In the current scenario, the catering services industry in Malaysia is growing rapidly and is dominated by Muslim entrepreneurs. However, there are many ethical issues related to dishonesty such as cases of fraud, dishonesty, breach of promises and treachery associated with catering services reported in electronic and print media. Therefore, this study was conducted to explore the practice of trust among successful entrepreneurs in the catering services industry in the state of Selangor. This study is qualitative in nature through a semi-structured interview with eight successful entrepreneurs in the food and catering industry in the state of Selangor who have been in business for at least 10 years. Transcribed interview data were analysed using Atlas-ti-8 software to extract the required themes and categories. The study found that successful catering entrepreneurs emphasize the three elements of trust, namely responsibility, keeping promises, and being fair. These findings are in line with the Prophetic Leadership Management Wisdom (PROLM) model presented by Syafii Antonio (2013). However, there are four new elements of trust, namely avoiding usury or corruption, integrity, always remembering Allah, and avoiding the treachery that is also practiced by these successful entrepreneurs. It is hoped that this study can be used as a guide by Muslim entrepreneurs, especially in Malaysia to always practice trust that can help them be more successful and competitive in business.

Shaykh al-Albani is the first contemporary scholar to popularise the concept of tasfiah (purification) in da'wah. According to him, tasfiah is one of the methods that should be used as a religious basis by all Muslims in order to bring them back to the true teachings of Islam in line with what was taught by the Prophet Muhammad SAW. This article discusses his concept of tasfiah based upon its historical point of view in Islam, past and present. Through qualitative research methods and document analysis approach, this study shows that the concept of tasfiah is closely related to the history of the development of Islam. This research focuses on its historical development in the three main fields of Islam which is creed, hadith and jurisprudence, and the role played by scholars in dealing with deviations in faith, preserving the authenticity of the hadiths of the Prophet PBUH and explaining the Islamic laws and methods of worship in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad SAW. The results show that the concept of tasfiah expressed by Shaykh al-Albani is not something new because scholars throughout Islamic history had emphasized on this concept. This study also addresses the necessity of emphasizing the concept of tasfiah in da’wah among Muslim scholars, in the hope that they might fortify Islam from any deviation.

Philanthropic behavior refers to the act of being generous, kind, and helpful to fellow human beings. Due to the increasingly challenging economic development in today's technological era, people have to find ways to improve the strategy of empowering the economic jihad in society, especially the Muslim society. This study aims to examine the relationship between philanthropic attitude towards economic jihad and the strategy of empowering economic jihad in the context of the development of the Muslim community. The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between the society’s philanthropic attitude, in particular the Muslim society, and their knowledge in enhancing the economic strategy in Malaysia. The respondents of this study consist of 500 working people (216 males and 284 females) in Klang valley while the research instrument used is a questionnaire that consists of 37 question items. The period of the study was within 6 to 12 months. The results of this study were presented as a descriptive data analysis. The findings as a whole show that respondents' perceptions regarding philanthropic phenomena in Malaysia are at a high level. Philanthropic attitude is closely related to the Islamic economy, and with this attitude, the Muslim community can compete with other races in enhancing the economy and advance along with other Asian countries. At the end of the study, several suggestions have been forwarded to enhance the level of knowledge and understanding amongst students and communities regarding philanthropy. This noble attitude needs to be instilled and nurtured in every human being, and hence, should be fostered from an early age so that the concept can be fully understood by future generations.

The Libyan economy had achieved a level of growth and stability for its currency exchange rate through the plans of development using fiscal, monetary and trade expansionary policies. However, due to the instability witnessed by Libya in the recent years, as well as the decline in the volume of oil revenues, this has led to a remarkable deterioration in the exchange rates of the Libyan currency. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to determine the effect of monetary expansion on the stability of the real exchange rate in the Libyan economy, relying on annual data covering the period of 1970 – 2014, which is represented in the variables (Currency in circulation, demand deposits and quasi- money), using time-series analysis techniques through Johnson’s test of the joint integration, which has shown the results of a long- term negative equilibrium relationship between variables in line with economic theory. Granger causality test has been applied as well, where the results have shown that there is a causal relationship in one direction between the real exchange rate and both currency in circulation and demand deposits in the short term. Based on these results, the study concludes that it is possible to control the stability of the real exchange rate of the Libyan dinar through the components of broader measure of money supply.