Issues in Islamic law

“…For example, Muslim jurists are of the opinion that haram (prohibited) things become halal (allowable) in a compelling circumstance, like a medicine has alcohol, which is necessary to be taken, and any non-alcoholic alternative is not available. …”
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Exploring critical factors influencing tourists’ perception in selection of destination: structural equation modelling approach on Bangladeshi market by Haque, A. K. M. Ahasanul, Rahman, Sabbir, Rahman, Mahbubur

“…Three important factors like destination brand image, internet adoption, and customers' satisfaction are identified of the selection of destination by a traveler. …”
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A Novel Method for Fuzzy Measure Identification by Larbani, Moussa, Huang, Chi-Yo, Tzeng, Gwo-Hshiung

“…Many methods have been proposed to reduce the number of values to be determined including the introduction of new special fuzzy measures like the λ -fuzzy measures. However, manipulations of the proposed methods are difficult from the aspects of high data complexity as well as low computation efficiency. …”
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Islam in Bangladesh politics: the role of Ghulam Azam of Jamaat-I-Islami by Hossain, Ishtiaq, Siddiquee, Noor Alam

“…Rather, at times, comments of Jamaat leadership like ‘we did no mistakes in 1971’ have infuriated the nationalist and patriotic forces and widened the gap between Jamaat and common people. …”
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The effects of ground surface materials towards the microclimate of parking lots in IIUM Gombak by Omar, Mardhiyatul Farahin, Zulkefle, Nuur Aini, Abu Bakar, Aniza

“…The use of impervious surfaces is mostly found in parking lots which could create hotspots as impervious surfaces like tarmac absorb greatly amount of heat. To counterbalance the impacts of UHI, several mitigation techniques have been developed and applied including green technology towards sustainable environment such as the application of pervious surfaces. …”
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GAMMA shaped monopole patch antenna for tablet PC by Islam, Md Rafiqul, Mohammad Shawkat, Habib, Abdullah, Khaizuran

“…With the increasing demand of using multiple services in a single device, instead of using multiple antennas, current trend is to use single antenna capable of communicating in multiple frequency bands. For the devices like tablet PC, the need of accommodating the physical infrastructure through single multiband antenna is greatly useful. …”
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Fabrication and characterization of graphene from solid carbon dioxide by Arifutzzaman, Akhama, Yaacob, Iskandar Idris, Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam, Maleque, Md. Abdul

“…Characterization of the product was performed using optical microscopy (OM), where images showed the presence of sheet-like light gray objects. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) analyses revealed the presences of graphene. …”
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Masjid for all: access audit on Masjid Sultan Idris Shah, Ipoh, Masjid Negeri, Seremban and Masjid Tunku Mizan, Putrajaya by Abdul Rahim, Asiah, Ahmad Sarkawi, Azila, Tukiman, Izawati, Abd. Samad, Nur Amirah

“…Its functions range from not only a place for performing prayer, but up to social congregation and welfare facilities like sport, rehabilitation center, information center etc. …”
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Bio-inspired snake robot locomotion: a CPG-based control approach by Billah, Md. Masum, Khan, Md. Raisuddin

“…In line with this concept, an artificial control system is known as Central Pattern Generator (GPG) is an online motion generation system that can be generated instantly like spine based control system. CPG also generates online motion instantly. …”
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Serum adiponectin status among metabolic syndrome in Kuantan,Pahang by Md Aris, Mohd Aznan, Draman, Samsul, Abdullah, Nor Zamzila, Mohd Rus, Razman, Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan

“…Background: Adiponectin is a collagen-like circulating protein secreted by adipocytes. …”
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Issues and potential of mosque as a spiritual tourism destination in Malaysia by Abdul Aziz, Maimunah, Ibrahim, Mansor, Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen, Abdullah, Alias

“…In Malaysia, Islamic Tourism is drastically developing since the country has the various assets for Islamic destination to exhibit their religion and culture like mosque, university and museums. Being an Islamic country, one of dominant Islamic tourism destinations in Malaysia is the mosque. …”
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A review on transdermal spray: formulation aspect by Mandal, Uttam Kumar, Chatterjee, Bappaditya, Pauzi, Fatin Husna

“…The difficulty of exploiting hydrophilic drugs like peptides, macromolecules and new genetic treatments using DNA or small-interfering RNA (siRNA) into transdermal spray formulations is also a limitation that needs to be explored in depth.…”
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Cost investigation of multihoming-based scheme to support mobility management in NEMO by Islam, Shayla, Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha, Habaebi, Mohamed Hadi, Hasan, Mohammad Kamrul

“…Nevertheless, NEMO BSP inherits some of the shortcomings like higher handoff latency with packet loss and fails to ensure seamless handover. …”
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Unlawful occupation of state land in Malaysia and its implications by Mohamed Osman, Mariana, Bachok, Syahriah, Abdullah, Muhammad Faris, Zahari, Rustam Khairi, Ab Wahab, Hanisah

“…Cases of the illegal occupation of state land like in Cameron Highland in Pahang and Tapah in Perak have led to landslide and flood that effect the surrounding residential areas and the town of Cameron Highland1, 2. …”
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An overview of antifungal peptides derived from insects by Faruck, Mohammad Omer, Yusof, Faridah, Chowdhury, Silvia

“…They resemble plants in many ways but do not produce chlorophyll or make their own food photosynthetically like plants. Fungi are useful for the production of beer, bread, medicine, etc. …”
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Learning from information technology: implication on curriculum of Islamic education by Syed Hassan, Sharifah Sariah

“…We always complain that our children do not like to read books or engage in recreational readings. …”
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Global energy: need, present status, future trend and key issues by Uddin, Md. Nasir, Rashid, Muhammad Mahbubur, Mostafa, Mohammad Golam, Hossain, Belayet, Nithe, N. A.

“…New and renewable energy sources like: hydro, nuclear, solar, wind, hydrogen, synthetic oils etc. are also contributing to meet the rising global energy demand but the contribution of these sources is still very limited.. …”
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Understanding of rhizospheric Cymbopogon citratus-Saphylococcus succinus interactions for phytoremediation of dibenzofuran contaminated soil by Mat Shaari, Nurul Elyni, Zainudin, Zarina, Nordin, Noor Faizul Hadry

“…Dioxins or dioxin-like compounds is a group of chloroaromatic compounds which is a highly persistent chemical and accumulates in the environment as well as increasing their distribution in our ecosystem. …”
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Corporate financing behaviour of shariah compliant E50 SMEs. A panel data approach of GMM by Haron, Razali

“…The Shariah Advisory Council (SAC), has set up certain standard of parameters as guidelines and carried out periodical monitoring in classifying Shariah compliant securities like the prohibition of activities that involve interest (riba), gambling (maisir), uncertainties and speculative trading (gharar). …”
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Wild speculations on the missing flight MH370: balancing online expression and content regulation in Malaysia by Daud, Mahyuddin

“…New technology allows Internet content to be created without the need for approval from an editor â like in print media. This could invite the creation of problematic content (such as speculations on MH370) and often leads to intermediary liability of webmasters and service providers. …”
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