A Review of Three Major Sociological Theories and an Islamic Perspective
This article examines critically the three major sociological theories namely, Structural Functionalism, Symbolic Interactionism…
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Analysing the Institution of Caliphate in the Context of Political…
The Caliphate is an important concept for Muslims, especially for those who have been experiencing turmoil, disorder and…
Muslim Politics in Malaysia and the Democratization Process
This article will address the Muslim politics in Malaysia in the light of the broader shifts towards democratization and…
Caste and Islamic Revivalist Movements: A Case Study of Eastern Muslims in…
Caste exists in all South Asian societies. Although the caste has become contentious among Sinhalese and Tamils in Sri Lanka, it…
The Practice of Usrah in Teaching and Learning: Case Study at the…
The purpose of this study is to analyse Usrah Mahallah in the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), application of…
Local (Malaysian) Leech as Alternative Healing Treatment and an Islamic…
The therapy is known from the time of extreme antiquity, dating back more than 2,500 years ago and still being practiced…
Holy Places that Have Played a Role in the Urban Evolution of Damascus
This study describes some of the shrines that contributed to the urban development of Damascus from the emergence of Islam to…
The State Concept: The Political Thinking of Mohammad Natsir
State is an institution that accommodates the interests of individuals within the scope of community life. The concept of the…
Malay-Muslim Identity in the Era of Globalization
Extant research findings confirm the conjecture that Muslims in Malaysia in general are very concerned with the surge of…
Crescent and Electoral Strength: Islamic Party Portrait of Reform Era In…
The establishment of Islamic political parties in the reform era in Indonesia after the fall of Suharto (1998), considered as…
The Fanatical ISIS through the Lens of Islamic Law
Series of attacks under the disguise of Islam; ISIS created an outrage throughout the world, bombings in a number of places,…
Religious Tolerance in Malaysia: Problems and Challenges
Every religion is normally perceived from their own religion to tend toward exclusiveness by claiming that their religion is the…
From Islamist to Muslim Democrat: The Present Phenomenon of Muslim Politics…
The Muslim political rivalry in democracy has triggered the birth of two groups; Islamist and Muslim Democrat. The two groups…
Revisiting the Life and Thought of Dr. Burhanuddin al-Helmy
Burhanuddin al-Helmy is the least known name in Malaysian history. However, his role and thought cannot simply be dismissed…
Children in Brunei Darussalam: Their Educational, Legal and Social…
The past two decades of academic work, have cemented the idea that childhood is a social construction. As such, how children are…
An Exploratory Study of Accounting and Reporting Practice for Waqf Among…
Nowadays, Muslims has been exposed to the increasing number of waqf practice and the importance of waqf to the society due to…
Mahdi Elmandjra and the Future of the Muslim World
Mahdi Elmandjra, a prominent sociologist and futurist, is one of the Muslim scholars who consistently discuss about the issue…
Dialogue of Life and Its Significance in Inter-Religious Relation in…
Dialogue of life is a form of inter-religious dialogue which commonly takes place at any place and any time. It is a dialogical…
Religiosity of Malays Living in Malaysian Rural Areas: An Analytical Survey
Religion affects an individual’s perception and the way in which people behave. The Malays in Malaysia observe religious rites…
Tribal Proclivity and its Effects on the Cooperate Existence of Nigeria in…
The paper consists of seven sub-sections namely, the introduction, a flash on the prevalence of tribal proclivity in Nigeria,…