The objectives of this paper is two fold. Firstly, it aims at finding students’ perceptions on the learning of English vocabulary in Al-Ghazali on Islamic Guidance or Bidayatul Hidayah, which is a great scripture of Islam written by Al-Imam Muhammad Bin Muhammad Bin Muhammad Bin Ahmad Alghazali Attusi or also known as Imam Al-Ghazali R.A. Secondly, it is to obtain students’ perceptions on the problems that occurred thoroughout the teaching and learning activities and how to improve them. This qualitative research adopts two techniques – observation and interview. It is discovered that majority of students show great interest to learn English through this scripture and their knowledge on English vocabulary has generally improved. The researcher also identifies the problems and lists the possible recommendations for improvement of such activity in the future. It is hoped that this study can shed some lights on how to better integrate Islamic elements in the teaching and learning of English language, as well as to produce active, autonomous and lifelong students; who as well, appreciate the ancient scriptures of Islam.

Isu hak kebebasan beragama (HKB) tidak asing lagi dalam bidang kajian di Malaysia. HKB di Malaysia terikat dengan Perlembagaan Persekutuan Malaysia yang dijamin bagi setiap warganya. Namun terdapat perbezaan pentafsiran HKB dari konteks antarabangsa dan menurut undang-undang Malaysia yang meletakkan Islam sebagai agama persekutuan. Hal ini menyebabkan Malaysia dilaporkan sebagai negara yang mendiskriminasi HKB untuk rakyatnya. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis beberapa kajian lepas yang telah diterbitkan berkaitan HKB di Malaysia dengan menggunakan metodologi analisis bibliomatrik. Oleh itu, kajian telah membuat carian menggunakan kata kunci (("religious freedom" OR "freedom of religion" OR "freedom of faith" OR "religious liberty" OR "right to worship" OR "freedom of religious practice" OR "freedom of religious expression" OR "religious toleration" OR "spiritual liberty") AND (Malaysia OR "Malaysia constitution" OR "federal constitution of Malaysia" OR "Malaysia law" OR "legal Malaysia")) di pengkalan data Scopus. Hasil kajian mendapati sebanyak 74 dokumen telah diperolehi. Tambahan lagi, analisis telah dikelaskan kepada 7 kategori iaitu, (1) Jenis penerbitan, (2) Bidang kajian, (3) Tahun penerbitan, (4) Nama penulis, (5) Jurnal penerbitan, (6) Afiliasi penulis, dan (7) negara. Walaupun tumpuan penerbitan tentang HKB di Malaysia adalah di jurnal-jurnal antarabangsa atau bukan jurnal tempatan, HKB di Malaysia masih menjadi antara bidang kajian yang signifikan dalam kalangan ahli akademik di Malaysia. Oleh yang demikian, pada masa akan datang, kajian tentang HKB di Malaysia akan terus menjadi tema penting dalam penerbitan artikel atau lain-lain di pengkalan data yang diindeks oleh Scopus.

Makalah ini memerihalkan pencerakinan sumber-sumber primer terpilih berkenaan Perang Çanakkale (Perang Gallipoli) yang berlaku pada tahun 1915 dalam Kerajaan ‘Uthmaniyyah, di samping memberi anotasi holistik kepada sumber-sumber tersebut. Analisis naratif dalam kajian ini memberi erti pemerian dan pemerihalan aspek pengajaran penceritaan daripada catatan sumber-sumber terpilih berkenaan. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dan meneliti sumber-sumber primer terpilih dan anotasinya kepada Perang Çanakkale 1915. Keseluruhan kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan kaedah kualitatif menerusi reka bentuk kajian sejarah dan analisis kandungan. Bagi kaedah pengumpulan data, data kajian ini dikumpul menggunakan analisis dokumen dengan penelitian terhadap sumber-sumber primer terpilih. Manakala bagi kaedah penganalisisan data, kajian ini selanjutnya menggunakan pendekatan kritikan luaran dan kritikan dalaman. Dapatan kajian ini menghujahkan bahawa terdapat kelompangan pada pemerolehan sumber-sumber berkaitan Perang Çanakkale 1915, khasnya dalam bahasa Melayu yang tercermin daripada perspektif anak watan. Justeru, kajian ini mengambil prakarsa untuk memfokuskan aspek analisis naratif bagi Perang Çanakkale 1915 dengan tumpuan pada beberapa sumber primer terpilih dalam bahasa Inggeris. Pencerakinan ini dilakukan secara holistik dengan penelitian anotasi terhadap bahan rujukan bagi sejarah Perang Çanakkale 1915 yang diklasifikasikan sebagai berwewenang. Analisis anotasi berkenaan dilakukan terhadap 10 bahan bagi kategori catatan perang (primer) yang dipilih secara rawak. Sumbangan kajian ini dapat memberi kemudahan dalam pencarian sumber berkaitan sejarah Perang Çanakkale 1915, khasnya dari sudut sumber primer berautoriti. Secara tidak langsung, kajian ini juga dapat memartabatkan bidang sejarah ketenteraan Islam, khususnya pada era ‘Uthmani kepada para pengkaji korpus sejarah dan tamadun Islam, di samping mewujudkan senarai rujukan Perang Çanakkale 1915 dalam bahasa Melayu bagi mengisi kelompangan yang dinyatakan sebelum ini.

Sistem pendidikan pondok merupakan sebuah institusi pendidikan agama Islam yang wujud serta diiktiraf oleh masyarakat. Ia berperanan untuk menyebarluas ilmu agama serta membentuk keperibadian Muslim yang sempurna. Pendidikan Islam yang diterapkan dalam pengajian tersebut adalah salah satu saluran terpenting untuk membentuk perwatakan dan pemikiran selari dengan nilai-nilai Islam. Kurangnya pemahaman kepada didikan Islam akan mendorong seseorang kepada kelakuan yang bertentangan daripada agama Islam. Maka, tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk mengenal pasti cabaran yang dihadapi oleh institusi pendidikan pondok selain mengkaji impak pelajar yang mengikuti sistem pendidikan pondok terhadap diri, rakan sebaya dan masyarakat. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kualitatif dan kuantitatif iaitu melalui analisis dokumen serta temu bual menerusi perbincangan meja bulat yang telah diadakan bersama pihak berkepentingan dan edaran borang soal selidik. Seramai 233 responden yang terlibat telah dipilih di beberapa buah Pondok di Semenanjung Malaysia. Dapatan menunjukkan terdapat tiga faktor utama yang menjadi cabaran kepada perkembangan pondok masa kini iaitu kurikulum, pengurusan dan pengiktirafan pengajian pondok. Hasil kajian turut mendapati, pelajar mengakui bahawa sistem pendidikan ini memberi impak positif kepada diri mereka (min 4.59). Mereka turut mengakui sistem pendidikan ini memberi manfaat kepada keluarga dan persekitaran mereka. Kesimpulannya, sistem pendidikan pondok berupaya untuk membentuk sahsiah pelajar kearah yang lebih baik dan menghasilkan pelajar yang berkualiti.

Distinguished Muslim scholars in the past and at present time have given a great emphasis on the importance of adab (Islamic ethics) in a believers life. Due to global ever-changing progress and development in terms of advanced technologies, almost all aspects of human beings life are considerably affected. In education, the teaching and learning process has evolved accordingly where users have, eagerly or unwillingly, accepted online learning as part of teaching and learning strategies. This situation has created worries among those who uphold the conventional Islamic corpus approach and those who support todays need in education. Therefore, the objective of this study is to examine the concept of adab of the learned and the learner from the viewpoint of Imam al-Nawawi to provide a fundamental guideline for the online learning educators and novices. A deductive textual approach is used to achieve the purpose. It can be concluded that the narrative of adab for the learned and the learner is undeniably apparent which may benefit users of online learning. It is suggested that a further study may analyze this subject matter in-depth to provide clear adab-based teaching and learning strategies for Muslim users in particular.

Tolerance considered an essential element in the modern multicultural society. Empirical evidences confirmed that tolerance has a positive effect towards social stability and harmony. However, there is insufficient study on direct influence of ethnic and political tolerance on people voting decision. This study is conducted to explore the influence of ethnic and political tolerance on voters' choice. This survey study using self-administered questionnaire as a data collection technique. Data were analysed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). 600 respondents were engaged in the survey using multistage cluster and random sampling techniques involving voters in three different parliamentary. Results revealed that level of education, party supported and ethnicity had a significant positive influence on voting behaviour. Ethnic tolerance had a significant relationship with voting behaviour, while political tolerance is not statistically significant. But both, ethnic tolerance and political tolerance had a significant positive correlational relationship. Therefore, it is apparent that ethnic and political tolerance has a considerable effect on of voting behaviour. Significances are varies which demographics ethnicities act as intercession factors. The current study filled the gap to the body of knowledge and allows countless implication where ethnic politics regards as the most imperative matter, and tolerance has progressively become Malaysia's national agenda in managing a multicultural society.

Integrating naqli and aqli knowledge is an approach used in the Kolej GENIUS Insan curriculum. However, no specific model for integrating memorised Quranic verses with aqli knowledge has been highlighted for the subject of Hifz al-Quran. This study aims to outline the methodology of integrating memorised Quranic verses with aqli knowledge based on the discipline of Quranic exegesis. The Fuzzy Delphi method was used, involving twelve experts in Quranic exegesis. The findings showed that the consensus of the experts in the methodology of integrating memorised Quranic verses is the interpretation of the Quran based on the Quran, followed by the interpretation based on the opinion (al-raʾy), the hadith, the opinion of the companions, the opinion of the followers, the language, and the opinion of the previously recognised exegetes. For Quranic exegesis based on opinion (al-raʾy), there are eleven methods, ranked in order of priority.

Malaysia’s multiracial society has its cultural heritage of exercising for the health of its practitioners. In Chinese culture, for example, there is Tai Chi, while in Indian culture, Yoga is practiced for general health. Furthermore, in Malay culture, exercise has always been associated with the martial arts called ‘Silat Melayu’ with one of them being Senaman Tua Melayu (ST), which is developed from Silat Melayu Keris Lok 9. The Ministry of Health Malaysia has recognized traditional medicine as an alternative treatment. Senaman Tua Melayu (ST) belongs to this category. Unfortunately, there are no scientific studies to prove the effectiveness of ST for its users. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the effectiveness of ST from the users' perspective upon completing 16 sessions of ST training. The quantitative approach, i.e. questionnaire instrument, is used to carry out this study. It also used the qualitative method, where interviews with all participants were conducted for data triangulation. The results show that ST is significantly effective in improving participants' general health and musculoskeletal systems. Findings also showed that participants are strongly interested in continuing the practice of ST to improve their general health. It is hoped that this research may spread the good effects of doing routine physical activity. Further research can be done to explore the benefits of ST in a specific disease apart from general health.   Abstrak: Masyarakat Malaysia yang berbilang kaum mempunyai warisan budaya bersenam yang tersendiri untuk kesihatan pengamalnya. Dalam budaya Cina misalnya, terdapat Tai Chi, manakala dalam budaya India pula Yogadiamalkan secara umum untuk kesihatan. Dalam budaya Melayu, senaman lazimnya dikaitkan dengan seni mempertahankan diri yang dipanggil ‘Silat Melayu’, salah satunya ialah Senaman Tua Melayu (ST) yang telah dikembangkan daripada Silat Melayu Keris Lok 9. Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia mengiktiraf perubatan tradisional sebagai rawatan alternatif. Senaman Tua Melayu (ST) tergolong dalam kategori ini. Walau bagaimanapun, belum ada kajian saintifik yang membuktikan keberkesanan ST kepada pengamalnya. Oleh itu, kajian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis keberkesanan ST dari perspektif pengamal atau peserta setelah mereka menamatkan latihan ST sebanyak 16 sesi. Pendekatan kuantitatif iaitu instrumen soal selidik digunakan dalam kajian ini. Dalam masa yang sama, kaedah kualitatif turut digunakan dengan menjalankan temu bual terhadap semua peserta untuk tujuan triangulasi data. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa ST amat berkesan dalam meningkatkan kesihatan am dan sistem muskuloskeletal peserta. Dapatan kajian juga menunjukkan bahawa peserta amat berminat untuk meneruskan amalan ST bagi meningkatkan kesihatan mereka. Kajian ini diharapkan dapat memberi manfaat atau kesan baik melakukan aktiviti bersenam sebagai rutin harian. Kajian selanjut boleh dilakukan untuk meneroka manfaat ST dalam menyembuhkan penyakit tertentu selain daripada kesihatan am.

Teamwork is an essential soft skills that need to be applied to every student in the national education institutions. The application of these skills is in line with the government's plan in the National Education Blueprint (Higher Education) 2015-2025 which aims at producing a holistic graduate who could be characterized by an entrepreneurship and balanced process of education. This study aims to identify the impact of teamwork in the process of teaching and learning in the compulsory subjects in the Malaysian Public Universities. This study employed a quantitative method through a survey using questionnaires. A total of 424 respondents were randomly selected to make comparisons between the two public universities, namely Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) and the Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) which are consisting of various ethnic groups, religions and field of study. Results showed a positive impact of teamwork skills on student's in the process of teaching and learning in both public universities. The teamwork skills could help to enhance the added-values on students, build their self-confidence and help to improve their communication skills and interaction with the others. In addition, the study also showed that the implication of teamwork skills on the students could expose and help them to develop critical and creative thinking to solve problems related to their tasks and improve the quality of learning process. In conclusion, this study suggests that the implementation of teamwork skills should be included together with the other prescribed soft skills with varied learned-centred activities.

Postmodern ethical thought is not in line with Islamic spiritual ethics as modernism and postmodernism are Western ideas that have no place in Islam. This library study briefly elaborates the history of ethical development in the Islamic world and the spiritual ethics from the Islamic perspective. It also surveys the thought of postmodernism as well as postmodernism and religion as they need some deliberation for the interrelation between religion and ethics. As far as spiritual ethical thoughts are concerned, a discourse of the postmodernist ethical thought is given an emphasis to comprehend the ethical thought of postmodern supporters. An understanding of the ethos draws us to a conclusion that reconciliation between postmodernist ethical thought and Islamic spiritual ethics is impossible.

Creativity is a natural ability to generate new ideas and solutions toproblems. This is an important skill that needs to be practiced and developed through a variety of techniques and approaches. Related efforts must be made to generate a creative generation based on creative development practices. Applying critical skills and problem-solving skills is an important teaching approach that needs to be integrated into the curriculum of higher education institutions. Students who are able to think critically and solve problems are key to the flow of change and individual progress in their lives as students and graduates. These skills are essential to ensure that students have the high level of thinking needed to compete globally. Implementing these skills is one of the approaches to teaching and learning that aims not onlyto produce students who are academically excellent, but also from a moral and emotional point of view.

This study examines Syed Shaykh Ahmad Alhadys perspective on knowledge, which discusses the nature, sources, hierarchy of knowledge and his position on both the traditional and modern knowledge. The article aims at identifying the conceptual basics and the structure of Syed Shaykhs thoughts relating to knowledge. The methods used to complete the writing comprise both the library and archive research, which involve the collection of data and its analysis in order to deduce Syed Shaykhs ideas on knowledge. It showed sound knowledge would provide man of reason with a clear concept and a good grasp of religious instructions. This article implies that ones failure to acknowledge the significance and relevance of any of the elements of knowledge, reason and religion would lead to deviations in behaviour and practice and would be incapable of understanding his duties towards his community and the nation. Key words:- Knowledge, Education, Reason, Malays,Muslims, Hierarchy, Islamic Civilization

Isu hak kebebasan beragama merupakan isu penting dan kontroversi di Malaysia. Oleh yang demikian, hak kebebasan beragama di Malaysia telah menarik perhatian ramai pengkaji sama ada dalam negara atau pun daripada luar negara. Perkara asas untuk memahami hak kebebasan beragama di Malaysia adalah keterikatannya dengan Perlembagaan Persekutuan Malaysia sebagai undang-undang tertinggi negara yang mana telah menyatakan tentang jaminan hak kebebasan beragama bagi setiap warganya. Kajian bibliomatrik ini adalah bertujuan untuk menganalisis trend penulisan yang berkaitan dengan hak kebebasan beragama di Malaysia dalam pangkalan data Scopus. Bagi mendapatkan data, kajian menggunakan kata kunci (("religious freedom" OR "freedom of religion" OR "freedom of faith" OR "religious liberty" OR "right to worship" OR "freedom of religious practice" OR "freedom of religious expression" OR "religious toleration" OR "spiritual liberty") AND (Malaysia OR "Malaysia constitution" OR "federal constitution of Malaysia" OR "Malaysia law" OR "legal Malaysia")) di Scopus. Kajian telah mengenalpasti sebanyak 76 artikel. Semua artikel tersebut akan dibincangkan berdasarkan 7 kategori iaitu, (1) Jenis penerbitan, (2) Bidang kajian, (3) Tahun penerbitan, (4) Nama penulis, (5) Jurnal penerbitan, (6) Afiliasi penulis, dan (7) Negara. Walaupun penulisan tentang hak kebebasan beragama di Malaysia telah diterbitkan di jurnal-jurnal antarabangsa atau bukan jurnal tempatan di pangkalan data Scopus, hak kebebasan beragama di Malaysia masih menjadi antara bidang kajian yang signifikan dalam kalangan ahli akademik di Malaysia. Oleh yang demikian, pada masa akan datang, kajian tentang hak kebebasan beragama di Malaysia akan terus menjadi tema penting dalam penerbitan artikel sama ada di jurnal tempatan atau antarabangsa yang diindeks oleh Scopus.