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The Risks And Challenges Facing Social Security In Malaysia And Ways To Address Them From An Islamic Educational Perspective, Rami Hussein, Ashraf Bin Jamil

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The research aims at defining the concept of social security and through a review of a set of definitions for some researchers in this area as the aim of the research to identify the most prominent risks and challenges facing that Social Security in Malaysia through a random sample of teachers, administrators and students at the University of Malaya, where the results showed that all respondents agreed that crime poverty, unemployment and lack of social justice, the lack of equal opportunities is one of the most prominent threats to social security in Malaysia, as the study showed that the citizen …

Warfare And Welcome: Practicality And Qur’Ānic Hierarchy In Ibāḍī Muslims’ Jurisprudential Rulings On Music, Bradford J. Garvey

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

While much ink has been spilled by musicologists on the legal standing of music in Islamic jurisprudential scholarship, few scholars have offered as comprehensive a view as Lois Ibsen Al-Faruqi. Thirty-five years after her major works on this issue, this article seeks to reassess her model of musical legitimacy within Muslim scholarship. Al-Faruqi places Qur’ānic recitation at the apex of a unidirectional continuum of sound art, with genres less similar to the recitation of the Qur’ān located progressively further away from it. Based on fieldwork in the Sultanate of Oman in 2015-17 and engaging with recent reinvigorations on the anthropological …

Health Behavior Among Gifted And Normal Students At Ajloun District, And Its Relationship With Their Academic Achievements, Faisal Al Nawasreh, Bothenh Awas, Safa Al Horany

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed to unveilthehealthy behavioramong a sample of talented and ordinary students from schools at Ajloun city /Jordan, and its relationship to some demographic variables (gender, class)andeconomic levelof the family and academic achievement. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher usedHealthy BehaviorTest which wasprepareddepending on Smadi & Smadi scale(2011).To ensure thevalidity and reliability of the study, the sample consisted of 92talented and 138ordinary students who were randomlystratified selectedfrom class of supreme basic and secondary schools. The researcher came up with the findings using up the arithmetic averages,standard deviations andvalue of (T),the multi variance analysis correlation …

The Basic Human Principles That Govern The State Of War Between Islamic Law And International Law: A Comparative Study, Fatima Kassab Khaldi

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aims to reveal the major Islamic principles that govern the state of war in Islam compared to international law while highlighting the practical aspect of these principles. For this purpose, the study was based primarily on the analytical descriptive approach to trace and analyze these principles in Qur'ānic texts, Prophetic Sunnah, and the deeds of the righteous caliphates. The study showed, from an Islamic perspective, war is run in accordance with rules that constitute an ethical framework, which keeps balance between war necessities and human considerations. Therefore, Islam has been concerned about ease of the consequences of using …

Precautions Taken Against The Covid-19 By Presidency Of Religious Affairs In Terms Of Hajj And Umrah Pilgrimage: The Case Of Turkey, Onur Akbulut, Yakin Ekin

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

The gathering of people in a concentrated manner within particular spaces / places has become a serious issue during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Mass gatherings of individuals seem to be investigated intensively by researchers both in these days and will be further in the forthcoming years. Religion-oriented gatherings are of great importance because they have spiritual motivation for the ones who practice them. For many participants, these gatherings are essential at least once in their life. As is seen from its very nature, religious motivation is one of the most potent subjects to be considered in terms of mass gatherings. …

Covid-19 Pandemic: Risks Facing Hajj And Umrah, Razaq Raj, Dino Bozonelos

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

The two major gatherings of Muslims which take place in Makkah and Madinah, the two holiest cities of Saudi Arabia, are umrah during Ramadan the 9th month and Hajj Dhul-Hajjah in the 12th month of the Islamic year. The COVID-19 outbreak has had a massive economic and social impact on pilgrimages for Muslims - because these gatherings could lead to widespread exposures and possible spread of COVID-19 to every corner of the world, it forced the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to cancel Umrah in March 2020. The pandemic has also prompted the Saudi government to limit Hajj, with some exceptions, …

Crisis Management And The Impact Of Pandemics On Religious Tourism, William Mosier, Tariq Elhadary, Ismail A. Elhaty, Mehdi Safaei

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

The spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused a worldwide shockwave of fear and much misinformation leaving chaos in its wake. Holy shrines and other religious sites have a special place in the hearts and minds of many people. For example, the mosques in Makkah and Medina, Saudi Arabia typically accommodate over one hundred thousand Muslims daily. Due to the spread of COVID-19, both mosques were forced to shut their doors to pilgrims for health and safety reasons. This situation has saddened millions of Muslims all over the globe. The same situation applies to Qom City in Iran, Bethlehem …

The Problem-Based Learning Approach Towards Developing Soft Skills: A Systematic Review, Sadia Deep, Ali Ahmed, Nazia Suleman, Muhammad Zahid Abbas, Uzma Naza, Hina Shaheen, Abdul Razzaq

The Qualitative Report

In this paper, we review systematically the role of problem-based learning (PBL) in developing soft skills in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and other fields of studies. The Systematic Literature Review (SLR) includes the most recent empirical, review, and conceptual studies from TVET and other multiple fields of studies including medicine, humanities, and engineering between the years of 2001 and 2016 collected from four databases. A qualitative method was used to accomplish the systematic review. After the collection of articles, the selected studies were analyzed through thematic analysis. From this review, we concluded that PBL as an instructional …

What About InsāNiyat? Morality And Ethics In The Pahars Of Kashmir, Omer Aijazi

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

What about insāniyat (humanity)? Or put differently, how are morality and ethics compelled and shaped in the pahars (mountainscapes) of Kashmir? insāniyat is an emotion and ethics that expresses interdependencies between people. Insāniyat is moral and ethical proclivity. It is not enforced by an external authority but inheres in human encounters. I explore the question of insāniyat with the help of Qari Safr, a village Imam in the pahars of Neelum valley of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Devoted to the circulation of an Islamic-informed integrity of life, I read Qari Safr’s aspirations for himself and his community as extensions of wider struggles …

The Divorce Of The Drunk In Islamic Fiqh And Jordan Personal Status Law, Louay Alsamayat, Ahmad Al-Qudah

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The study aimed to define the concept of the divorce of the drunk which means the termination of marriage contract by the utterance of divorce produced by the drunken husband. The study presented the different faqihs’ opinions, displayed their proofs, discussed them, and concluded with the predominant opinion that the divorce does not take place in reality if the husband was drunk. The study compared that conclusion with the new Jordan Personal Status Law number (36) for year 2010 which claims that the drunk’s utterance of divorce does not terminate marriage contract. The study included an introduction, three parts and …

The Degree Of Islamic Education Teachers' Mastery Of The Rules And Pedagogy Of Telawa And Tajweed From Islamic Education Teachers' Point Of View, Mahmoud Muraweh, Anas Al-Khalayla

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed to reveal teachers’ view of Islamic Education teachers’ mastery level of the rules and pedagogy of recitation (Tiliwa) and in to nement (Tajweed). The study population comprised (820) secondary stage male and female teachers in 2ndZarqa Educational Directorate, Zarqa. The study sample comprehended (210) randomly-selected secondary stage teachers including (116) males and (94) females in the first semester of the scholastic year 2018/2019. In fulfillment of the study objectives, a 23-item questionnaire was developed. The study demonstrated that the mastery level of Islamic education teachers for recitation and in to nement rules and pedagogy, according to teachers, …

The Reality Of Worship And The Opinions Of Scholars In Judging The Ranks Of Worship, Marwa Kharma

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The rank of worship is the most honorable and highest of the ranks of love, and it expresses the rank of (Iihsan) - the highest level of religion - and for the honor and importance of this rank, I devoted a research to it entitled (The reality of worship and the opinions of scholars on judging the ranks of worship), And I divided it into an introduction, three topics and a conclusion. As for the first topic, it was: Explaining the truth of worship, its benefits and honor, and the second topic in a statement: The relationship of worship with …

The Impact Of Using A Constructivist-Theory Based Program On The Acquisition Of Islamic Concepts In Female Tenth Grade Students In Palestine, Roqaya Arar, Naser Khawaldeh

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed at investigating The Impact of an EducationalProgram Based on Constructivism Theory on AcquiringConcepts in Islamic Education Course for Basic 10th Grade Female Students in Palestine.To achieve goals of this study, a test has been developed to observe the Development of Acquiring Concepts in Islamic. The researcher adopted a quasi-experimental approach in which the experimental group consisting of (30) studentswas taught in accordance with Educational Program Based on Constructivism Theory. At the same time, the controlled group consisting of (30 students) was taught in the traditional way. The tests and the motive measuring was applied prior and post-teaching …

Thinking Styles In Light Of The Sternberg's Model On A Sample Of Gaza University Students, Abdullah Shorap

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The study aimed to identify the relativity significance of Sternberg's thinking styles of Gaza University students, to identify the significant differences in the styles under study, related gender and academic program.The study sample consisted of (213) students with of the model. The results of the study showed the following: The most common style for students is the judicial style, while the least common style is conservative. Also there weresignificant differences in the anarchic, hierarchical for males, and executive style for females. There were significant differences in legislative, executive, global and local styles for undergraduate students, while in the anarchism and …

International Conflict Resolution Methods Between The Western And Islamic Models: A Comparative Study, Fatima Kassab Al-Khalidi

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aims to reveal the major international conflict resolutions in Islamcompared to international law while highlighting the practical aspect of these resolutions. The study proceeds from the premise that “Islamic jurisprudence has formulated structured mechanisms for the peaceful resolution of disputes governed by the general rules on which Islam was founded, and have been applied early in the era of the Prophet”. Accordingly, the questions of the study were formulated, namely: “What are the mechanisms for international conflict resolutions in the Islamic model compared to the western model? And what are the most prominent early applications?”. The study was …

Identifying The Cognitive Outcome In Physical Fitness Among Students Of The College Of Sports Sciences At Mu'tah University, Baker Al Khazala, Ahmed Al-Thuneibat

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The aim of this study was to identify the cognitive outcomes in the field of physical fitness in the students of the Faculty of Mathematical Sciences at Mu'tah University. The descriptive method was used in its scientific steps and procedures. The sample consisted of distributed to (124) students and (65) The results of the study showed that there were no differences between the two sexes. The results of the study showed that there were statistically significant differences for both the school year variables and the estimation, And She also recommended holding fitness courses and workshops to strengthen the cognitive output …

Information Seeking Behaviour In Digital Environment : A Study Of Post Graduate Students At University Of Kashmir, Asifa Ali, Sumaira Jan Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information Seeking Behavior is a “consequence of a need perceived by an information user, who, in order to satisfy that need, makes demands upon formal or informal information sources or services, which result in success or failure to find relevant information”. The present study is an attempt to analyze the information seeking behavior of the PG students of social science faculties in University of Kashmir, Srinagar. The survey method was used as a data collection tool with the help of pre-defined questionnaire and interview was conducted during the month of November, 2019.There were 280 questionnaires distributed among PG students of …

Connecting With Library Science Research Scholars And Alumni Using The Facebook Page: An Empirical Study, M Leeladharan, P. V. Nileena, S Thiyagarajan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose – The Department of Library and Information Science, Pondicherry University, has a Facebook page created a decade back to reach out to its Alumni and Research Scholars. This research is to collect feedback on the FB page to improvise it.

Design/methodology/approach – A well-structured questionnaire comprising two sections: section A: demographic details and Section B: consist of questions with provisions to rank on a five-point Likert scale, circulated on the Departments Facebook Page (DLIS-Pondicherry-University). Sixty responses were recorded during data collection and analyzed using SPSS.

Findings – The present study results show that the Facebook page is used more …

Statistical Analysis Of The Research Journal Of Physical Education And Sports Sciences The Shield, Saeed Ullah Jan, Dr. Saeed Ullah Jan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This quantitative study was carried out in 2018 with the analysis of eleven published issues of “Research journal; The Shield” from 2006 to 2016. The authors attempted to find the numbers of articles per year, authorship pattern, length of articles, form of cited documents, the ranking of contributors and country-wise contribution of first authors. The printed version of Shield issues along with web-based issues was consulted for the analysis. The data were entered into Excel sheets for refinement and interpretation. Journal papers are the more cited documents as per the analysis of the research articles. The contribution of Pakistani scholars …

Halal Value Chain: A Bibliometric Review Using R, Muhammad Syafii Antonio, Aam Rusydiana, Nisful Laila, Yayat Rahmat Hidayat, Lina Marlina

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims to determine the development and trend map of Halal Value Chain (HVC) outbreak research that is published by a reputable journal in the theme of Islamic economics and finance. The data analyzed were more than 163 publications of indexed research publications. The export data is then processed and analyzed using the R Biblioshiny application program to find out the bibliometric map of the development of the role of Islamic economics and finance in the Halal Value Chain. The results showed that the number of publications on the development of the role of Islamic economics and finance …

Scholars And Sense

DePaul Magazine

Four DePaul alumni who were the recipients of McNair scholarships have gone on to careers of servies. Pedro Serrano is a public health researcher who most recently has been working on how COVID-19 is affecting people's emotional, physical and mental health. Pascale Ife Williams, a human ecologist, engages is culture and arts initiatives that lift up communities oppressed by institutional inequity. Peter Dziedzic explores interfaith dialogue and religious pluralism as a PhD candidate at Harvard University. Robert Vargas, a tenured sociology professor at the University of Chicago, is using geographic information system mapping software to help governments anticipate and reduce …

Characteristics Of Trust (Waqf) In Islamic Law (Sharea’A), Khaireldeen Taleb

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

The paper consists of an introduction and two chapters, namely, definition of Waqf in language and convention and characteristics of Islamic Waqf. In the introduction, the author studies the importance of Waqf. Furthermore, he surveys the literature review and introduces his methodology. In the first chapter of the paper, the author explains the meaning of the term “Waqf” and its legality in the Quran, Sunna, jurisprudential provisions, and scholars’ opinions. The second chapter provides an overview of the characteristics of Waqf, its importance, and its effect on the state as well as individuals. Among these characteristics are divinity, positivism, humanity, …

Muslims’ Religious Freedom And Religiosity: Measurement And Impact, Hannah M. Ridge

Political Science Faculty Books and Book Chapters

Multiple measures of religious freedom and states’ regulation of religion are at work in sociology of religion. These scales apply one score to a country or to a subset of its policies. A uniform state score conceals the internal religious diversity and the heterogeneous experiences of religious freedom that can result. These, in turn, encourage ecological fallacies and mask the disparate impact that religious freedom for one’s own community and for other groups can have on individuals’ preferences and decisions. To demonstrate the value of measuring and studying religious freedom at the individual level, this study applies individual-level assessments of …

Damnatio Memoriae: On Deleting The East From Western History, Koert Debeuf

New England Journal of Public Policy

The story we read in books about the Renaissance tells us that Petrarch and Poggio rediscovered the books of antiquity that had been copied for centuries in medieval abbeys. The re-introduction of Greek science and philosophy, however, began in the twelfth century but occurred mainly in the thirteenth century. These works were first translated into Syriac and Arabic in the eighth and ninth centuries and stored in the House of Wisdom in Baghdad. There they were read, used, and commented on by Arab philosophers, of whom the most famous was Averroes (1126–1198), who lived in Cordoba. The translation of his …

The Concept Of The Village And It Is Implications In The Holy Qur'an: A Thematic Interpretation, Hazem Zyoud

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

This study which is titled (the concept of the village and its implications in the holy qur'an: a thematic interpretation) is based on the approach of thematic interpretation, through which the researcher shows the word “village” and its morphology in the Qur'an, whether in the Meccan or Medinan verses (surat), and then tackle the meaning of the “village” in terms of language and terminology in addition to the relationship between them. The researcher also extrapolates the common semantic meanings carried by this word between the Meccan and Medinan verses (surat) jointly or separately. This study concludes the most important findings …

Verification And Explanation Of The Prophetic Traditions (Hadiths) Of Kindness To Animals, Helmi Abed El- Hadi

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

This research includes a collection of Hadiths (prophetic traditions) mentioned by Prophet Mohammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), in which he urged Muslims to deal kindly with the animals when Muslims use these animals for all purposes like riding, loading milking and even slaughtering them.

The researcher has also verified the authenticity, judged and explained all of these respective Hadiths in a wise way to show the greatness of Islam in dealing with animals; he was neither lengthy nor short. In fact, the greatness of Islam is clearly shown in dignifying these animals which, in turn, entails …

The Prophet’S Method Of Using Perfume, Islam Yassin

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

This study discusses the prophet’s method of using perfume. This is to show that Islam considers the perfume important in the life of mankind, so as to encourage Muslims to use fragrance. It is observed that many Muslims do not consider perfume important. This study explains the role of Islam in taking care of the Muslims’ beauty with regard to perfume. The researchers employed an analytical approach to collect data from Hadith books, explain, examine and extract meaning. The study explains the meaning of perfume, how the prophet (peace be upon him) considers it important, and when and where it …

The Efficacy Of Using Scb Guidelines To Facilitate Conservation Science-Faith Collaboration: Experiences In The Field, Jame Schaefer, Kit Magellan, Robert Sluka, Shekhar Kolipaka, Oscar Gonzalez, Akmal Arif Mohd Razali, Gopalasamy Reuben Clements, Chantal Elkin

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

Recognizing the need to identify ways in which conservation researchers and practitioners can work constructively with faith leaders and communities to conserve biological diversity, the Religion and Conservation Biology Working Group of the Society for Conservation Biology formally launched the Best Practices Project in March 2016 for the purpose of collecting recommendations from SCB members throughout the world. A survey of members in 2016, a forum at the 2016 International Marine Conservation Congress in Newfoundland/Labrador, a symposium, workshop and poster session at the 2017 International Congress for Conservation Biology in Colombia, and an e-mail request to RCBWG members in October …

Trend Setters In Library & Information Studies In Pakistan A Bio-Bibliometric Study Of Professor. Hamid Rahman’S Contribution To Lis Literature, Abid Hussain

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This quantitative study presents the bio bibliometrics analysis of Prof. Hamid Rahman, and the literature produced by him from 1983 till the end of 2020. The basic aim of the study was to investigate the life and contribution to the field of the Library and Information Science in Urdu, English and Hindko, language, professor devoted in his professional career. Prof. Hamid Rahman wrote award winging papers, and won IVP (International Visitor Program) scholarship. He was remained an external/internal supervisor for undergraduate and postgraduate Library Science programs in many leading Universities of the country. He organized six library science conferences at …

Level Of Science Achievement: Basis For The Production Of Strategic Intervention Materials (Sims), Febbie C. Verano, Sheena Mae T. Comighud

UBT International Conference

This research used the descriptive method to determine the level of Science Achievement of Grade VI Pupils: Basis for Production of Strategic Intervention Materials in Bayawan City East Central School, Bayawan City Division during the SY 2019-2020. The quantitative data were gathered from 134 pupils of Bayawan City East Central School, Bayawan City Division during the SY 2019-2020. Also, the researcher conducted a survey questionnaire. Descriptive method was used in this study. The statistical tools used in the analysis of the data were percentage, frequency, mean, weighted mean, and z-test. The study found out that the level of Science Achievement …