, M

The melt compounding technique was employed to prepare thermoplastic natural rubber (TPNR) nanocomposites. The maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene (MA-PE) as a coupling agent was used to improve the filler-matrix interfacial adhesion. TPNR were prepared in the ratio of (70:20:10) from linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), natural rubber (NR) a