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Full-Text Articles in Arabic Language and Literature
Knowledge Of Athletic Trainers Regarding Airway Adjuncts, Jessica Edler
Knowledge Of Athletic Trainers Regarding Airway Adjuncts, Jessica Edler
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Context: Research shows that knowledge gaps occur among various professions and practitioners, which may harm patients. Little research has been done in Athletic Training to determine if knowledge gaps exist. Objective: To determine the relationship between perceived and actual knowledge of airway adjunct use and determine the difference in perceived knowledge. Design: Knowledge assessment Setting: Web-based survey Participants: 2000 Certified Athletic Trainers received the survey via email, 152 responded. Our response rate was 7.6%. Interventions: The perceived knowledge questionnaire was modified from Flynn and Goldsmith 5-item subject knowledge assessment. Flynn and Goldsmith examined the assessment tool to ensure validity and …
Foreign Language Anxiety In The Classroom And In An Online Environment, Monica Baez-Holley
Foreign Language Anxiety In The Classroom And In An Online Environment, Monica Baez-Holley
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This study compared the levels of anxiety that students experienced when taking a foreign language in the classroom with those taking a foreign language at a distance. It also aimed to determine if the student’s academic performance in the course could be predicted by his or her foreign language anxiety level. The sample consisted of 107 undergraduate students (57 traditional classroom students and 50 online students) enrolled in SPAN 101 at Indiana State University in the spring of 2012. Participants were asked to complete the L120 Questionnaire 2 developed by Hurd (2003). The original version of the instrument was used …
Creating Knowledge, Volume 6, 2013
Creating Knowledge, Volume 6, 2013
Creating Knowledge
It is my great pleasure to introduce the sixth volume of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences’ “Creating Knowledge,” our undergraduate student scholarship and research journal. First published in 2008, the journal is the outcome of an initiative to enhance and enrich the academic quality of the student experience within the college. Through this publication, the college seeks to encourage students to become actively engaged in creating scholarship and research and gives them a venue for the publication of their essays.
This sixth volume is, however, unlike the previous ones in one major respect: the papers in this …
Walking Atm’S: A Criminological Examination Of Hispanic Robbery Victimization Pre And Post Hurricane Katrina In Metropolitan New Orleans, Dennis Thornton
Walking Atm’S: A Criminological Examination Of Hispanic Robbery Victimization Pre And Post Hurricane Katrina In Metropolitan New Orleans, Dennis Thornton
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The Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina sparked the largest influx of Hispanic laborers in the metropolitan New Orleans area ever recorded in Louisiana’s history. Inhabiting impoverished neighborhoods with minimal resources, unable to speak the language and illegal in status, may prime this migrant class as vulnerable targets of robbery. Hence, robberies against Hispanics have increased in Jefferson Parish, which is the basis for the present study. The intention of this research is to ascertain whether such robbery victims sustain greater secondary violence during the commission of the crime than that of Non-Hispanics and also if geographic confinement is contributory factor to …
Analisis Gaya Bahasa Pujian Dan Celaan Dalam Al-Quran., Azhari Hamzah
Analisis Gaya Bahasa Pujian Dan Celaan Dalam Al-Quran., Azhari Hamzah
Student Works (2010-2019)
This research is done to study, analyse and explain one important aspect of the Arabic Language, which is the Glorifying and Reprimanding Language Style. In this research the writer chooses all the glorifying and reprimanding verses in the Holy al- Quran. There are two types of glorifying and reprimanding language style in the al- Quran, the written and the unwritten. The written type of glorifying and reprimanding is syntax studies while the unwritten type is semantic. The focus of this research is only on the written type. Therefore, it is done based on the Arabic Language syntax. This research divides …
Analisis Isti'arah Dalam Kitab Riya:D Al-Sa:Lihi:N., Mohamad Syukri Abdul Rahman
Analisis Isti'arah Dalam Kitab Riya:D Al-Sa:Lihi:N., Mohamad Syukri Abdul Rahman
Student Works (2010-2019)
This research studies the concept of al-’Istica:rat in the hadith in Riya:d al-Sa:lihi:n. In general it concerned with the rhetoric of the Prophetic tradition particularly the concept of al-’Istica:rat and its impact in understanding the meaning of the Tradition among Muslim scholars in Peninsular Malaysia. It covers all aspects of the study; the theoretical and the analytical aspects as well as the field research. As for the theoretical aspect of the study, it discusses the important aspects of the rhetoric of the hadith. Among others, it discusses the definition of al-Baya:n al-Nabawiyy and the characteristic and the speciality of …
Analisis Gaya Syart Dalam Surah Al-Isra'., Syed Nazir Syed Ibrahim
Analisis Gaya Syart Dalam Surah Al-Isra'., Syed Nazir Syed Ibrahim
Student Works (2010-2019)
This is a research into Arabic syntax. It is a library research in its entirety for the purpose of getting a closer glimpse of the functions and applications of the syart particles. The forms of syart phrases and their responses in this language style are also investigated. The analysis of surah al-Isra’ provides a very clear evident of how this language style is very open and is widely utilized be it in the al-Quran or in conversations. The views and opinions of past and present grammarians that are forwarded in the discussion into the basic theory are meant to provide …
Before It Rains, Veronica O. Parkman
Before It Rains, Veronica O. Parkman
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"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not parish but have everlasting life." Contemporary Christian literature is becoming first choice in public libraries and bookstores throughout the country. From novels about end-time prophesy to autobiographies of world-renowned pastors, works written for and about Christians have reached an all-time high. Before it Rains is indeed, according to the scriptural definition of salvation found in the King James Version of the bible, a contemporary Christian novel; the characters must go through the biblical process of accepting Jesus Christ as their …
The Attitudes Of Middle Eastern Faculty Toward The Use Of Distance Education In The Middle Eastern State Universities: A Comparative Study Between The Middle Eastern Faculty And Usa Faculty, Farooq A. Altameemy
The Attitudes Of Middle Eastern Faculty Toward The Use Of Distance Education In The Middle Eastern State Universities: A Comparative Study Between The Middle Eastern Faculty And Usa Faculty, Farooq A. Altameemy
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Although distance education is offered in many academic institutions, specifically universities, in most of the developed countries, utilizing it as a part of the educational system in the Middle East is still in the development stage and not at the same stage as Western and European countries. Of the institutions in the Middle East that have started utilizing distance education, many face difficulties, an example of which is that these distance programs are not accredited by the educational system in the country. In turn, this leads to other problems for graduates of these distance programs, such as inability to find …
Wacana Cerita Dalam Al-Qur'an : Satu Kajian Dalam Surah Al-Kahf., Ahmad Fikri Haji Husin
Wacana Cerita Dalam Al-Qur'an : Satu Kajian Dalam Surah Al-Kahf., Ahmad Fikri Haji Husin
Student Works (2010-2019)
Surah al-Kahf is a distinctive surah that looks into the narrative discourse through retrospections of some of the most amazing tales that had ever happened in the history of human civilisation and customs. It has 110 verses comprising four main stories: The Story of Asha:b al-Kahf (Cave Dwellers), The Story of Sa:hib al- Jannatayn (Owner of Two Orchards), The Story of the Meeting of Prophet Musa (Moses) and Khidr, and The Story of Dhul-Qarnain. This surah also tells a few anecdotes on the sideline that consist of idioms and comparisons through short tales of arrogance and devil’s deceptions, the consequences …
Struktur Al-Idafat Dalam Al-Qur'an Al-Karim : Kajian Dalam Surah Al-An'am., Nofri Yeni Azwar Ahmad
Struktur Al-Idafat Dalam Al-Qur'an Al-Karim : Kajian Dalam Surah Al-An'am., Nofri Yeni Azwar Ahmad
Student Works (2010-2019)
This dissertation entitled “Struktur al-Idafat Dalam al-Qur’an al-Karim : Kajian Dalam Surah al-An‘am”. This dissertation is a study of structural analysis of annexation in al-Qur'an al-Karim, especially in surah al-An‘am. It is also a descriptive study to describe the forms of annexation structure in Arabic, al-Qur'an al-Karim and surah al-An‘am. The purpose of this study is to see the views of Arab Linguists about annexation structure, to see the difference between annexation structure in Arabic, al- Qur'an al- Karim, and surah al-An‘am, to know the forms of annexation structure in al-Qur'an al- Karim, especially in Surah al-An‘am and to know …
Perbezaan Baris I'Rab Dan Kesannya Dalam Qira'at : Satu Kajian Dalam Surah Al-Baqarah., Al-Muslim Mustapa
Perbezaan Baris I'Rab Dan Kesannya Dalam Qira'at : Satu Kajian Dalam Surah Al-Baqarah., Al-Muslim Mustapa
Student Works (2010-2019)
This study aims at showing the relationship between i‘rab – one aspect of the Arabic linguistic sciences – and qira’at, which deals with the various i‘rab that exist in a particular qira’at. The i‘rab being studied is the formation of words inflection in the al- Quran according to the qira’at mutawatir. The study focuses on the effect these inflections have on the meaning the Quranic verses based on the various qira’at. This study outlines 3 objectives. First, the general relationship between Arabic language and qira’at. Second, the importance of i‘rab and its relationship with qira’at and its effects on meanings. …
Manhaj Abi Bakr Ibn Al-'Arabi Fi Ikhtiyaratihi Al-Fiqhiyah Min Khilal Kitabihi "'Aridat Al-Ahwadhi" : Kitab Al-Taharah Namudhajan = Abu Bakr Ibn Al-`Arabi's Methodology For Juristic Opinions In His Book 'Aridat Al-Ahwadhi, Using "The Book Of Purification" As A Data Sample., Qusay Muhammad Karyim
Student Works (2010-2019)
This thesis explains Abu Bakr ibn al-‘Arabi’s juristic choices in “The Book of Purification” from his work ‘Aridat al-Ahwadhi, and his methodology for doing so. This researcher has used an inductive methodology, surveying the works of Ibn al-‘Arabi as well as other books, particularly books of fiqh and usul al-fiqh, and then analyzing Ibn al-‘Arabi’s choices and comparing them with the legal opinions of other jurists. The study also undertakes a concise biography of Ibn al-‘Arabi and an overview of his book ‘Aridat al-Ahwadhi and the general methodology he employed in it. After that it focuses on extracting his fiqh …
Surat Al-Rahman : Dirasah Bayaniyah., Sahban Farouk Mushwh
Surat Al-Rahman : Dirasah Bayaniyah., Sahban Farouk Mushwh
Student Works (2010-2019)
In this study, “Surah AL-Rahamn : Rhetoric Study’,” the researcher reviewed the difference between the ‘ Tafseer’ and ‘Ta’weel’ of the Holy Quran . In our time, the difference has almost disappeared, and it is only seen in the scientific studies or researches. The researcher also discussed the trends and types of ‘Tafseer’. Chapter two, particularly, shows the rhetoric trend: the concept, the inception as well as the stages form the era of Prophet Mohammed (P.B.U.H) and his noble companions, the precedent scholars, and Imam Muhammed Abduh’s school of thought, which has had the greatest impact on the Sharia studies, …
Surah Yasin: Kajian Perbandingan Antara Qira’At Nafi Dan Qira’At Asim Riwayat Hafs., Murshidi Abd Hamid
Surah Yasin: Kajian Perbandingan Antara Qira’At Nafi Dan Qira’At Asim Riwayat Hafs., Murshidi Abd Hamid
Student Works (2010-2019)
Knowledge on Qira’at appeared when the al-Qur’an was revealed but many among us do not have this particular knowledge. In reality, this knowledge is closely associated with penalties and this reflects the significance of Qira’at. The main intention to introduce this subject of Qira’at is to expose to the public the importance of Qira’at as a source of knowledge with authenticity in Islam in tandem with the al-Qur’an. The main focus in this study is a comparison between two Qira’at for surah Yasin. This study is intended to introduce Qira’at Nafi‘ and Hafs and to gather more details on the …
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder And Sleep Disturbances: Consideration Of Familial Influences, Gretchen Stuckert Noble
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder And Sleep Disturbances: Consideration Of Familial Influences, Gretchen Stuckert Noble
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The present study examined the extent to which parenting influences problems with sleep in children referred for an evaluation of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Data was collected from parents and/or legal guardians of sixty-three 4- to 12-year old children referred for assessment at an ADHD Evaluation Clinic located at a Midwestern university. Previous literature linking sleep problems to ADHD has typically derived from community and pediatric sleep clinic samples and has largely overlooked children with sub-clinical sleep impairments and/or those whose sleep problems stem from alternate etiologies. More than 60% of parents/caregivers in the current study reported significant child sleep difficulties. …
Sayyid Qutb And Literary Exegesis: An Analysis Of Sayyid Qutb's Exegetical Methodology In In The Shade Of The Quran, John Clifford Halliwell
Sayyid Qutb And Literary Exegesis: An Analysis Of Sayyid Qutb's Exegetical Methodology In In The Shade Of The Quran, John Clifford Halliwell
Archived Theses and Dissertations
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The Intoxication Of The Spirit: Ahmed Ibn 'Ajibah's Commentary On 'Umar Ibn Al-Farid's Wine Song, Nuri Friedlander
The Intoxication Of The Spirit: Ahmed Ibn 'Ajibah's Commentary On 'Umar Ibn Al-Farid's Wine Song, Nuri Friedlander
Archived Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Terjemahan Tafsir Fi Zilal Al-Quran Oleh Yusoff Zaky Yacob : Suatu Kajian Dari Aspek Metodologi, Mohd Asmadi Yakob
Terjemahan Tafsir Fi Zilal Al-Quran Oleh Yusoff Zaky Yacob : Suatu Kajian Dari Aspek Metodologi, Mohd Asmadi Yakob
Student Works (2000-2009)
Kajian ini bertujuan membuat suatu analisis terhadap terjemahan Tafsir Fi Zilal al-Quran yang dilakukan oleh Dato' Yusof Zaky Yacob terutarna dari aspek metodologi penulisan dan penterjemahan. Perbincangan merangkumi konsep dan teori terjemahan khususnya terjemahan teks Arab-Melayu di samping sorotan ringkas terhadap terjemahan tafsir AI-Quran di Malaysia. Kajian ini juga bertujuan mendedahkan biografi Dato' Yusoff Zaky sebagai seorang intelektual Islam yang banyak memberi sumbangan kepada masyarakat Malaysia. Pendekatan kajian ini berbentuk konsep dan teori, ketokohan, serta analisis dan perbandingan. lanya melibatkan metod pengumpulan data yang merangkumi kajian perpustakaan dan lapangan. Berdasarkan kajian yang dijalankan. penulis merumuskan bahawa Dato' Yusoff Zaky merupakan …
Anatomi Manusia Dalam Kinayat Al-Quran, Rijaluddin Yahya
Anatomi Manusia Dalam Kinayat Al-Quran, Rijaluddin Yahya
Student Works (2000-2009)
This dissertation entitled 'Human Anatomy in AI-Quran's Kinayat consists of five chapters. Chapter one is the introduction which discusses the research problems, previous researches. research objectives, the importance of the research , its limitations, methodology and the framework of the research. Chapter Two argues on the question of kinayat (allusions) which according to Arabic rhetorical experts, consists of three main topics, that is, definitions of kinayat, the objectives of kinayat utterances and types of kinayat. Furthermor, Chapter Three discusses the question of kinayat according to al-Qurans perspectives which includes three important topics namely, al-Quran's kinayat between the truth and metaphor, …
Al-Fasl Dan Al-Wasl : Satu Analisis Dalam Surah Al-Mulk, Zahazan Mohamed
Al-Fasl Dan Al-Wasl : Satu Analisis Dalam Surah Al-Mulk, Zahazan Mohamed
Student Works (2000-2009)
As a chosen language for language of revelation, Arabic language has its own distinctive features that are not found in other languages Among them include the method of connecting and separating between two verses or more or particularly called in Arabic as AI-Fasl and AI-WasI. This study concerns rhetoric in Arabic which involves ilmu al-ma'ani that forms one of three areas of Arabic rhetoric. When must connecting of verses be necessary and when must they be separated? Furthermore, why is the method of connecting between verses in this topic involves only one huruf'ataf that is AI-Wasl and not other hurufs. …
Penguasaan Kata Ganti Nama Bahasa Arab Di Kalangan Pelajar-Pelajar Di Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama, Tuan Rashid Tuan Mat
Penguasaan Kata Ganti Nama Bahasa Arab Di Kalangan Pelajar-Pelajar Di Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama, Tuan Rashid Tuan Mat
Student Works (2000-2009)
Setiap bahasa mempunyai keistimewaan dan kelebihan serta peminatnya yang tersendiri. Bahasa Arab juga mempunyai keistimewaan ini. Ia adalah bahasa rasmi agama kepada Islam yang menjadi anutan ramai penduduk dunia. Uahasa Arab menjadi bahasa yang dibanggakan olch setiap orang yang mengaku dirinya Islam. Bahasa ini sentiasa digunakan oleh mereka sejak zaman permulaan Islam hingga ke hari ini, dan lnsya Allah ia akan kekal menjad i kebanggaan orang-orang Islam hingga ke akltir zaman. Salah satu keistimewaan bahasa Arab yang tiada pada bahasa lain ialah bahasa ini tidak mengalami banyak perubahan dan sentiasa difahami walau pun ia telah melalui tempoh masa yang lebih …
Makna Tersirat Di Sebalik Ayat Tanya : Satu Kajian Deskriptif Dalam Surah Al-Naml, Abdullah Haron
Makna Tersirat Di Sebalik Ayat Tanya : Satu Kajian Deskriptif Dalam Surah Al-Naml, Abdullah Haron
Student Works (2000-2009)
The objectives of this research on the " Hidden meaning of the sentences in the form of question " are to identify and to analyze the meaning in the usage of" sentences in the form of question ". Fallowing it, the result of the research is written in a comprehensible way and can provide satisfaction to the readers. Generally, in the usage of language there are questions that do not require answers from the listeners. The speakers intelligently conveys his or her message indirectly through the questions. The listener will understand the meaning of the sentence in the form of …
Naqshbandiyya In Damascus: Strategies To Establish And Strengthen The Order In A Changing Society, Leif Stenberg
Naqshbandiyya In Damascus: Strategies To Establish And Strengthen The Order In A Changing Society, Leif Stenberg
Book Chapters / Conference Papers
No abstract provided.
Stylistic Differences Between The Makkan And Madinan SūRas Of The Qur'āN, Maha Galal El-Borie
Stylistic Differences Between The Makkan And Madinan SūRas Of The Qur'āN, Maha Galal El-Borie
Archived Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Revealed Word And The Struggle For Authority: Interpretation And Use Of Islamic Terminology Among Algerian Islamists, Leif Stenberg
The Revealed Word And The Struggle For Authority: Interpretation And Use Of Islamic Terminology Among Algerian Islamists, Leif Stenberg
Book Chapters / Conference Papers
No abstract provided.
Isnad In Arabic Literary Works, William J Kopycki
Isnad In Arabic Literary Works, William J Kopycki
Archived Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Cross-Cultural Encounters: Past And Present, David R. Blanks
Cross-Cultural Encounters: Past And Present, David R. Blanks
Faculty Book Chapters
This collective volume is the result of the Second Annual Conference on Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Mediterranean held at the American University in Cairo, 5-7 May, 1996. The contributors, David R. Blanks, John Victor Tolan, Nabil I. Matar, John Rodenbeck, Thabit Abdullah, E.M. Sartain, Omaima Abou-Bakr, and Nadia M. El-Cheik, take an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from sociology, anthropology, political science, history, and literature, in medieval their examination of past attitudes, in particular images of the 'Other' in medieval Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, in order to trace the origins of modern stereotypes. The essays are divided into three …
Medieval Muslim-European Relations: Islamic Juristic Theory And Chancery Practice, E. M. Sartain
Medieval Muslim-European Relations: Islamic Juristic Theory And Chancery Practice, E. M. Sartain
Faculty Book Chapters
This collective volume is the result of the Second Annual Conference on Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Mediterranean held at the American University in Cairo, 5-7 May, 1996. The contributors, David R. Blanks, John Victor Tolan, Nabil I. Matar, John Rodenbeck, Thabit Abdullah, E.M. Sartain, Omaima Abou-Bakr, and Nadia M. El-Cheik, take an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from sociology, anthropology, political science, history, and literature, in medieval their examination of past attitudes, in particular images of the 'Other' in medieval Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, in order to trace the origins of modern stereotypes. The essays are divided into three …
The Religious Other: Christian Images In Sufi Poetry, Omaima Abou-Bakr
The Religious Other: Christian Images In Sufi Poetry, Omaima Abou-Bakr
Faculty Book Chapters
This collective volume is the result of the Second Annual Conference on Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Mediterranean held at the American University in Cairo, 5-7 May, 1996. The contributors, David R. Blanks, John Victor Tolan, Nabil I. Matar, John Rodenbeck, Thabit Abdullah, E.M. Sartain, Omaima Abou-Bakr, and Nadia M. El-Cheik, take an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from sociology, anthropology, political science, history, and literature, in medieval their examination of past attitudes, in particular images of the 'Other' in medieval Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, in order to trace the origins of modern stereotypes. The essays are divided into three …