Trials and tribulations come to everyone’s life in many shapes and forms. This issue is discussed sytematically and at length in the field of Islamic faith (ʿaqīdah), Islamic sufism (taṣawwuf), Islamic thought (al-Fikr al-Islāmiyy). Among treatises of classical Islam which touches this issue is Kitab Fawā’id al-Balwā wa al-Miḥan (The Benefits of Trials and Tribulations) by Sulṭān al-Ulamā’ Al- ʿIzz ʿAbd al-ʿAziz Ibn ʿAbd Al-Salām al-Ashʿariyy al-Shāfiʿiyy al-Dimashqiyy of the 6th/7th AH or 12th/13th CE. This article provides the introduction to the intellectual biography of Al-ʿIzz ʿAbd al- ʿAziz Ibn ʿAbd Al-Salām, introduction to the treatise: Kitab Fawā’id al-Balwā wa al-Miḥan, English translation of this treatise, and discussion of its contents. This treatise of Al-ʿIzz ʿAbd al- ʿAziz Ibn ʿAbd Al-Salām is a worth reading and exploring by all Muslims and non-Muslims. This treatise provides important points, proofs, and short explanations in understanding the benefits of trial and tribulation in human life from the Islamic perspective

This study examined the relationship between the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) implementation Integrated Qalb Al-Ghazali on Job Satisfaction among staff at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM). For some time now, job satisfaction has been a hot topic. The need of ensuring employee job satisfaction has gotten considerable attention from a variety of sources. Therefore, the implementation of Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is one of the methods taken by the organizations. Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) are also not spared in their efforts to achieve these objectives. In addition, the Four Cardinal Virtue values through Qalb Al-Ghazali are seen to be applied in the implementation. This research is a Quantitative method study through questionnaires that are distributed virtually in both institutions. The population and sample for this study is based on Krejchie and Morgan’s sample size formula. The population for the institutions is 1600, making the sample for this study 186. EAP implementation is measured through EAP Book of Standards by Stockert (2004). Job satisfaction is measured based on the Overall Job Satisfaction instrument by Khairunneezam (2013) while for the application of Qalb Al-Ghazali in EAP it is built through a literacy study on the work of Iḥyā' ʿUlūm al-Dīn (1982) by Al-Ghazali. The study found that the implementation of Employee assistance Program with the integration of the Qalb Al-Ghazali can help employees to solve their problems at work as well as help with their job satisfaction. When facing problems at work, the staff look for solutions to solve their problems and indirectly the implementation of this EAP can help them. Therefore, the application of Employee Assistance Program (EAP) in the organization is a good step to help the level of job satisfaction among staff.

Artikel ini meninjau perkaitan di antara tiga cabang utama ilmu Islam iaitu usul fiqh, usuluddin dan mantik dalam membahaskan nas-nas mutasyabihat yang terdapat di dalam al-Quran dan hadis. Ilmu usul fiqh, usuluddin dan mantik mempunyai hubung kait yang jelas. Perbahasan tentang dalalat, qiyas dan istinbat hukum contohnya menjadi salah satu topik utama dalam ketiga-tiga ilmu ini yang terdapat dalam karangan-karangan para ulama silam. Ulama-ulama Melayu di Nusantara turut menggunakan pendekatan penulisan melibatkan unsur-unsur yang ada dalam ketiga-tiga ilmu tersebut dalam menulis karya-karya akidah terutama ketika menghuraikan nas-nas mutasyabihat. Salah satu karya yang terkenal ialah karya Tuan Guru Haji Abdul Qadir bin Haji Wangah yang bertajuk Risalah Manhaj Ahli Sunnah. Artikel ini melihat bagaimana penulisan karya-karya Jawi ulama Melayu dalam bidang akidah menggabungkan elemen-elemen yang terdapat dalam ilmu usul fiqh, usuluddin dan mantik untuk menghuraikan perbahasan nas-nas mutasyabihat. Tinjauan ringkas diambil dari karya Risalah Manhaj Ahli Sunnah dengan mendatangkan beberapa contoh aplikasi integrasi tiga bidang ilmu tersebut. Penulisan ini bersifat kualitatif deskriptif melibatkan kajian kepustakaan terhadap beberapa karangan para ulama silam dan semasa yang berkaitan serta kitab Risalah Manhaj Ahli Sunnah secara khusus. Penulis mendapati bahawa nas-nas al- Quran dan hadis mesti difahami mengikut konteks, kaedah dan selok-belok disiplin bahasa Arab. Teks-teks mutasyabihat tidak selalu dapat difahami menurut makna literalnya, oleh itu perlu dilihat mengikut pendekatan dan manhaj yang diambil oleh ulama Ahli Sunah Waljamaah. Dalam mengarang karya akidah, para ulama telah mengaplikasi dan mengadaptasi perbahasan- perbahasan yang terdapat dalam ilmu mantik dan usul fiqh melalui pendekatan kontekstual terhadap pemahaman teks-teks al-Quran dan hadis. Risalah Manhaj Ahli Sunnah tidak terlepas dari mengambil pendekatan yang sama bagi menjelaskan ayat-ayat mutasyabihat agar selari dengan perjalanan Ahli Sunah Waljamaah dan mengelakkan daripada terjebak ke dalam akidah yang menyamakan Allah SWT dengan makhluk.

Among the popular arguments used by the orientalists to discredit Islamic religion is the utilization of the Theory of Borrow and Influence. For instance, Samuel M. Zwemer had perfected his writings in demonstrating this theory through his noted work, Arabia the Cradle of Islam. In this ideal, Islam had gone through such examination and been rooted to the religions of Pagan Arab, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity and others for the resembling elements shared. This paper will refute this claim under the light of the concept of wihdah al-din, as stressed in the Islamic religion.