Mankind was created and put on the face of this earth only to function as a caliph and to carry out the responsibilities established by his Creator, regardless of any type of situation. However, for individuals involved in a natural disaster, it is not a factor that prevents victims of natural disasters from abandoning their responsibility. Generally, natural disasters will impact individuals involved in the disaster from various aspects. The impact of natural disasters results in damage as well as loss of property and life. Islam, as a religion that always facilitates its followers so that a Muslim’s responsibilities can be carried out without burdening the individual. Therefore, this study aims to elaborate on acts of worship performed during natural disasters. The content analysis method was used to obtain data from journal articles, book chapters and conference papers, which were then descriptively analysed. Findings indicate that the impact of natural disasters poses difficulties for disaster victims and Islam allows a certain amount of relief so that the mandatory worship practice commanded by Allah SWT can be carried out.

Islamic religion emphasised siwak (chewing stick) use as tooth and mouth cleaning tool, but the practice that modelled towards the Prophet’s Muhammad, peace be upon him (PBUH) behaviour is unclear. A study was conducted via individual semi-structured interviews, aimed to explore and map various aspects of the siwak practice from the perspective of contemporary Muslim scholars. These experts concurred that current siwak users vary in their observance towards the purpose, handling and timing of the siwak routine. It is a concern that deviations from the Prophet’s actual practices may limit the advantages of siwak, cause adverse effects on oral tissues and falsely portray siwak as an inferior option among modern communities. Findings from this study are derived from a triangulation of literatures and modern-day scholars’ interpretation which may be used as a basis for developing future guidelines on effective and safe siwak practice that is well-fitted to contemporary modern lifestyle.

Persoalan hukum halal tidak terhad hanya kepada persoalan makan dan minum sahaja. Bahkan hukum syarak mesti diterima pakai dalam semua aspek kehidupan termasuk di hospital. Pengurusan hospital ketika ini mematuhi peraturan am kerajaan, namun terdapat beberapa aspek didapati tidak mematuhi kehendak hukum syarak khususnya pemilihan ubat dan hubungan antara doktor dengan pesakit yang berlainan jantina. Berkaitan pemilihan ubat atau bahan farmaseutikal, terdapat keraguan sama ada ubat yang diberikan itu halal atau haram. Misalnya ubat saraf Condopril, antibiotik Gloxacilin serta penyembur anti-kulat Clotimazol yang berasal daripada khinzir. Manakala hubungan antara doktor dengan pesakit pula, tinjauan mendapati rungutan daripada pesakit wanita khususnya ketika di dewan bersalin. Mereka tidak selesa ketika urusan kelahiran dikendalikan oleh doktor lelaki. Forum di laman sesawang antara lain berbincang tentang doktor pelatih lelaki diminta oleh doktor pakar untuk meletakkan tempat membuang air kecil kepada wanita yang hampir bersalin. Perkara ini tidak wajar berlaku kerana tugas ini boleh diserahkan kepada doktor pelatih wanita atau jururawat wanita. Justeru, adalah perlu untuk dibentuk sebuah Jawatankuasa Pengawasan Syariah di hospital agar semua aktiviti di hospital yang berkaitan dengan umat Islam mematuhi kehendak syarak. Hal ini sama seperti peranan yang dimainkan oleh Jawatankuasa Pengawasan Syariah di bank-bank perdagangan di Malaysia.

Rehabilitation is a form of social service to heal individuals facing negative behavioural issues. Holistic rehabilitation is a restoration concept which further expands and deepens the process. Besides aiding in the promotion of a positive attitude towards rehabilitation, it develops social competence in facing the modern world. Successful rehabilitation involves not only the utilised approach, but also programme implementation elements such as the preparation of facilities, implementation skills, implementers' attitude, the teaching process, administrative support and programme evaluation. This article is on the study which aims to develop a holistic rehabilitation model for the LGBT community. This is essential in the efforts towards LGBT rehabilitation by both governmental and non-governmental agencies. Holistic and comprehensive rehabilitation involves the integration of spiritual and physical restoration. The LGBT community is in need of help towards rehabilitation. This holistic model rehabilitation model is developed to assist those individuals who are involved in the deviant lifestyle to return to the Islamic path. In implementing the study, the Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM) is used. The holistic model focuses on the wholesome and comprehensive restoration which includes an integrated spiritual and physical healing for the LGBT community. The findings of the study show that there are four components in the rehabilitation model that are developed, namely the government, non-government organisations, the community and the LGBT community.

Keberadaan nilai dalam sistem politik begitu signifikan. Berbekalkan rujukan terhadap Model Sistem Politik oleh David Easton sumber primier ini telah melakarkan kepentingan nilai beserta peranannya dalam proses pengagihan dalam sistem politik. Hal ini berpunca kerana kehilangan nilai dalam kerangka politik berupaya mengundang risiko ketidakstabilan terhadap kerukunan masyarakat rentetan daripada kerapuhan terhadap pendekatan demokrasi semata-mata. Di Malaysia pendekatan politik melalui wadah demokrasi secara sah diiktiraf dalam Perlembagaan Persekutuan, namun begitu proses terhadap pendekatan ini yang telah diamalkan sebenarnya mengundang beberapa persoalan yang perlu dibincangkan dengan lebih serius. Justeru artikel ini secara ekstensif memposisikan nilai sebagai kompas yang begitu relevan dalam subkerangka demokrasi di Malaysia.

This study aims to evaluate the content validity and reliability of the fuzzy Delphi instrument of Islamic Cognitive Domains. This study is based on the Development Design Research methods. The content validity of the instrument was analyzed using the Content Validity Index (CVI) by four experts. For the reliability, there were 30 respondents. The results of the analysis show that the overall value of content validity using CVI is 0.8. The value of Cronbach Alpha is 0.97. It means that the instrument has high validity and reliability.

Kertas kerja ini membincangkan sikap belia terhadap pemikiran tidak beragama. Kajian ini merupakan kajian rintis yang melibatkan 43 orang belia di salah sebuah IPT, di Malaysia. Kajian ini bertujuan meninjau latarbelakang belia terhadap pemikiran tidak beragama serta menganalisis aspek sikap golongan belia Islam. Reka bentuk kajian ini iaitu kajian kuantitatif dengan menggunakan instrumen soal selidik yang telah dibina oleh kumpulan penyelidik dan kandungannya telah disahkan oleh panel pakar. Kebolehpercayaan instrumen kajian berdasarkan nilai Cronbach Alpha yang mencapai tahap ? = 0.81 adalah tinggi. Dapatan analisis menunjukkan tahap penghayatan belia berada di tahap yang baik dengan majoriti belia menunjukkan sikap yang amat prihatin tentang Islam serta minat dalam progrm-program keagamaan ditambah dengan tahap pengetahuan dan peranan media massa. Dapatan kajian analisis kajian juga menunjukkan bahawa sikap belia terhadap pemikiran tidak beragama berada di tahap skor min rendah iaitu (min = 1.28, sp = 0.31). Namun begitu hanya terdapat beberapa item yang menunjukkan sikap negatif belia terhadap pemikiran tidak beragama. Dapatan ini jelas menunjukkan bahawa tahap sikap belia yang rendah terhadap pemikiran tidak beragama tidak dipengaruhi daripada latarbelakang belia, walau bagaimana pun aspek umur mempengaruhi sikap belia terhadap pemikiran tidak beragama.

Oral hygiene care and practice, siwak, which adopts Prophet Muhammad’s (Peace be upon Him, hereafter, PBUH) sunnah, remains unclear. As such, this study aims to explore and critically appraise the Prophetic practice of siwak according to Islamic literature, and in the light of current clinical evidence to clarify siwak as the oral hygiene practice prescribed by the Prophet (PBUH). Semi-structured one-to-one interviews was conducted among local contemporary Islamic scholars. The questions prepared were based on literature review and focused on toothcleaning practices of the Prophet (PBUH) as well as how the siwak was prepared and kept, as reported in documented narrations. Interview transcripts were analysed using thematic approach while content analysis of the referred narrations of hadith was made to provide a triangulation of the overall siwak use framework. The investigation revealed that horizontal tooth-brushing was highly recommended, and that al-Arak tree sticks are preferred to be 1) specifically prepared, 2) held steadily in the right hand, 3) used between two to five minutes depending on the goal, and 4) hygienically stored. It was also found that improper siwak practice may significantly suppress the clinical advantages. Thus, these findings substantiate future evidence-based guidelines on optimal oral hygiene care for siwak user based on authentic Islamic source.

The increasing issues of transgenderism has become a local and global phenomenon. It is clear that transgenderism is prohibited in Islam as it involves sexual orientation and social appearance. However, this lifestyle that against the normal practice of a human being has been normalised and accepted in many countries and started to gain acceptance into the Islamic community in Malaysia. This misconduct behaviour must be controlled as to ensure the sustainability of social culture in Malaysia. Hence,this research aimed to utilize prophetic psychospiritual approaches in the rehabilitation of transgender towards recovery to its nature. The method used in this research is qualitative studies on hadeeth that emphasize the spiritual aspects of a person. Researchers have found that the elements of patience, raja', khawf and religious appreciation are amongst the most important elements need to be seeded in the rehabilitation of LGBT members towards recovery to one true self.

Natural disasters, especially floods, are annual natural disasters that often affect Malaysia. A major concern for residents who live in flood-affected areas is the unpredictable occurrence of these floods. A temporary evacuation centre provides protection and accommodation for residents whose homes are flooded. As the number of houses inundated by flood water increases, so does the number of people who are moved to temporary evacuation centres. Previous studies have discussed the elements of unsatisfactory infrastructure facilities and the impact of a high number of flood victims in a temporary evacuation centre. The majority of flood-affected evacuees in these centres are Muslims and they are obligated to carry out Allah SWT's commandments regardless of where they are. The surrounding conditions at the evacuation centre differ from that of a home, which affect the implementation of Allah SWT's commandments in the temporary evacuation centre. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the level of understanding of several Syariah issues, such as taharah, performing prayers and safeguarding one’s aurat as well as socialising, among flood victims in temporary evacuation centres in Malaysia. This study adopted a quantitative design by distributing questionnaires to 400 flood victims residing in 19 temporary evacuation centres around the Seri Medan village in Batu Pahat. Findings indicated that flood victims in temporary evacuation centres around the Seri Medan village in Batu Pahat had a high level of understanding of Syariah issues.

The unbelief thinking is a term that refers to the absence of adherence to religion in the context of free lifestyle practice which is centred on human rights. And it also includes an understanding that is rooted in humanism, secularism, pluralism and liberalism. In relation to this, a researchwas conducted to identify the level of unbelief thinking among Muslim youthin Malaysia which based on the following domains: knowledge, perception and their attitude towards humanism, secularism, pluralism and liberalism. The questionnairewas constructed by a group of researchers and its content was validated by a panel of experts. This instrument wasdistributed to 380 respondents in 12 of the Higher Learning Institutions in Selangor, Malaysia. The reliability of the research instrument was valued based on Cronbach’sAlpha; it obtained a high result of α = 0.88. The study outcomes demonstrated the mean score for the overall level of unbelief thinking among Muslim youth was low (mean = 2.21, sd = 0.41). Whereas the mean score for knowledge constructs was high (mean = 3.76, sd = 1.03), the mean score for perception constructs was low (mean = 2.18, sd = 0.65) and the mean score for attitude constructs was also low (mean = 1.45, sd = 0.48). Additional this study was also conducted to measure the level of their Islamic knowledge. The study showed the mean score for the level of the youth’s Islamic knowledge was high (mean = 4.89, sd = 0.43). The findings revealed the level of Islamic understanding among Muslim youth was high compared to the level of their unbelief thinking, which was low. These findings portrayed despite the existence of a small number of Muslim youth who have deviated from being adherent to religion; there are still a large number of them in Higher Learning Institutions who understand Islamic knowledge highly