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Comparison Of Fatty Acid Compositions In Different Goat Breeds: A Study In Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Get PDFThe aim of this study is to determine the influence of goat breeds (Saanen, Jamnapari and Boer) on the biological quality of milk in Malaysia and to compare the chemical composition of SFAs, MUFAs and PUFAs concentration of milk across the three breeds. Nine milk samples were collected from three different breeds of goats namely Saanen, Jamnapari and Boer. All samples were taken in triplicate and analysed for fatty acid composition of the milk using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). According to the GC-MS results, 13 fatty acids were identified and expressed relatively in the percentage of peak areas (%) and evaluated in three types of fatty acid groups, which are saturated fatty acid (SFA), monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA), and polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA). The total of SFA varies from 57.48% to 66.10% and is the most abundant fatty acid group in each of the samples. In addition, the total of MUFA was also found ranging from 22.07% to 39.06%, while the total of PUFA is from 0% to 4.06%. 13-octadecenoic acid was detected as the highest concentration for each of the Saanen and Jamnapari breed samples, and hexadecanoic acid for the Boer breed samples. These results have confirmed that each individual species have their own unique fatty acid composition that can contribute as part of complete nutrition for the well-being of the ummah
Islamic Television Programs: Content and Format Revisited
Get PDFThis paper is based on a PhD study of the content of Islamic television broadcasting. Even though there are attempts in the Muslim world to produce Islamic television programs, most of the programs do not comply with Islamic rules either because of some content that includes some scenes that are not Islamic or because of the format that is usually rudimentary and unattractive. This paper focuses on Islamic television programs. It identifies important characteristics of Islamic television content such as reality and objectivity, comprehensiveness, moderation and application of Islamic distinctive features. It also identifies four characteristics of Islamic television programs’ format; which are artistic production, delivering indirect messages, adapting the message to the audience, and simplicity and frequency
Exploring Ibn Khaldun’s Views On The Religious Roles Towards Happiness: A Study Of Religionswissenschaft In The Muqaddimah
Get PDFReligionswissenschaft or the study of religion is an attempt to understand various aspects of religion, especially through the use of other intellectual disciplines. The Muqaddimah is principally meant to be an introduction to the voluminous text of history, namely Kitab al-cIbar. Yet, the creation of Muqaddimah includes information on the study of human, which simultaneously includes information and views on religions. There are many views on religion highlighted by Ibn Khaldun in his Muqaddimah. These views on religion mostly describe the roles of religion in human life as found through his sociohistorical approach of cUmrān science. Through the use of qualitative content analysis on Muqaddimah text, this study found that there is a focus made by Ibn Khaldun in his views on religion, namely religion and happiness. This article explores Ibn Khaldun’s views on religion and its roles for human happiness. Many modern scholars of religious study have shared their views on religious roles towards happiness. These modern views came from scholars of many religious backgrounds such as the atheists, seculars and religionists. In the Muqaddimah, Ibn Khaldun pronounces his understanding of happiness, which are not divorced from the religious teachings and practices. This article purports to highlight Ibn Khaldun’s views on religious roles towards happiness, which focusing on Ibn Khaldun’s justifications and rationalizations for such religious roles. From findings on Ibn Khaldun’s views on religious roles towards happiness, this article suggests that Ibn Khaldun’s rationalizations for such religious roles determine his thought style that is integrative (naqlī-caqlī) or in tawhidic manner. This article proposes that Muqaddimah is supposed to be taken as a representative of Islamic thought in the midst of many references for religious study, especially in encountering various present views on religious roles in human’s life
من خصئص الخطاب الاصلاحي في تفسير الامام عبد الحميد بن باديس: [Characteristics of the Reformist Discourse in the Quranic Exegesis of Imam Abdulhamid Bin Badis
No full textAbdulhamīd Bin Bādīs is a prominent Algerian scholar known for his social reformation. He contributed to social reformation by taking up modern interpretation of selected verses of the Qur’an in a way suitable for all types of groups and sections of Algerian society at that time. This research aims to excogitate characteristics of the reformist message of Imam Ibn Bādīs. In this research, I will discuss firstly, the biography of Imam Ibn Bādīs and his time, secondly, the meaning of concept of the discourse, thirdly an analytical study of Characteristics of the Reformist Discourse of Imam Abdulhamīd Bin Bādīs under ten aspects: The call to the use of Qur’an and Sunnah, The call to the understanding and straight action, The call to reform the souls, The call to the brotherhood, The call to system and the Shūrā Council, The call to the unity, The call for seeking right knowledge, The call to the nationalism, clarity of idea, The realism and the gradual change, inclusiveness, chastity tongue and pen, flexibility in unprincipled and stability in principles. The research methods applied in the study include descriptive, analytical, and inductive approach
Antidiabetic and Antioxidant Capacities of Local Banana Peels Extract by Using Subcritical Water Extraction Technique
Get PDFBanana peels has been shown to possess strong antioxidant which may exhibit protective responses against reactive oxygen species through free radicals scavenging and breaking the autoxidative chain reaction and restore the ‘redox homeostasis’ state. Subcritical water extraction method was used by using water as the solvent and increasing the temperature to between 100 and 374°C and keeping the pressure high enough to maintain the liquid state allowing the dielectric constant (ε) of water becomes like that of an organic solvent, like ethanol or methanol. The extract was collected by using temperatures of 100 °C, 150 °C, 180 °C and 200 °C with 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes for the investigation of antioxidative compounds and antioxidant activity. The TPC ranged widely from 20.93 to 66.39 mg GAE/g for Pisang Tanduk and 43.64 to 151.40 mg GAE/g for Pisang Cavendish peel extract. While TFC of Pisang Tanduk ranged from 1.94 to 17.19 RE/g and for Pisang Cavendish it was as low from 3.80 to as high as 72.45 RE/g. Radical scavenging activities (inhibition of DPPH) of the extracts ranged from 36.96 to 85.60% for Pisang Tanduk and from 52.26 to 93.68%. Inhibition of ABST scavenging activity showed 97.14 to 99.03% inhibition for Pisang Tanduk. For Pisang Cavendish, it showed from 73.02 to 98.86% inhibition. Although both banana peel extracts appeared to have low TPC and TFC, its antioxidant activities were ranked moderate to high. This implies that antioxidative compounds other than phenolics and flavonoids were probably responsible for inhibition of DPPH
Improvement of Stress-Induced Changes Related To Mood and Cognitive Function in Healthy Young Adults Following Supplementation With Ajwa Dates
Get PDFThis study tested the effects of Ajwa dates supplementation on stress-induced changes to mood and cognitive functions in healthy young adults. 20 young adults were selected to receive seven dates per day for six weeks. Subjects completed measures of mood (POMS and DASS-21 questionnaires), and cognitive functions (simple reaction time, Stroop, n-back tests) before and after six weeks of supplementation: following an acute stressor task (Trier Social Stress test). Analysis of coronary risk and renal profiles were also done before and after six weeks of supplementation. Parameters related to mood including tension subscale in POMS, and stress subscale in DASS-21 significantly improved from baseline to week six. Significant improvements were also observed in the mean reaction time of Stroop, 1-back and 2-back tests after week six. There were no changes in coronary risk and renal profile after six weeks of supplementation. Our findings indicate that Ajwa dates supplementation has the potential to alleviate stress-induced changes in mood and cognitive functions in healthy young adults without adverse effect on renal functions
Kedudukan Hadis Iftirāq al-Ummah Menurut Neraca Para Ulama Hadis: [The Position of Hadith Iftirāq al-Ummah According to The Scholars of Hadith]
Get PDFThe division of Muslims into 73 sects was revealed by the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and it is reported in a hadith, known as hadith of Iftirāq al-Ummah. This hadith clarifies the existence of one of the sects which is in the right path, named al-Firqah al-Nājiyah, whilst the rest of the sects are described as unjust sects and Allah SWT promised them Hell. Consequently, there are sects claiming themselves to be the al-Firqah al-Nājiyah and labelling the others who are not in agreement with them as unrighteous. This circumstance evoked certain parties to reject this hadith because it is thought to be the root of schisms and disunity of the people. The rejection of the hadith however should be based on the strength and weakness of the reliance on the hadith’s sanad and does not rely solely on the assumption of Illah’s existence from the sanad’s meaning. Hence, this qualitative study was conducted upon 33 reports of hadith Iftirāq al-Ummah from 14 sahabahs of Prophet Muhammad. The evaluation is made based on the discussions among the trustworthy scholars of hadith by analyzing the chain of narrators and the relation between the chains of narrators. The study found that this hadith was reported from five sahabah r.a which was originally at hasan level and could be upgraded to sahih level with the assistance of shawahid from the report of five narrations of sahabah. Each of the narration supported and strengthen each other. Whereas the rest of the narrations are not escaped from flaws and weaknesses of the narrators. Sahih level of narrations explained that al-Firqah al-Nājiyah was al-Jama‘ah and al-Sawad al-A‘zam.
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Perpecahan umat Islam kepada 73 puak telah diberitakan oleh Rasulullah melalui sebuah hadis yang dikenali sebagai hadis Iftirāq al-Ummah. Hadis ini menjelaskan bahawa wujudnya satu puak yang berada dalam kebenaran (al-Firqah al-Nājiyah), manakala puak yang selebihnya disifatkan sebagai puak yang sesat. Rentetan itu, terdapat puak yang mendakwa diri masing-masing sebagai al-Firqah al-Nājiyah, sekaligus melontar kesesatan terhadap pihak yang bertentangan dan berlainan aliran. Keadaan ini mendorong sesetengah pihak menolak hadis ini kerana dianggap sebagai punca perbalahan dan perpecahan umat. Sewajarnya penolakan sesebuah hadis perlulah berdasarkan kepada kekuatan dan kelemahan sandaran sanad hadis dan tidak semata-mata bergantung kepada sangkaan wujudnya ʻillah pada makna hadis. Justeru kajian kualitatif dijalankan terhadap 33 periwayatan hadis Iftirāq al-Ummah yang diriwayatkan melalui 14 orang para sahabat. Analisis sanad hadis dengan mengikut metode ahli hadis dijalankan terhadap rantaian sanad hadis di samping penilaian terhadap pertautan di antara sanad. Kajian mendapati bahawa sebahagian sanad hadis ini berada pada kedudukan hasan, dan dapat ditingkatkan ke tahap sahih dengan adanya shawāhid daripada lima periwayatan para sahabat. Setiap riwayat tersebut menguatkan di antara satu sama lain. Manakala riwayat yang selainnya tidak lekang daripada kecacatan dan kelemahan periwayatnya. Riwayat yang sahih menjelaskan bahawa al-Firqah al-Nājiyah ialah al-Jamāʻah dan al-Sawād al-A\u27zam
Tahap Pengetahuan Dan Amalan Pengambilan Buah Kurma Dalam Kalangan Pelajar Bidang Sains Kesihatan Dan Pengajian Islam: [The Level of Knowledge and Practices on Dates among Students from Health Sciences and Islamic Studies Background]
Get PDFThe practice of eating dates is common among Malaysians. However, the level of knowledge and consumption practice on dates among the population in this country is still not much studied. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 207 final year undergraduates from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and 96 final year undergraduate students from Kolej Islam Antarabangsa Sultan Ismail Petra (KIAS). The objective of this study was to compare the level of knowledge and practices on dates among students from Health Sciences (USM) and Islamic Studies background (KIAS). The information on knowledge and practices of dates consumption among the respondents was obtained using a questionnaire. Results showed that most students from Islamic Studies (94.8%) and Health Sciences (81.6%) background had a good level of knowledge on dates. The practices of eating dates daily during the previous month of Ramadan was high among students in Islamic education (84.4%) and Health Sciences (80.7%). However, the practice of daily dates consumption every day outside Ramadan was low at only 15.6% among Islamic Studies and 6.8% Health Sciences students. The sweet taste was the primary factor on the main reason why dates were not regularly consumed among the two groups of students. In conclusion, the level of knowledge and practice of dates consumption among students in Islamic Studies are better than students in Health Sciences. However, the practice of consuming dates outside the month of Ramadan was still low for both groups. There ought to be more campaigns to promote the consumption of dates amongst the communities in this country as dates contain high nutrients and it is also a favourite food of the Prophet.
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Amalan pengambilan buah kurma dalam kalangan rakyat Malaysia adalah sudah tidak asing lagi. Namun, sejauh manakah tahap pengetahuan dan amalan pengambilan buah kurma dalam kalangan penduduk di Negara ini, masih tidak banyak dikaji. Satu kajian keratan rentas telah dijalankan ke atas 207 pelajar peringkat ijazah tahun akhir bidang Sains Kesihatan daripada Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) dan 96 pelajar ijazah tahun akhir bidang Pengajian Islam daripada Kolej Islam Antarabangsa Sultan Ismail Petra (KIAS). Objektif kajian ialah untuk membandingkan tahap pengetahuan dan amalan pengambilan buah kurma dalam kalangan pelajar berlatar belakang Sains Kesihatan dan Pengajian Islam. Maklumat pengetahuan dan amalan pengambilan buah kurma oleh responden diperolehi dengan menggunakan borang soal selidik. Keputusan kajian mendapati kebanyakan pelajar daripada bidang Pengajian Islam (94.8%) dan Sains Kesihatan (81.6%) mempunyai tahap pengetahuan mengenai buah kurma pada tahap yang baik. Amalan pengambilan buah kurma pada kekerapan setiap hari semasa bulan ramadhan adalah tinggi dalam kalangan pelajar bidang Pengajian Islam (84.4%) dan Sains Kesihatan (80.7%). Walau bagaimanapun, amalan pengambilan setiap hari di luar bulan ramadhan adalah rendah iaitu cuma 15.6% dalam kalangan pelajar bidang Pengajian Islam dan 6.8% dalam kalangan pelajar bidang Sains Kesihatan. Faktor rasa manis adalah penyebab utama mengapa amalan pengambilan buah kurma tidak diambil secara berterusan dalam kalangan kedua-dua kumpulan. Kesimpulannya, tahap pengetahuan dan amalan pengambilan buah kurma dalam kalangan pelajar bidang Pengajian Islam adalah lebih baik berbanding dengan pelajar bidang Sains Kesihatan. Walau bagaimanapun amalan pengambilan buah kurma di luar bulan Ramadhan adalah masih rendah untuk kedua-dua kumpulan yang dikaji. Kempen untuk menggalakkan pengambilan buah kurma dalam kalangan komuniti di Negara ini patut diadakan, memandangkan buah kurma mengandungi tinggi nutrient dan termasuk dalam jenis makanan yang disukai oleh Rasulullah
Asas Pembentukan Kata dalam Morfologi Arab: [The Foundation on Word Formation In Arabic Morphology]
Get PDFLanguage is one of the most important medium to transmit knowledge and also to build the identities. In addition, language contained the word patterns, morpheme elements, derivations which lead better understanding for use in daily life. The aim of this article to study the process of Arabic language formation and the change of word pattern which had implemented. It involved the elements of word formation such involving of morpheme elements, inflections, derivations and some other components. A qualitative method approached by analysing the content through the reading of scientific materials such as books, articles, and newspaper. The results of the study found that a word in Arabic was formed by using the root word as the basis for publishing a new word pattern. The root word is derived from three consonants (phoneme) as well as the connectivity of several morpheme units like words كَتَبَ (has written) consisting of consonants (KA+TA+BA).
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Bahasa merupakan salah satu medium yang penting untuk menyebarkan pengetahuan serta membina identity. Tambahan pula, Bahasa juga mengandungi corak perkataan, elemen morfem, derivasi yang membawa kefahaman yang lebih baik untuk digunakan dalam kehidupan seharian. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji proses pembentukan kata bahasa Arab serta kaedah perubahan pola perkataan dilaksanakan. Ini melibatkan beberapa elemen yang terlibat dalam proses pembentukan kata seperti penglibatan elemen morfem, infleksi, derivasi dan beberapa komponen yang lain. Metod kualitatif digunakan iaitu dengan menganalisis isi kandungan melalui pembacaan bahan ilmiah seperti buku, artikel dan keratan akhbar. Hasil dari kajian mendapati bahawa sesuatu perkataan dalam bahasa Arab itu dibentuk dengan menggunakan kata akar sebagai asas bagi menerbitkan pola perkataan yang baru. Akar kata ini terhasil daripada tiga konsonen (fonem) serta penggambungan beberapa unit morfem seperti perkataan كَتَبَ (telah menulis) yang terdiri konsonan (KA+TA+BA).
 
The Critique of Feminism on Traditional Christian Theology: An Analysis from Qur’ānic Perspective
Get PDFThe study attempts to highlight feminists’ critics against traditional Christian theology on women. Traditional Cristian theology or known as Biblical or Christian patriarchy by the feminists has allegedly been studied and comprehended from a patriarchal perspective of male dominance hence misrepresentation of female scriptural image within the Bible. In this study, feminists’ critics on issue pertaining to women in the Bible were selected and analyzed its specifics before scrutinized further from Qur’anic point of view. The study finds that despite the feminists’ claim of image defamation of women in the Bible, the Qur’ān on the other hand represented its female subjects in the most acceptable non-discriminative manner. Women as depicted in the Qur’ān were purged of any offensive and denounced outcomes of their own existence and nature. Utilizing scriptural-textual analysis method, the study embarks on deriving points of comparison between the two scriptures highlighting agreements and discrepancies of both texts