2022 SAIS

Consanguineous marriages are commonly practised even from the early existence of humanity. Until now, consanguinity has been widely practised in many countries, including Malaysia, with variable prevalence and reasons depending on religion, culture, education, and geography. A high proportion of marriages in South and Middle East Asia are contracted between close biological relatives due to cultural preference, which is a deeply rooted social fashion among these societies. Even though consanguineous marriage has become a cultural preference in the community, the normalisation of that culture can affect and interfere with the well-being of the new generation due to health problems because of parental consanguineous marriage. Based on library research, this paper argues that consanguineous marriages should not be normalised and become a tradition or trend as they may lead to genetic diseases. It can be seen that adverse effects may be associated with the expression of genes received from a common ancestor, which may result in the mortality and morbidity of the offspring. Although Islam allows such marriages, permitting them does not mean Islam encourages them, together with the views of other religions. Besides, many countries’ opinions of consanguineous marriage are also elucidated in this paper. This paper will end with several recommendations for raising awareness pertaining to the issues raised.

Corporate social responsibility is considered to have a significant impact on consumer behavior. The current study aims to develop a model to extend the literature by examining the association between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and brand loyalty. A number of literatures were reviewed to find out the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and brand loyalty. This preliminary study is done to get a clear picture of the relationships before the author conduct a fieldwork study on the topic. This conceptual paper finds that CSR is positively linked with brand loyalty. The result of present research is hoped to provide a clear suggestion to corporations to focus on CSR based on the needs of consumers.

Reading is essential in the process of growth in youth as it improves brain connectivity, increases vocabulary and comprehension, acts as a mental stimulation and so much more. This paper aims to understand the reading habits and attitudes of the students in Kolej GENIUS Insan (KGI). The students enrolled in this secondary school have a high intelligence quotient (IQ) compared to their peers in other schools and are described to be gifted and talented students. A questionnaire was designed in a quantitative manner and distributed to the 50 students of Foundation 3 where only 45 out of 50 responded. The questionnaire analysed the students’ reading habits, preferences and attitudes towards reading. It was revealed that most of the students enjoyed reading especially novels and fiction as they find the activity fun but if given the choice they would much rather watch movies or listen to music. They would usually read to fill up their boredom and some spend time reading as long as 30 minutes to 1 hour while others spend 1 to 2 hours. Most students read to expand their knowledge and brush up their linguistic skills and understand that reading has a positive impact on their academic performances. Some students also faced difficulty in reading as sometimes they lack motivation to read or there was a lack of reading materials around them and while most of them preferred more pictures in the reading materials, others were already fine with how the reading material was. Based on the findings, several recommendations were made to improve the students’ reading habits and attitude. Conducting this survey is essential as it helps the lecturers and parents of the students to truly understand the reading habits and reading attitude of the students in KGI and more actions could be taken to benefit their positive attitude towards reading.

Managing of monetary is crucial and important in order to produce a quality budget especially for student in university. Budget management that use mobile application is an essential process must be applied by student to manage their budget income and expenses as wells as iNAQ integration. Therefore, this paper aims to provides gap of study for existing work development of managing budgeting planner among student that exist in market for commercial and for research purposes. The results of the findings is reported from review and analysis of different studies that provides the strengths and weaknesses of the features and utility are also presented. This resulted to provide further understanding of the gaps and weaknesses of each research. This study is concluded that these researches are still lacking and need further improvements.

Pandemik COVID-19-19-19 yang merupakan satu krisis melanda dunia pada tahun 2020, telah menyebabkan gangguan pengoperasian organisasi di seluruh dunia. Operasi organisasi telah terhenti dan cabaran terbesar bagi organisasi yang terlibat adalah untuk kembali beroperasi seperti sebelum pandemik. Daya-Tahan Organisasi (Organisational Resilience) dalam sesebuah organisasi menentukan keupayaan sesebuah organisasi sebelum, semasa dan selepas menghadapi sesuatu krisis atau gangguan. Keboleh-lonjakan-kembali (bounce-back) sesebuah organisasi untuk beroperasi semula adalah satu cabaran yang perlu dihadapi organisasi dalam mengembalikan pengoperasian seperti sebelum krisis atau gangguan berlaku. Perbincangan kertas kerja ini akan tertumpu kepada ciri-ciri Daya-Tahan Organisasi dalam mengekalkan kelestarian organisasi. Daya-Tahan Organisasi harus mempunyai keupayaan untuk menghadapi risiko, tekanan potensi, kemampuan mengawal dan bertindakbalas ancaman sekitarnya untuk bangkit semula selepas sesuatu gangguan dan juga, jika diperlukan, berkebolehan untuk mengadaptasi setiap perubahan persekitaran.

Forensic medicine or also known as legal medicine or medical jurisprudence has been studied and practiced since ancient times until today. This subject is compulsory in the Malaysian medical curriculum as doctors are bound to a number of legal responsibilities spelled by law. As a unique institution that delivers knowledge with comprehensive approach, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) teach Forensic Medicine with integration of the revealed knowledge (Naqli) and acquired knowledge (Aqli). This paper outlines the naqli and aqli integration in USIM’s Forensic Medicine curriculum. Relevant quranic verses, hadith and fatwa are introduced to the students on selected topics. In addition, students are also expected to discuss the topics based on inter-religion and inter-racial practice. This holistic approach hopefully helps to equip our medical graduates so they shall be able to fulfill the medical, legal, and social responsibilities in managing forensic medicine cases and issues surrounding it, particularly death and management of the dead.

This article aims to highlight the insights of selected renowned Muslim scholars on the nature of good deeds. The article focuses on analysing spiritual insight of selected Muslim scholars towards the dual dimensions of good deeds, which is inner and outer or physical and spiritual. This article is library research which employs descriptive and analytical study. The article founds that these Muslim scholars affirms the existence of inner dimension of good deeds, and therefore, good deeds comprise of both inner and outer dimension. Both of these dimensions need to be observed accordingly. The balanced observance of these two dimensions of good deeds is critical in order to achieve its real purpose.

Perubahan persekitaran dan suasana pembelajaran disebabkan oleh Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) telah mengakibatkan aktiviti-aktiviti pembelajaran di maahad tahfiz tidak dapat diteruskan dengan baik. Kajian ini melibatkan pembangunan sebuah model alternatif aktiviti maahad tahfiz ketika PKP iaitu Maahd@Home dan penilaian keberhasilannya melalui projek rintis Maahad@Home. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa terdapat kekangan pada pelaksanaan peranan Ibubapa/Penjaga secara khususnya dalam melakukan pemantauan fizikal, namun hampir kesemua Ibubapa/Penjaga bersetuju bahawa program Maahad@Home adalah baik dan wajar diteruskan.

Kajian ini membincangkan prosedur pembangunan Global Tahfiz Game (GTG) sebagai bahan bantu mengajar (BBM) untuk subjek mengulangkaji hafazan al-Quran bagi pelajar aliran tahfiz berasaskan konsep gamifikasi. Metode kajian yang digunakan adalah komprehensif design and develope research (DDR). Analisis yang dilakukan meliputi aspek pembangunan konsep dan material, penilaian pakar, ujilari dan produk akhir. Pembangunan konsep dan material yang digunakan dalam gamifikasi ini adalah bersandarkan kepada kerangka teori mekanik, dinamik dan estetika (MDA) dengan penerapan elemen-elemen pengajian tahfiz di dalamnya. Skor guru pakar berdasarkan min bagi ujilari yang dijalankan terhadap gamifikasi ini adalah tinggi iaitu (4.85). Manakala skor ujilari yang dilakukan pada peserta di kalangan pelajar di beberapa sekolah tahfiz juga tinggi iaitu (4.45). Hasil daripada saranan dan penambahbaikan penilaian tersebut, maka dihasilkan produk akhir gamifikasi tahfiz al- Quran berasaskan permainan papan, ia telah merangkul medal emas dalam beberapa pertandingan inovasi.

Setiap manusia menginginkan kehidupan yang bahagia dan harmoni di dunia ini mahupun di alam selepas kematian. Disebabkan kepentingannya, konsep kebahagiaan dibincangkan oleh ramai sarjana dari Timur dan Barat dalam pelbagai konteks dari dahulu hinggalah ke hari ini. Dalam konteks Malaysia pula, isu kebahagiaan dalam kalangan masyarakat sentiasa diberi perhatian dan dipantau secara khusus. Dalam hal ini, Laporan Indeks Kebahagiaan Rakyat Malaysia (MHI) 2021 menunjukkan prestasi skor MHI pada tahun 2021 berada di tahap bahagia iaitu pada skor 6.48. Analisis mengikut komponen pula menunjukkan skor indeks tertinggi yang dicatatkan adalah komponen keluarga iaitu 7.23, diikuti komponen amalan kerohanian (7.21) dan kesihatan (6.75). Walaubagaimanapun, usaha perlu dibuat bagi meningkatkan skor MHI. Justeru, kertas kerja ini akan merungkai definisi dan konsep kebahagiaan menurut al-Farabi serta mengenalpasti kaedah mencapai kebahagiaan yang disarankan oleh beliau. Kajian ini merupakan kajian kualitatif di mana data dikumpul menggunakan kajian kepustakaan. Seterusnya, data dianalisis secara deskriptif interpretif. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa, kebahagiaan bagi al-Farabi adalah kebaikan yang hakiki serta matlamat hidup bagi meneruskan kehidupan dengan aman dan damai tanpa menyebabkan masalah. Al-Farabi turut menyarankan empat cara untuk mendapatkan kebahagiaan iaitu pertamanya, teoritis. Keduanya, amali. Ketiganya, memahami teori, nilai intelektual, moral dan praktikal. Dan keempatnya, berakhlak mulia. Kajian ini penting sebagai usaha mengetengahkan kaedah-kaedah yang sesuai bagi meningkatkan skor MHI pada masa akan datang.

Every year, the practice of child marriage sacrifices millions of children’s lives and futures. Although there are laws regarding the minimum age for marriage, this practice remains widespread and has become a problem in many countries. In 2014, a United Nations special expert discouraged child marriage as this practice leads to premarital sex and child abandonment. Moreover, the persistence of this practice also strips girls of their right to proper education and better job opportunities. Although the practice of child marriage was not accepted in some societies, this practice still takes place in many parts of the world. Among the factors that led to child marriage are family poverty, education, religious and cultural norms, and unwanted pregnancy. Therefore, based on online research studies, this paper argues that the practice of child marriage should not be normalised as it affects children’s education, health, and safety. This paper will explain in detail the factors and consequences of child marriage. Furthermore, this paper will argue the views of child marriage according to the Islamic perspective. To sum up, this paper will conclude all the topics and give several recommendations in the hope that this research will help other researchers in their findings.

Studies relating to the relationship between the successor’s attributes and family firm performance are lacking behind, specifically from the Islamic and legal perspectives. Thus, this conceptual study aims to find the succession planning attributes (specifically the successor’s characteristics) from the said perspectives, which can add value to family firm performance. This study uses a qualitative method through document analysis of relevant library-based materials.

Artikel ini membincangkan tentang penggunaan ICT dalam pengajaran tahfiz al-Quran. Pendiidkan tahfiz bukan lagi Pendidikan yang asing di Malaysia malah ia telah diterima sejak 10 tahun sebelum ini. perkembangan Pendidikan yang seiring dengan kemajuan dan kepesatan teknologi turut menjadikan penddidikan tahfiz melangkah seiring bersama. Justeru, objektif kajian ini adalah meneroka tahap persetujuan guru dan murid terhadap penggunaan ICT dalam pengajaran tahfiz al- Quran. Kajian yang menggunakan reka bentuk kualitatif ini melibatkan guru dan murid dari empat zon iaitu zon utara, zon barat zon timur dan zon selatan semenanjung Malaysia. Temu bual separa struktur telah digunakan sepanjang proses pengumpulan data. Data yang diperoleh telah dianalisis menggunakan perisian ATLAS.ti 8. Tema-tema telah dibentuk berdasarkan data-data yang telah dikumpulkan. Dapatan menunjukkan guru dan murid amat bersetuju terhadap penggunaan ICT dalam pengajaran tahfiz seiring dengan keperluan Pendidikan Abad ke 21 (PAK 21). Selain itu,turutmenyokong kepada keinginan murid yang mengikut peredaran zaman. Ini selari dengan tuntutan Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia (KPM) iaitu melahirkan huffaz yang bukan sahaja menghafaz dengan lancar malah memiliki perkembangan potensi jasmani dan rohani secara menyeluruh.