31 research outputs found
Adaptasi Dakwah Dalam Tradisi Tolak Bala Masyarakat Kota Parepare (Adaptation of Da'wah in the Tradition of Tolak Bala in the Community of Parepare City)
No full textTolak bala is a religious tradition of the people of Parepare City which is still practiced in several mosques and aims to keep themselves and their families away from all disasters. Tradition that describes a form of religious and cultural adaptation in society. This study tries to describe the form and process of adaptation of da'wah in the implementation of the tradition of rejecting reinforcements which shows the modification of Islamic values on the subject, procession and representation of symbols through the theory of cultural adaptation. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method with a phenomenological approach to describe various conditions and social phenomena that occur in the people of Parepare City. Data were collected through the process of observation, interviews and documentation. The results of this study indicate a modification of Islamic values in the implementation of the tradition of tolak bala carried out by the people of Parepare City. This modification shows that the adaptation of the concept of da'wah bil hal in the intercorrelation of Islam and local culture is not contradictory, but complementary. This harmonization facilitates the transformation of da'wah values in society
TANBIH AS-SAHIB ALA AHKAM AL-MAKASIB AND ITS RELEVANCE TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
No full textIslam views life as complete package, economic aspect being an important part of it. The most sensible area of economic system in Islam is rule of earning and expenditure. It was reported by Abu-Hurairah (R.A) that the prophet (SAW) said: “A time will come when people would not bother for their earning; it is Halal or Haram” (Bukhari: vol. 2, No .2056). The book titled Tanbih as-Sahib ala Ahkam al-Makasib (Alerting the Brother for the rules of Earning) by late Sultan Muhammad Bello through much light on the Islamic rules of earning and expenditure. The present paper analyzed the relevance of this important book to the areas of earning, expenditure and economic development, from the Islamic perspective. The author’s historical and educational background, as noted under the brief history of the author, points to the author’s ability to address economic issues in general earning and expenditure in particular.
Islam memandang hidup sebagai paket yang lengkap, aspek ekonomi menjadi bagian penting darinya. Bidang sistem ekonomi yang paling masuk akal dalam Islam adalah aturan pendapatan dan pengeluaran yang makalah ini menyoroti dari Tanbih As-Sahib Ala Ahkam Al-Makasib. Karya ini mencoba menyoroti ajaran dasar Tanbih as-Sahib ala Ahkam al-Makasib (Memperingatkan Saudara tentang Aturan Penghasilan) oleh mendiang Sultan Muhammad Bello melalui banyak penjelasan tentang aturan Islam tentang penghasilan dan pengeluaran. Makalah ini menganalisis relevansi buku penting ini dengan bidang pendapatan, pengeluaran dan pembangunan ekonomi, dari perspektif Islam. Makalah ini juga menjelaskan kehidupan dan waktu penulis, dengan demikian menunjukkan kemampuan penulis untuk mengatasi masalah ekonomi dalam pendapatan dan pengeluaran umum pada khususnya dan relevansinya dengan Nigeria modern. Untuk mendapatkan data untuk makalah ini, desk review diadopsi sebagai metodologi pengumpulan data untuk penelitian ini
Effect of preservation on the use of information resources in colleges of education libraries, Niger State, Nigeria
No full textThis study was conducted to determine the effect of preservation on the use of information resources in two Colleges of Education Libraries in Niger State, Nigeria. The libraries were Federal College of Education, Kontagora, Library and Yahaya Madaki Library; Niger State College of Education, Minna. Checklist was used to collect data for research question one while questionnaire was used to collect data for research questions two to five from seventeen (17) professional and para-professional staff of Federal College of Education, Kontagora, Library and nineteen (19) professional and para-professional staff of Yahaya Madaki Library; Niger State College of Education, Minna giving a total of thirty-six (36) professional and para-professional staff from the two colleges of education libraries. The data collected were analysed using mean scores and standard deviation. Disasters, biological and environmental factors were responsible for deterioration of information resources. Photocopying, re-binding, fumigation were techniques adopted for preservation of information resources. Challenges faced by colleges of education libraries included lack of plans for managing records and lack of preservation policy and strategy. Based on the findings, the study recommended that colleges of education libraries should be adequately funded by government and the preservation policy and strategy on information resources in the two colleges of education libraries should be in place and be reviewed from time to time.Keywords: Colleges of education libraries, Information resources, Preservation, Use, Niger State, Nigeri
An Assessment of Effective Serials Management in Selected Academic Libraries in Niger State, Nigeria.
No full textThis paper reports an examination of effective serials management practices in some academic libraries in Niger state. The study specifically investigated the types of serial materials in the libraries. It also examined the acquisition methods as well as methods applied in organizing serial materials in the studied libraries. Challenges bedeviling effective management of serial information sources also form the objective. The study further made a review from different sources on management of serials in libraries. The population of the study consisted of twenty three (23) staff manning the serials units of the affected libraries. Questionnaire and observation check-list were used as the instruments for data collection. 23 copies of questionnaire and observation check-list were distributed, filled and completely (100%) returned for data analysis. Descriptive statistics of frequency and percentages was used for data analysis. The study revealed that Newspapers, magazines and academic journals are the major serial materials available in the academic libraries. Direct purchase from book vendors, Constant subscription of physical serials and online databases were the main methods applied in acquiring serials in the libraries. It discovered that shelving and shelf reading, carding among other were the organizational techniques adopted by the libraries. Paucity of funds, Inadequate ICT facilities as well as inadequate working tools was the factors bedeviling effective serials management in the libraries. The study thus recommended among others that adequate funds be allocated to the libraries, online subscription be enhanced, conducive working environment for library personnel, independent power sources be provided to the academic libraries
Exploring the Benefits of Library Consortium: The Information Resource Sharing.
No full textThis paper examines the cardinal benefits of library consortium which is the resource sharing. Resource sharing aims at maximizing collection and services of libraries and information centres at minimum cost. Various sources of information (primary and secondary literature) were perused to view the essentiality of resource sharing in carrying out effective and efficient library and information services to users. The paper also highlighted the requirements needed for successful resource sharing practices among libraries. The significance/benefits of resource sharing as it relates to economic, developmental, academic/research as well as social life of librarians and library personnel were clearly stated. An ideal library networking model for resource sharing as well as examples such as DELNET, INFLIBNET, GILLDDNET and NULIB were presented. Various challenges militating against effective resource sharing were highlighted. The study concluded that resource sharing is inevitable and absolutely a necessary tool for enhancing an all time effective and efficient library and information services. The study proffered recommendations as remedies to factors militating against effective resource sharing in libraries
Facilitating Public Access to Information: the Role of Niger State Library Board Minna
No full textThis study investigated the role of Public libraries in facilitating public access to information. The purposive sampling technique was adopted for the study. Questionnaire and observation checklist were used to collect data from seven (7) Professional librarians and forty-one (41) Para-professional library staff given a total of forty-eight (48) respondents. The sample size for the study was thirty seven (37). The data collected were analysed mean scores. Textbooks, reference sources and newspapers were the only information resources available in the library. Only four (4) out of twelve (12) mechanisms were adopted by the library in providing and enhancing access to information. Lack of fund, lack of current textbooks and lack of conducive learning environment were the major constraints in the library. All the remedies were accepted by the respondents. Based on the findings, the study concluded that public libraries in Niger State lack adequate information resources in providing access to information. This study recommended that public libraries should be adequately funded by the State government.Keywords: Access; Information; Library Board; Public libraries; Role; Minna
Theoretical framework for public housing environmental performance evaluation using occupants’ experience in developing countries
No full textRoles and Effectiveness of Information Policy Regulatory Bodies and the Safeguard of Public Interest in Nigeria.
No full textInformation policy is a set of rules and regulations guiding the creation, storage, access, useand dissemination of information. This paper discusses the concept and importance ofinformation policy/information security policy. It also identified the relevant stakeholders aswell as regulatory bodies in the information policy implementation process such as ministriesdepartments and agencies of government in Nigeria. The paper adopted a theoreticalapproach by adopting and explaining the public interest theory or regulation in the context ofinformation policy objectives. Exabeam pie chart as well as Rowe’s corroborative view onobjectives of information policy was highlighted. Roles of information policy regulatorybodies were discussed. Some related studies on effectiveness of information policyimplementation were clearly stated. Several hindrances to effective implementation ofinformation policy in Nigeria were identified. The study concluded that Information policy orInformation Security policy is aimed at ensuring equitable access to information by thepublic while ensuring safety and protection of information or data classified as harmful orpotentially harmful for public consumption. To ensure the true effectiveness of the policy, thestakeholders involved in the implementation process must clearly state the policy direction orpurpose it seeks to achieve, adequate and updated technological infrastructures, avoidcompromise as well as inter-agency rivalry among the implementation agencies in Nigeria
Arabic printing in Malta 1825-1845 : Its history and its place in the development of print culture in the Arab Middle East.
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Asset prices and exchange rates: a time dependent approach
No full textThis paper studies the relationship between exchange rates and asset prices. It takes the novel approach of modeling both the markets in a framework of heterogeneous agents. Investors maximize their profits from the international equity markets by solving a Mean-Variance problem. As a result, agents choose between different combinations of rules in the home and foreign equity market as well as in the foreign exchange market. Given the incomplete information setting, agents check the past profitability of their rules and switch behavior in the effort to maximize their profits. Due to the heuristics embedded within the model, this simple frame-work alone is able to create a complex, time-varying dynamics. This dynamics is analyzed for different parameters and conditions. Finally the model is brought to the data, to check the fitness of the predictions on the real world markets.Behavioral finance, exchange rates, asset prices
