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Relationship Between Transformational Leadership And Employees' Creativity With Psychological Empowerment As Mediator, Nurshahira Ibrahim, Azman Ismail, Norazila Mat, Tugba Erhan

The South East Asian Journal of Management

Research Aims: This study examines the mediating effect of psychological empowerment on the relationship between transformational leadership and employee creativity in a financial organisation in Peninsular Malaysia.

Design/Methodology/Approach: Quantitative methods were employed in this study. Two hundred questionnaires were distributed to employees of Islamic financial institutions in Malaysia. Of these, only 153 questionnaires were usable. Random sampling and partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) techniques were utilised in data analysis.

Research Findings: The results of the analysis showed that psychological empowerment had an indirect effect on the impact of transformational leadership on employee creativity in the organisation under …

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Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

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1991 Review Examines 17 New Books On The Book Of Mormon

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

The third volume of the annual F.A.R.M.S. Review of Books on the Book of Mormon is now available for purchase.

Women’S Expansion In Regional Head Elections In Medan City 2020 (Case Study On The Akhyar-Salman Couple), Rocky Arfan, Dinda Azzahra, Suryanef Suryanef, Al Rafni

Jurnal Wacana Politik

The role of women as political elites is increasingly important, which makes gender inequality widespread. This study examines the expansion, role, and contribution of DPD women of the Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS) in the 2020 Medan City regional head elections with a case study on the Akhyar-Salman couple. Qualitative research was conducted by collecting data on the role of female PKS party members and leaders in winning the Akhyar-Salman pair through in-depth interviews with research subjects. sample determination using a purposive sampling technique. All data were processed descriptively. The results showed that the expansion of women in improving the quality …

Table Of Contents, And Introductory Information, Gretchen Braun Editor

Furman Humanities Review

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Furman Humanities Review. Volume 33, May 2022, Gretchen Braun Editor

Furman Humanities Review

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Artificial Intelligence Adoption And Utilization By Librarians In University Libraries In Kwara State, Nigeria, Abdrahman Atanda Moustapha, Ibrahim .O. Yusuf Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigated how librarians working in various university libraries in Kwara State, Nigeria, adopt and use artificial intelligence. The study raised four research goals as well as four research questions. A descriptive survey method and random sampling techniques with 450 randomly selected librarians from Kwara State Universities, Nigeria, were used for the research. Five research assistants were trained on how to contact respondents and secure their consent before distributing the structured questionnaire designed by the researcher, who assisted in the tool distribution process. The researcher was able to retrieve 410 copies of the 450 questionnaires that were given to …

Topological Tropology Of V.S. Naipaul’S Islamic Travelogues And Daniel Pipes’ Islamic History: Ahistorical Historicism, Md. Habibullah

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul’s (1932-2018) first Islamic travelogue Among the Believers: An Islamic Journey (1981) contains his experience of a visit from August 1979 to February 1980 to the four non-Arab Muslim-majority countries – Iran, Pakistan, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Similarly, his last Islamic travelogue Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions among the Converted Peoples (1998) has a description of another visit to the same countries for five-month in 1995. Concurrently, Daniel Pipes (1949-), an American historian, published his doctoral dissertation, Slave Soldiers and Islam: The Genesis of a Military System (1981), which represents Islamic culture as the first instigator of …

Graphic Standards In Graphic Heritage: Scope, Scale, And Unity Through Multiplicity In Islamic Design, Robert George Harland

IASDR Conference Series

The concept of graphic standards is well-known across several disciplines. In design, it is most substantively understood in architecture, but its American origins present a limited aesthetic scope that favours classical architectural norms that overlook non-western architectural traditions. This paper explores their relevance concerning urban heritage and the emerging concept of graphic heritage and explores how the concept may be used to understand the value of repetition and frequency in Islamic art, architecture, and design. The research follows an exploratory hypothesis that seeks to describe and redefine some related concepts that will benefit a cross-disciplinary appreciation of cultural heritage and …

Barira's Hadith.. Investigation And Analytical Study, Mohamed Awad

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

The research deals with the full text of a hadith of Barira from the books of the Sunnah, with mentioning the rulings on hadiths that are not in Sahih Al-Bukhari and Muslim, and defining the character of Barira, may God be pleased with her, after this, the researcher added what he found important for the explanation and linked it to reality, which is not found in the explanation books in general. The researcher benefited from it, added to it, knew the origin and owner of the words, obtained from this many sayings, and then renewed them as much as he …

Muslim Heroes On Screen, Ahmad Nuril Huda

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a book review of Daniel O'Brien, Muslim Heroes on Screen (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021).

From Patriarchal Stereotypes To Matriarchal Pleasures Of Hybridity: Representation Of A Muslim Family In Berlin, Rahime Özgün Kehya Dr

Journal of Religion & Film

Sinan Çetin’s blockbuster Berlin in Berlin (1993) is a Turkish-German co-production. In contrast to certain representational tendencies with German orientalism or Turkish occidentalism, it deconstructs the intersectional structures of migration, religion, and gender. The portrayal of religion in films about Turkish-German labour migration is a kind of cultural narcissism often projected into national cinema by denigrating the faith of the other and glorifying one’s own religion. However, perspectives at such intersections are critical and require sensitivity in filmmaking, as films can create prejudice or help build peaceful relationships around these sensitive issues. The paper employs discourse analysis in linking Derrida’s …

Oman: Navigating Peace Amidst Turmoil, Sofia Liberti

Global Studies Student Projects

This paper provides insight on the ways in which the country of Oman could be best equipped to foster peace in the Middle East based on their history and unique theological approach to Islam. It uses Yemen as a case study.

Roots To Reconciliation: Understanding Factors Influencing Violent Extremism And Rehabilitation As Imperatives, Sofia Liberti

Global Studies Senior Capstone

Islamic religion and culture are often misunderstood, misrepresented, and consequently most vilified in the world, despite comprising well over a fifth of the world population. This paper attempts to discern Islam's view on violence/non-violence, the factors that lead to religious extremism, and what countering violent extremist movements and rehabilitation look like. While it is important to recognize that this religion/faith/worldview is not understood in the same way or prioritized to the same degree by each and every Muslim, this paper hopes to become a resource for de-bunking the misguided beliefs about Islam in today's media linking ideas such as terrorism …

Should I Stay Or Should I Go: A Preliminary Case Study Of Labor Migration Aspirations Among Female Undergraduate Students At The University Of Jordan, Simon Khairallah

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This preliminary case study investigated the composition, complexity, and presence of labor migration aspirations among female undergraduate students at the University of Jordan. The University of Jordan was selected as the research site due to its size and prominence in Jordan. The study sought to explore female participants’ perspectives on the current economic situation in Jordan, migration aspirations, and desired destinations. Interviews were conducted with undergraduate students at the University of Jordan. Of these ten participants, six expressed clear labor migration aspirations, three expressed aspirations to stay, and one expressed ambivalent migration aspirations. Nearly all participants expressed negative views of …

Arab Feminism And The Hijab: Exploring The Intersection Of Feminism And Islam In Jordan, Melanie Kallah

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

The goal of this qualitative research is to procure a definition of Arab Feminism from the religious and cultural beliefs of Jordanian Muslim women while also highlighting the feminist roots of Islam. The hijab is the perfect symbol to analyze Arab feminism under and discuss the difference between religion and culture.

This paper first dives into the history of the Jordanian women’s movement and the origins of today's activism. This hinges on the work of Rana Husseini, who has the only in-depth account of the Jordanian women’s movement. This history allows the reader to better understand the current conditions of …

Islamophobia In India And Its Impact On India’S Foreign Relations, Dylan Morgan

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

India has a vast history of Islam throughout the subcontinent, beginning over a millennia ago. Throughout this time, developments such as Muslim rule over Hindus, British colonization, the partition to create Pakistan and eventually Bangladesh, as well as the rise of Hindu nationalism throughout India from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have created a dangerous status quo for Muslims in India. Communal, state-sanctioned, violence against Muslims, their businesses, symbols of the religion, and any sort of public display is increasingly common. The impact on India’s international standing, especially with predominantly Muslim countries such as Arabian Gulf countries, Iran, Malaysia, and …

Education To Employment: The Role Of University Career Guidance In Reducing Youth Unemployment In Jordan, Anoushka Saraf

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This paper addresses the need for effective career guidance for university students, and sustainable post-graduation alumni support systems, to improve the employability of university graduates and reduce youth unemployment in Jordan. Through interviews and surveys, this paper will identify the key problems contributing to the skill mismatch between university graduates and the demands of the labor market. It will try and tackle how career centers can help their students develop soft skills like communication and teamwork, build a portfolio to differentiate themselves to employers, empower themselves with skills through online courses on software development, data science, research, and other technological …

"The Opium Of The People" - The Effects Of Soviet State Atheism On The Muslims Of Central Asia, Joshua Hughes

Senior Theses

This thesis explores the Soviet Union’s approach to Islam in the Central Asian republics of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan and the effects that these policies have had on believers following the collapse of the Soviet Union. As the first nation to adopt atheism as official policy, the Soviet Party-state employed many tactics to suppress Islam in the region through violence, propaganda, and strict control. Relying on existing literature written on the topic, I begin by offering a historical analysis of the attacks on Islam in the 1920s and 1930s. In an attempt to expand the scope of English-language …

Knowing The Unknowable: Visions Of Troubled Lands, Estella C. Kuchta

Journal of Contemplative and Holistic Education

This paper describes the author’s clairvoyant visions of war and personal experiences of transrational knowledges. It is an account of one Westerner coming to know outside of and despite Western episteme. Transrational knowing was modelled by companion dogs in the author’s childhood and literary figures in early adulthood, and was experienced as a means of self-protection. Western culture fosters skepticism about transrational knowledges, such as psychic visions and telepathic connections. This paper asserts that transrational knowing—whether between humans, other species, or humans and other species—is a valid and readily available form of knowing that exists outside of and in spite …

Al-Tariff In Illustrating The Weakness Of The Humor Of The Companion Al-Nuaiman Bin Amr الطريف في بيان ضعف دعابة الصحابي النعيمان بن عمرو  الظريف, Ahmed Bin Ibrahim Al-Baz

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

This research focuses on studying the hadiths that mention the light-hearted situations of the esteemed companion Al-Nuaiman bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) until he became known for it. The aim is to purify the record of this esteemed companion from the falsely attributed hadiths through tracing the hadiths in the collections of Sunnah. The research adopts both the inductive and deductive methodologies. The findings of this research indicate that there is no authentic hadith about the joking and humor of the honored companion Al-Nuaiman bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him), except for one hadith related …

Evaluating The Performance Of Jordanian Islamic Banks Using Swot تقييم أداء المصارف الإسلامية الأردنية باستخدام Swot, Abdullah Muhammad Al-Badareen, Najeeb Khreis

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

The study aimed to evaluate the performance of Jordanian Islamic banks using SWOT analysis to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. The sample included all Jordanian Islamic banks. The study adopted a descriptive and analytical approach, starting with an analysis of the internal and external banking environment, as well as the legislative environment. It also analyzed the intellectual and financial performance indicators. The study found several strengths, including uniqueness in its adherence to Islamic principles, high profitability and liquidity levels, and low risk levels. On the other hand, it identified weaknesses such as deviating from its foundational principles, limited investment …

The Inborn Qualities Of Human Beings In The Holy Qur’An: A Pragmatic Objective Study (The Trait Of Panic As A Model) صفات الإنسان الجِبليَّة في القرآن الكريم، دراسة موضوعية دلاليّة (صفة الهلع أُنموذجاً), Faraj Zubaidi

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

This study aims to shed light on the inborn qualities of humans in the Qur’an concerning their enumeration, elucidation of their meaning, and their relation to the duality of good and evil in human nature. It also sought to reveal some rhetorical secrets hidden in the diversity of their linguistic expressions and to study an applied model on the trait of panic. The study employed an introduction and two chapters using the methods of induction, analysis, and deduction. Among the most important results of the study is that the Qur’an mentions a variety of inborn and reprehensible qualities of human …

The Concept Of Joy In The Quran: A Terminological Study Approach, Between Lexical And Textual Analysis مفهوم الفرح في القرآن الكريم من خلال منهج الدراسة المصطلحية: بين الدراسة المعجمية والدراسة النصية, Adel Al - Wadi, Amuhammed Alyanbuei

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

The search for the true meaning of the term "joy" in its Quranic context, through a scientific approach, aims to understand the Quran's guidance to humanity in expressing and directing their emotions, especially those related to joy for what Allah has bestowed upon them and favored them with over many of His creations. This understanding seeks to liberate individuals from the domination of desires and whims, thus achieving true servitude to the Creator of the heavens and the earth and facilitating the adherence to the Sharia (Islamic law) that He has chosen for His worshipers as they wish.

The research …

The Ruling Of Selling Vegetable Oil In Its Original State: An Islamic Jurisprudential Study حكــم بيـع الزيــت النباتـي بأصلــه -دراسة أصولية فقهية-, Marwan Alrayahneh, Hamad Azzam

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

This study aims to clarify the ruling on selling vegetable oil in its original state, particularly the sale of olive oil along with the olives in our country. The study includes two main inquiries: the first one focuses on presenting the opinions of scholars and their evidence regarding the sale of vegetable oil in its original state. The second inquiry addresses the possibility of analogizing the issue of selling oil in its original state to "Bay’a ala’raya" (the sale of a number of ripe dates that are still on the palm trees based on an estimation of the dates on …

Jurisprudential Fabrication And Its Applications To The Oath Of Invocation According To The Practice In Jordanian Sharia Courts التلفيق الفقهي وتطبيقاته على يمين الاستظهار وفق ما جرى عليه العمل في المحاكم الشرعية الأردنية, Osama Aljourneh, Hamza Hazaimeh, Qais Amawi

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

This study highlights the legal jurisprudential issue that arises in Sharia courts, derived from the provisions of the Journal of Judicial Judgements, which is a question of the "Oath of Invocation." It also examines the jurisprudential concept of fabrication, identifying the scholars who permit it, its relation to the concept of facilitation in Islamic law, the conditions for its application, its historical emergence, types, categories, and criteria. The study further highlights the application of the jurisprudential fabrication in Article 1746 of the Judicial Decisions Journal as practiced by the Journal of Judicial Judgements, discussing the necessity and justification for its …

The Competencies Of The Teacher In The Islamic Educational Legacy كفايات المعلّم في التّراث التّربوي الإسلامي**, Samer Al-Bakri, Ahmed Alawami

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

The aim of this study is to extract the competencies of the teacher from Islamic educational heritage sources and link them to Islamic principles (the Quran and Sunnah). It seeks to highlight the distinctiveness of these competencies in the Islamic perspective compared to other educational systems. The study also explores the benefits of incorporating these competencies today and how to utilize them to enhance our Arab-Islamic educational system. The research was conducted by conducting an exhaustive review of seven of the most important ancient Islamic educational books. It revealed that Muslim scholars showed great concern for teacher competencies and extensively …

A Critical Reading Of George Tarabichi's Book “Min Islam Al-Quran Ila Islam Al-Hadith” قراءة نقدية في كتاب من إسلام القرآن إلى إسلام الحديث لجورج طرابيشي, Baraa Nezar Rayyan

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

The well-known Syrian thinker and translator, George Tarabichi, presented a new perspective on Islamic heritage in his book "Min Islam Al-Quran Ila Islam Al-Hadith." In his original perspective, Tarabichi questioned many Islamic beliefs, such as the legislative role of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), the status of his traditions (Hadith), and the authenticity of their attribution to him. Moreover, Professor Tarabichi followed a general skeptical approach towards the Prophetic tradition (Sunnah), using terms like fabrication, lying, and invention to describe the Prophetic sayings regardless of their strength. He employed scientific and historical logic in his assessment. The study …

The Ruling Of Cosmetic Eye Color Change: A Jurisprudential And Medical Study حكم التغيير التجميلي للون العينين: دراسة فقهية طبية, Hamza Abed Alkarim Hammad Dr

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

This research aims to seek the Islamic ruling on the issue of cosmetic eye color change, whether through laser treatment or implanting colored lenses. The study follows a descriptive-analytical approach by describing the phenomenon based on experts' opinions and then conducting a jurisprudential analysis of the topic in light of various opinions. The research concludes that this procedure is prohibited due to the potential harm it may cause, including increased eye pressure, severe eye inflammations, cataracts, and damage to the inner layer of the cornea.

يهدف هذا البحث إلى محاولة الوصول إلى الحكم الشرعي لمسألة التغيير التجميلي للون العيون، سواء …

The Scholars Who Were Obscure To Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar And Traced By Him In The Matters Of Hadith In 'Hadi Al-Sari' And Revealed Their Identities In 'Fath Al-Bari' Clarifying The Reason For The Obscurity الأعلام الذين أبهمهم الحافظ ابن حجر وتعقّبهم في المسائل الحديثية في هدي الساري وكشف عنهم في فتح الباري وبيان سبب الإبهام, Haitham Jasim Al-Ali, Fatima Zohra Aouati

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

This research aims to identify the reasons that led Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar to vaguely name some scholars in certain Hadith matters mentioned in the introduction of his book "Hadi Al-Sari," and then revealed their identities in his explanation "Fath Al-Bari." We have conducted a comprehensive study and followed the inductive approach to determine these names, enabling us to uncover a variety of reasons that prompted Ibn Hajar to do so, using an analytical methodology.

يهدف هذا البحث إلى معرفة الأسباب التي دعت الحافظ ابن حجر إلى إبهام بعض الأسماء لبعض الأعلام في مسائل حديثية تطرق إليها في مقدمته هدي الساري …