Ibn Taymiyya And Ibn Al-Mutahhar Al-Hilli: Shi\u27i Polemics And The Struggle For Religious Authority In Medieval Islam

Taqi al-Din Ibn Taymiyya (1263-1328), one of the most controversial thinkers in Islamic religious history, was repeatedly imprisoned during his lifetime. Today, he is revered by what is called the Wahhabi movement and championed by Salafi groups who demand a return to the pristine golden age of the Prophet. His writings have also been used by radical groups, such as al-Qaeda, to justify acts of violence and armed struggle. In order to explain the widespread present-day influence and prominence of a rather obscure medieval figure, this volume offers a fresh perspective on his life, thought and legacy. The articles contained herein, written by some leading authorities in the field, study Ibn Taymiyya\u27s highly original contributions to Islamic theology, law, Qur\u27anic exegesis and political thought. Contrary to his current image as an anti-rationalist puritan, this collection shows Ibn Taymiyya to be one of the most intellectually rigorous, complex, and interesting personages in Islamic history. This is the first comprehensive academic treatment of Ibn Taymiyya to appear in a Western language in over half a century. It should be of major importance to scholars of Islamic intellectual history, as well as to students of modern Islamic movements and ideologies

Analysis of Multiple-Bit Shift-Left Operations on Complex Numbers in (−1+j)-Base Binary Format

Complex numbers find various applications in the field of engineering. To avoid excessive delays in production of results obtained by implementing divide-and-conquer technique in dealing with arithmetic operations involving this type of numbers in today’s computer systems, Complex Binary Number System with base(−1+j) has been proposed in scientific literature. In this paper, we have investigated the effects of bit-wise shift left operations (from 1-8 bits) on the complex binary representation of complex numbers and analyzed these results using mathematical equations.DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijece.v4i2.528

IT Ethics: Undergraduates’ PerceptionBased on their Awareness

Vide acceptance and use of computer and information technology in universities demanded the researchers and teachers to train their students to use these resources ethically. In the universities of Pakistan, computer and IT related courses have recently been included as compulsory subjects. Therefore, this research aimed to explore the perceptions about ethical use of information technology (IT) by the undergraduate students from four different public and private sector universities. A questionnaire was designed in which different computer and internet related activities were given and students were required to respond in terms of Right, Wrong and Neither Right Nor Wrong. Total 542 students participated in the study and the results were interpreted on the bases of their demographic information. It was concluded that majority of the students were not previously trained and have no knowledge about computer or IT ethics. It was found that female students, students from public sector universities, from different departments of computing and IT and from the disciplines of pure sciences were perceptually more positive regarding the ethical use of IT resources. Minimal differences were found across the responses of students who have IT training certificates and prior knowledge of IT ethics. This suggests that computer ethics awareness training is needed for university students. Keywords: Computer ethics, IT ethics, Undergraduate Students, Education, Sciences vs Social Sciences, Male vs Female, Public-sector vs Private-sector universities.

Acid maltase deficiency--Pompe\u27s disease

Mutation in genes encoding for proteins involved in glycogen synthesis, degradation or regulation results in various inborn errors of glycogen metabolism. The disorders that result in abnormal storage of glycogen are known as glycogen storage diseases (GSD). We report a rare and interesting case of a young boy who presented with generalized weakness and reduced muscle bulk since childhood. He was diagnosed to have acid maltase deficiency, also known as Pompe\u27s disease, one of the rare types of glycogen storage disease. The case is presented here in the form of a case study, including a review of the pertinent literature on the subject. This case has the potential to be the first reported case of such a disease from Pakistan (to the best of our knowledge)

Understanding of Three Dimensional Diagrams

As a policy matter a child should be admitted in class – I after attaining the age of year 5, but in our social setup that is rarely followed. That is why, the students of year – 8 were traced from class II, III and IV of 121 Government Primary /Primary Sections of Government Middle Schools of 15 Tehsils of Five Districts from Southern Punjab. In all, 7212 students were involved in the study. Major objective of the study was to find out the age category at which the students of year 8 understand three dimensional diagrams to minimum and maximum extent. Present age was calculated by subtracting physical age of each student as recorded in the admission register from the date of test administration. It was found that only 1240 (17.18%) of the total students were of year-8, sorted out 1.0% (24) students from class II, 20% (485) of class III, and 30.18% (731) of class IV. A standardized non-verbal test and a perception test were administered to achieve the objectives. After piloting the tool, there were 42 items comprising upon 15 rectangular, 20 hexagonal, and seven diagrams from real daily life. The results highlighted that maximum average scores were found for the age category of 8 year, 2 months and 15 days and minimum average scores in the first category of age for the sampled students. Keywords: 3-D Diagrams, Perception, Primary Education, Understandin