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A Critical Look at an Islamic Gold Investment Account New
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This article assesses an Islamic gold investment account offered by an Islamic bank in Malaysia and analyses its pros and cons. We look into the product’s relative advantages and disadvantages compare to some other Islamic deposit products and conventional gold accounts. In process of the assessment we also come across some Shari’ah compliance

capacitance-To-voltage Converter Design to Measure Small Change in Capacitance Produced by Human Body Movement New
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The primary application of this work is to design and develop a reliable capacitance sensing system for measuring very small capacitive changes at low frequencies for human interface application. The sensing system is applicable in monitoring and characterizing human body movement. The interface circuit measures very small capacitive variation. A n

Design Improvements in Underground Watering System for Small Local Farming Industries New
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The implementation of underground watering system is basically to supply crops with enough quantities of water. In Malaysia, most farming industries use sprinkler irrigation system. The water is only distributed over the surface whilst the roots actually need water the most. Thus, this research is conducted to design the improvements of watering sy

الحكمة والتعليل في القرآن والسنة: دراسة تحليلية للعلاقة بين العقيدة والمقاصد = Wisdom and Ratiocination in the Quran and Sunnah: an Analytical Study on the Connection Between Faith and the Doctrine of Maqasid New
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نطر هذا البحث في مسألة الحكمة والتعليل في القرآن والسنة من حيث ارتباطها بالناحيتين العقدية والمقاصدية للإسلام لما لذلك من أهمية كبرى في استقامة العلم والعمل. ذلك أن الفهم السليم لتعاليم الكتا

Technical Feasibility Study of a low-Cost Hybrid pac-Uf System for Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse: a Focus on Feedwater Production for low-Pressure Boilers New
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

This study has applied the concept of the hybrid PAC-UF process in the treatment of the final effluent of the palm oil industry for reuse as feedwater for low-pressure boilers. In a bench-scale set-up, a low-cost empty fruit bunch-based powdered activated carbon (PAC) was employed for upstream adsorption of biotreated palm oil mill effluent (BPOME)

A Comprehensive Knowledge Management Process Framework for Healthcare Information Systems in Healthcare Industry of Pakistan New
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The major challenge in the existing healthcare industry of Pakistan is that despite the presence of extensive data and related information, there is no solid Knowledge Management (KM) process or framework for controlling and catering the diversified nature of knowledge creation for effective decision making resulting in ineffective and inefficient

Branding Higher Education Institutions: What it Takes to be Branded New
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Over a long period of time, the word ‘brand’ has been used in business, marketing and advertising to distinguish the product of one unique seller from another. Today, we are living in a world of ‘customerisation’ in which customers opt for a product based on their desirability and according to their favourability and loyalty to a particular

A Survey on the Space and Living Condition of Zakat House for Asnafs Fakr and Miskin New
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

In Malaysia, the asnafs fakr and miskin receive monetary assistance from the zakat authority for shelter or housing either to build new houses (for those that own land), to repair current houses or to help in meeting the cost of rental charges. The paper aims to bring to attention the state of houses occupied by the asnafs. It provides a review on

Assessing the Prospect of Using Tahkim as a Shariah‐compliant Adr for Resolving Construction Disputes New
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Conventionally, arbitration is deemed as the most frequently used alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanism for settling construction related disputes. In Islam a similar approach in ADR, is known as Tahkim. While the practice and procedures in arbitration are well established, but not much is known about Tahkim. In line with the interest of t

Heaven’s Bankers: Inside the Hidden World of Islamic Finance, by Harris Irfan, the Overlook Press, 2015, Xx + 347 Pp., Isbn 978-1-4683-1047-4 New
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Islamic finance started to get the world’s attention as it collides with capitalist interest of profit maximization at the global level. During this time, Harris Irfan was among the early generation of ‘structurers’ who were responsible in designing financial contracts that are appealing to the conventional investors and observe Shariah requi

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