Peranan wakaf dalam pembangunan ekonomi umat Islam : kajian di negeri Perak / Paiz Hassan, Mohd Zahirwan Halim Zainal Abidin and Ahmad Fauzee Abdullah

Wakaf adalah salah satu aktiviti ekonomi yang terdapat dalam Islam. Aktiviti wakaf banyak membantu umat Islam dalam pembangunan ekonomi serta memberi manfaat kepada masyarakat Islam. Amalan wakaf juga tidak terhad untuk manfaat dunia, tetapi ganjaran akan terus berterusan di akhirat nanti. Majlis Agama Islam dan Adat Melayu Perak (MAIPk) sebagai pemegang amanah bertanggungjawab untuk menjalankan pelbagai aktiviti dan pembangunan hartanah wakaf. Pembangunan ini sangat penting untuk meningkatkan ekonomi umat Islam terutama di kawasan bandar yang dimonopoli oleh orang bukan Islam dan untuk menambah bilangan umat Islam yang merupakan golongan minoriti di kawasan bandar. Oleh itu, kajian ini akan melihat sejauh mana harta wakaf memainkan peranan dalam membangunankan ekonomi umat Islam di negeri ini serta mengenalpasti usahausaha dan masalah-masalah yang dihadapi oleh pihak majlis dalam membangunkan hartanah wakaf di negeri Perak

Enhanced anti-inflammatory effects of nanoencapsulated diclofenac

This study was conducted to compare the anti-inflammatory efficacy of nanoencapsulated and free-form diclofenac in rat. Diclofenac-loaded liposomes were prepared using the proliposome method. The anti-inflammatory effects of nanoencapsulated and free diclofenac were evaluated using the carrageenan-induced paw edema, formalin-induced paw licking and cotton-pellet-induced granuloma tests in vivo. For carrageenan-induced paw edema, 2 and 20 mg/kg liposome-encapsulated diclofenac showed significant paw volume reduction compared to free form diclofenac of equivalent dosage groups. In the formalin test, significant reduction in paw-licking time was observed in late phase for both liposome-encapsulated and free-form diclofenac (2 and 20 mg/kg) with the percentage of inhibition of 28.62, 60.17% for free-form diclofenac and 31.45, 78.84% for liposome-encapsulated diclofenac, respectively. In cotton-pellet-induced granuloma test 20 mg/kg free-form diclofenac showed significant reduction in the size of granuloma in both transudative and granuloma weight with percentage of inhibition of 42.93 and 49.26%, respectively, when compared to controls. Interestingly, 20 mg/kg nanoencapsulated diclofenac showed a larger reduction of the parameter with percentage of inhibition of 48.43 and 63.55%, respectively. Collectively, these results indicated that nanoencapsulated diclofenac exhibited statistically higher efficacy than free-form diclofenac when orally administered. Hence, clinical dosage may be reduced thereby reducing the drug's adverse effects

The level of understanding of income zakat and its implementation among muslims in state of Perak

Income zakat is an annual tax or payment imposed on certain amount of income generated from either fixed or non-fixed sources, generally known as al-Mal al-Mustafad. In Malaysia, this kind of payment or zakat was first made mandatory in 1997 by National Fatwa Council Malaysia. The fatwa or decision was then gazetted by all state governments in Malaysia except that of Perak. This research aims to identify the level of understanding among Muslim community in the state of Perak regarding income zakat and its relevant procedures particularly the calculation of zakat. It is imperative to explore this issue since many Muslims of present day fail to perform zakat income as they are not aware of the tax or payment that has been made incumbent on them. Furthermore, the study also sheds light on the people’s level of understanding of how the zakat payment is to be calculated or counted. The findings of this study are useful for relevant agencies in particular religious bodies, in finding ways and means to disseminate awareness to the Muslims of their responsibility to pay income zakat, which will result in an increase of zakat revenue that can be then utilized for the enhancement of the economy of Muslims in the country

Amalan sains sukan dalam pelaksanaan kokurikulum sukan di Maktab Rendah Sains MARA (MRSM)

Program ini menumpukan kepada tiga perkara utama iaitu; pertama, menyediakan satu modul khas untuk pelaksanaan kokurikulum sukan dalam sistem MRSM; kedua, memberikan latihan dan kemahiran kepada guru MRSM tentang sains sukan; dan ketiga, memberikan pendedahan dan kemahiran sains sukan kepada pelajar MRSM dalam kokurikulum sukan. Kursus Training of Trainer (T.O.T) 1 dan 2 telah dilaksanakan diperingkat guru penasihat kokurikulum MRSM. Diakhir program ini diharapkan seramai 46 orang Jurulatih Utama (J.U) MRSM, sekurang-kurangnya 470 (10 orang guru penasihat X 47 MRSM) orang guru dan 9400 (20 orang pelajar X 47 MRSM) orang pelajar MRSM akan menerima manfaat dari segi kemahiran dan pengetahuan dalam sains sukan modul kokurikulum MRSM. Pemantauan yang dilakukan mendapati bahawa; guru penasihat amat aktif dan mendapat banyak pengetahuan dan meningkatkan keyakinan diri mereka untuk melatih dan menguruskan kokurikulum sukan. Pengurusan MRSM amat menyokong dan mencadangkan agar semua guru MRSM diberikan T.O.T Modul Sains Sukan ini. Secara tidak langsung, program ini akan membantu memupuk amalan sains sukan dan gaya hidup sihat di kalangan guru dan pelajar MRSM. Modul Kurikulum Sains Sukan di MRSM akan bertindak sebagai rujukan dan panduan dalam sistem pendidikan MRSM pada masa hadapan