Contributions of Muhammad Mahfuz Al-Tarmasiy in the field of Islamic studies

The present study, in principle, aims to introduce an archipelago figure who was once the focus of knowledge seekers in the Holy City of Makkah, Shaykh Muhammad Mahfuz Al-Tarmasiy. This scholar had also left behind significant contributions in his birthplace in the Island of Java. To identify his stature in the field of Islamic studies, scholarly works that bring to light the aesthetics of his writings will be briefly highlighted, fitting with the requirements of research papers. The methodology used in the present study is inclined towards qualitative research that encompasses the various sources of information in the form of his writings, be it from published books, untouched original manuscripts, theses and dissertation that look into his manuscripts and books, and the official website of the institution that was established by his successors. Interviews with his grandchildren and greatgrandchildren living across the country will also be utilized as one of the methods used in identifying this figure, his background and the general view about his stature. The results of the study found that, al-Tarmasiy‟s stature in the area of Islamic studies is indeed superior based on two factors: First: The establishment of traditional and modern educational institutions in Java that were inspired by his enthusiasm and struggles for the sake of knowledge. Second: The impact of his meticulous works that span over twenty books on the academic world and on the traditional talaqqi education system

[Methodology And Intensity of Ulama in Quranic Sanad Knowledge Writing] Fenomena Tahfiz di Malysia: Keperluan Institut Perguruan Tahfiz Malaysia bagi Lepasan Aliran Tahfiz

It is well known that the Quranic sanad is one of the three main conditions in accepting the authentic of Quranic recitations (also known as qiraat). In the beginning, the Quranic sanad was recorded on a piece of paper as an important document confirming that one had finished reading the Quran in front of the teacher and had completed all knowledge related to qiraat. The writings relating to Quranic sanad have evolved with the birth of Quranic figures such as Al-Zahabi (d. 748H) who produced the work of Ma'rifah al-Qurra’ al-Kibar, Ibn al-Jazari (d. 833H) through the work of Ghayah al-Nihayah fi Tabaqat al-Qurra’ and al-Nasyr fi al-Qiraat al-Asyr and more. The objective of this study is to study the methodology in the writing of former scholars in works related to the Quranic sanad. In addition, the study also focuses on the writings of contemporary scholars in this field such as the book of Ithaf al-Zaman bi Asanid Ahl al-Quran by Dr. Ilyas al-Barmawi and the book of al-Salasil al-Zahabiyyah bi al-Asanid al-Nasyriyyah by Dr. Aiman Rusydi Suwaid who reviews the Quranic sanad in a structured and critical manner. This study will be conducted through descriptive qualitative methods with particular focus on selected Quranic sanad books. The deductive method in the study will be used to maximize the expected results. The study found that writing in this field has been given priority by previous scholars by using of the Qurra’ biography method, their teachers and students. The contemporary scholars, however, emphasized the existence of high-level sanad to the Messenger of Allah and also discussed current issues related to sanad.   Penulisan ini akan menyentuh kepada perkembangan tahfiz di Malaysia bermula dengan lonjakan pencapaian pelajar tahfiz Maahad Tahfiz Al-Quran, Pulai Chondong, Kelantan dalam keputusan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) tahun 2003 di peringkat nasional sehingga mencetus fenomena perkembangan pelbagai kurikulum tahfiz di peringkat kebangsaan. Namun begitu, dalam keghairahan masyarakat menghantar anak mereka ke sekolah aliran tahfiz, terdapat kelompongan pendidikan dari sudut melahirkan graduan tahfiz yang boleh menghafizkan orang lain. Hal ini adalah kerana, di peringkat institusi pengajian tinggi, penawaran kursus yang berkaitan seperti Metodologi Pengajaran Tahfiz Al-Quran adalah bersifat terfokus dan terhad. Sedangkan seiring dengan arus perdana – sebagaimana dalam bidang perguruan yang lain – tuntutan semasa menzahirkan kewajaran mewujudkan Institut Perguruan Tahfiz Malaysia di peringkat nasional khususnya bagi para pelajar di aliran tahfiz swasta. Justeru, data dan informasi yang dinyatakan dalam kertas kerja ini adalah kerangka cetusan idea, proses pelaksanaan dan bingkisan cadangan dalam merafakkan martabat pengajian tahfiz di Malaysia. Kertas kerja ini akan memberi fokus kepada dua objektif utama iaitu menyoroti gelombang tahfiz arus perdana di Malaysia dan cadangan penubuhan Institut Perguruan Tahfiz Malaysia bagi pelajar lepasan aliran tahfiz. Metodologi kajian yang digunapakai ialah kaedah perpustakaan dan analisis dokumen yang terdiri daripada kajian lepas, jurnal, buku, artikel prosiding, tesis dan akhbar. Berdasarkan kepada data yang diperoleh daripada En. Muhamad Shafie bin Ismail, Ketua Unit Pemerkasaan Pengajian Al-Quran, KPM, sehingga Februari 2019 terdapat hampir 1381 buah sekolah tahfiz aliran swasta yang berdaftar dengan Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia, dengan jumlah pelajar mencecah 70,000 pelajar. Jumlah pelajar tahfiz swasta yang begitu besar dalam arus kebangsaan ini amatlah perlu diterapkan dengan elemen pedagogi seiring dengan pelajar di Institut Perguruan yang lain. Diharap agar kertas kerja ini dapat menyumbang ke arah memartabatkan bidang tahfiz di Malaysia khususnya dalam konteks perguruan bagi graduan tahfiz al-Quran swasta.   &nbsp

Perspektif feminis dalam isu homoseksual

Serangan pemikiran yang berkehendak kepada penerimaan homoseksual sebagai satu perbuatan yang tidak menyalahi syariat telah menular dalam masyarakat Islam kini. Golongan yang menerima homoseksual ini memberi alasan agama harus diamalkan bersesuaian dengan realiti semasa sekalipun terpaksa menafikan hukum-hukum yang telah thabit dengan nas-nas syarak secara qatc i. Serangan ini dilakukan oleh feminis yang memperjuangkan hak-hak kesamarataan gender kerana mereka berpendapat sebahagian hukum yang terdapat dalam al-Quran telah menindas serta mendiskriminasi gender. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pemikiran feminis terhadap isu homoseksual serta kritikan pemikiran mereka menurut al-Quran dan alSunnah. Metode yang digunakan adalah analisis kandungan 3 karya feminis sebagai kaedah untuk mengumpulkan data dan kaedah diskriptif digunakan untuk menganalisis data. Hasil kajian menunjukkan golongan feminis berkehendak untuk membela golongan homoseksual dengan hujah-hujah mereka walaupun ia melibatkan hukum-hukum al-Quran yang telah thabit dengan nas-nas syarak secara qat’i. Implikasi kajian menunjukkan perjuangan golongan feminis ini wajar diperhalusi dan diberi perhatian serius kerana pemikiran kesamarataan gender adalah bukan berasal daripada agama Islam malah ia berasal daripada tradisi masyarakat barat Justeru, pemikiran yang berkehendak kepada keterbukaan dalam berijtihad dengan meletakkan akal pada tempat yang paling tinggi berbanding al-Quran dan al-Sunnah seperti feminisme harus dibendung daripada menyerap masuk dalam pemikiran masyarakat Islam

Justifikasi Qiraat di dalam manuskrip Ta‘mim al-Manafi‘ bi Qiraat al-Imam Nafi‘ karangan Al-Tarmasi

Ilmu Qiraat merupakan suatu ilmu yang diturunkan oleh Allah SWT kepada Nabi Muhammad SAW untuk membaca al-Quran dengan satu bentuk atau pelbagai bentuk bacaan yang berbeza. Bacaan tersebut seterusnya disandarkan kepada imam dan perawi yang menaqalkan riwayat bacaan itu. Kertas kerja ini merupakan suatu usaha untuk menilai justifikasi Qiraat yang terdapat di dalam manuskrip Ta’mim al-Manafi’' bi Qira’at al-Imam Nafi’. Ia adalah sebuah manuskrip hasil karangan al-Tarmasiy, seorang ulama Nusantara terbilang di zamannya, di dalam pelbagai bidang. Metodologi kajian yang digunakan menjurus ke arah kajian kualitatif dengan mencakupi sumber maklumat daripada manuskrip Ta’mim kitab-kitab Qiraat serta laman sesawang. Hasil kajian mendapati terdapat dua justifikasi yang terdapat di dalam manuskrip ini, iaitu bersifat individu dan kolektif. Selain daripada itu Qiraat-Qiraat di dalam manuskrip Ta’mim ini merupakan Qiraat yang sah lagi mutawatir

Pelajar Introvert di Sekolah

Jenis personaliti remaja dapat dibincangkan melalui penampilan bentuk perlakuan sama ada cenderung kepada ekstrovert, introvert ataupun ambivert. Kajian ini mengkaji tentang pelajar introvert. Teori personaliti yang mempunyai kaitan dengan kajian ini adalah Teori Tiga Faktor (TTF) dan Teori Psikososial. Salah satu aspek perbezaan individu yang ketara antara seseorang pelajar dengan pelajar lain ialah aspek personaliti. Pelajar yang mempunyai personaliti introvert ialah individu yang yang pendiam, pasif, terlampau banyak berfikir dan kurang bertindak serta tindak tanduknya kurang mahu mengambil risiko. Hasil kajian juga menunjukkan pelbagai faktor yang membawa kepada seseorang pelajar tersebut menjadi introvert iaitu faktor keluarga, persekitaran kelas, sejarah lampau dan sifat semula jadi. Personaliti introvert dalam diri pelajar ini memberi kesan kepada mereka dari aspek akademik, kokurikulum dan sosial. Walau bagaimanapun, terdapat beberapa pendekatan yang boleh dilakukan untuk membantu pelajar introvert ini misalnya melalui peranan pihak sekolah. Cadangan yang lain yang dikemukakan oleh responden ialah penggunaan alat bantu mengajar yang menarik serta sesuai dengan pembelajaran abad ke-21. Introvert Students in a School Abstract: The type of personality of adolescents can be discussed through the appearance of a form of treatment that either tends to be an extrovert, an introvert or an ambiver. This study examines introvert students. The theory of personality associated with this study is the Three Factors Theory (TTF) and the Psychosocial Theory. One aspect of the individual differences that is significant between one student and another is the personality aspect. Students with introverted personalities are individuals who are quiet, passive, over-thinking and under-performing and whose behaviors are less likely to take risks. The findings also show the various factors that lead a student to become an introvert - family factors, classroom environment, past history and nature. The introverted personality in these students affects them academically, co-curriculum and social. However, there are several approaches that can be taken to help these introverted students, for example through the role of the school. Another suggestion made by the respondents was the use of attractive teaching aids and 21st Century learning. Keywords: Introvert, Personality, Student

Green Zeolite Synthesis Assisted with Plants Extract

The study explores the hydrothermal synthesis of zeolite using kaolin clay from Perak in the presence of two different reduction mediums, namely turmeric extract and ginger extract, and a 2M NaOH solution, measuring their efficiency and potential for green synthesis. Before the zeolite synthesis and transformation, the kaolin clay was heated at a temperature of 650 oC for 4 hours in the furnace to produce the metakaolin phase. The synthesized zeolite involves the reaction of NaOH with potential reduction plant extracts to assist the transformation of zeolite. The characterization of the synthesized particles after being ground into a fine powder and subsequently undergoing testing and characterization via X-ray diffraction (XRD) revealed the existence of zeolite phases in both plants with slightly different zeolite compositions. Synthesis mixtures with turmeric plants show better composition of the zeolite phase as compared to ginger mixtures. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis (EDX) also revealed that the synthesized product using turmeric plant extract was able to produce zeolite LTA with a good grade. The current experimental work shows the possibility of obtaining a well crystalline zeolite from Malaysian kaolin, assisted with plant extract reduction medium

Grafika design (pembuatan banner, bunting dan backdrop) / Abd. Razak Abd. Rahman...[et al.]

Dalam persediaan menuju ke alaf baru di samping dengan pertumbuhan ekonomi yang produktif, bidang perniagaan telah mengalami perubahan yang drastik yang mana kini semakin ramai golongan Bumiputera yang semakin berani menceburi bidang ini selari dengan inspirasi kerajaan yang inginkan penyertaan Bumiputra terlibat secara langsung di dalam program Industri Kecil dan Sederhana (IKS) yang melibatkan bidang teknologi tinggi. Setelah mengkaji dan membuat penyelidikan kami telah sebulat suara dan bersetuju untuk menubuhkan sebuah syarikat Grafika Design iaitu membuat kain rentang (banner), kain menegak (bunting) dan membuat backdrop. Selain membuat dan memasang backdrop kami juga menyediakan perkhidmatan pemasangan ‘banner’ dan ‘bunting’ secara percuma di dalam kawasan sekitar Bandar Melaka sebagai salah satu strategi perniagaan kami. Kami memilih bidang pemiagaan ini adalah untuk mewujudkan persaingan yang sihat kerana perniagaan seperti ini dimonopoli oleh kaum bukan bumiputera. Kami juga yakin persaingan seperti ini menjadikan pemiagaan ini mempunyai prospek yang luas dan mempunyai potensi cerah untuk dimajukan lebih-lebih lagi hanya segelintir sahaja golongan Bumiputera yang berani menceburi bidang ini. Kami merancang untuk memulakan operasi perniagaan pada Januari 2001. Perniagaan ini dijalankan secara perkongsian yang terdiri daripada lima orang ahli rakan kongsi berdasarkan modal yang telah dipersetujui. Kami telah menetapkan modal keseluruhan sebanyak RM 80 000 dimana RM 30 ribu melalui pinjaman manakala RM 50 ribu lagi melalui perkongsian sama rata di antara rakan kongsi

Zeolite Integrate with Natural Absorbance to Increase Crop Production

Mesoporous structure of Zeolites particles with higher micropores able to provide higher surface area that able to increase the efficiency of diffusion mechnism as well as cation exchange capacity (CEC). The uniquness and unreactive properties of zeolites enable to integrate this materials with other potential material to increase the zeolite absorption and CEC performance. Thus, the goal of this work is to study the effect of natural absorbents(chitosan and charcoal) when integrate with zeolite that function as a soil enhancer for the plants growth. Several experiments at different composition of soil, fertilizer, zeolite and absorbance compositions towards  water spinach growth,  pH and soil humidity were measured. The results of the plant growth show that both natural absorbance materials significantly assist the nutrient uptake either from the soil or fertilizer by showing higher plant growth, pH and humidity values as compared to soil mixed with fertilizer only. Integration of these absorbance with zeolite  futher increase the capability of nutrient uptake by giving the highest value of plant growth, pH and humidity values. Detail observation also showed that water spinach grew faster in the sample that had fertilizer added to the zeolite with charcoal as compared to chitosan

An improved building load forecasting method using a combined least square support vector machine and modified artificial bee colony

This paper presents an improved building load forecasting method using a combined Least Square Support Vector Machine and modified Artificial Bee Colony. The main contribution of the proposed method is the improvement in the exploitation capability of the standard Artificial Bee Colony, in which a different probability selection has been introduced. This was achieved by changing the standard probability selection with the clonal selection algorithm. The results from two other methods were compared with the results from the proposed method to validate the performance of the proposed forecasting method. The accuracy of the proposed method was evaluated using the Mean Absolute Error, Mean Absolute Percentage Error and Root Mean Square Error. It was found that the proposed method had improved the accuracy by more than 50 % compared to the other methods. The results of the study showed that the proposed method has great potential to be used as an accurate forecasting method