Hermeneutika Qurâni dan Perbedaan Pemahaman dalam Menafsirkan al-Qurân

To interpret al-Qurân means to understand the hidden meaning of this revealed text. This is the essence of hermeneutics. It is about unearthing the implicit truth and making it explicit. Hermeneutics is also a method to read the symbols otherwise not known by the common readers. This method is not only concerned with the literal understanding of the text, but also with the contextual and rational meaning of it by taking into account the horizons around which the text is produced. By horizon it is meant, the nature of the text, the mind and logic of the author and the universe of the reader. This paper deals with the idea of what we call the Qurânic hermeneutics. By that we mean the method that has been developed by the competent scholars of the Qurânic exegesis over time. We assume that the nature of the Qurân necessitates that this holy text cannot be interpreted unilaterally, as it were. That the Qurân uses the symbolic words and expression makes it open to be inter preted differnently by the different scholars. We are interested in exploring further the nature of this Qurânic hermeneutics and the various outcomes produced by it

Pola pendedahan internet dan impaknya terhadap kefahaman Islam di kalangan ahli akademik di UKM dan USIM

Kemudahan internet telah memberi kemudahan bagi masyarakat Islam dan bukan Islam di seluruh dunia dapat mempelajari, memahami dan mengenali Islam dengan mudah menerusi laman sesawang, blog, newsgroup, laman sosial dan lain-lain. Walau bagaimanapun, kebanjiran maklumat Islam yang disediakan melalui internet boleh memberikan kesan yang signifikan terhadap golongan yang terdedah dengan maklumat khususnya ahli akademik. Oleh itu, kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti pola pendedahan internet di kalangan ahli akademik dan impaknya dalam memahami aspek akidah, syariah dan akhlak. Seramai 206 ahli akademik di Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) dan Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) menjadi responden. Kajian telah mendapati, pola pendedahan internet di kalangan responden adalah tinggi berdasarkan faktor demografi ahli akademik dan penggunaan internet. Dalam konteks memahami Islam, internet telah memberikan kesan yang sederhana terhadap aspek akidah, syariah dan akhlak. Internet juga telah mendatangkan kesan yang signifikan terhadap penghayatan akhlak dan sikap dalam kehidupan beragama di kalangan responden. Dalam masa yang sama, kajian ini juga mendapati kebanjiran maklumat Islam atau fatwa online di internet telah memberi kesan tertentu terhadap institusi agama yang berautoriti seperti JAKIM, jabatan agama negeri (JAIN) dan lain-lain. Ini menunjukkan internet merupakan medium yang penting bagi masyarakat muslim hari ini dalam konteks mendapatkan ilmu dan memahami tentang Islam. Namun ianya harus digunakan secara bijak kerana terdapat aspek-aspek yang boleh memberikan kesan negatif dalam kehidupan beragama masyarakat Islam

Chemical Composition and Activities of Antioxidant Compounds in Red Pitaya Fruit (Hylocereus Sp.), and Effects on Glucose and Lipid Profile Level of Induced Hyperglycemia Rats

The American Heart Association recommended a diet that includes five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables daily based on the combination of micronutrients, antioxidants,phytochemicals and dietary fiber in these foods.Epidemiology studies have indicated a negative relationship between fruit intake and various chronic diseases.This study therefore was designed to analysis the antioxidant vitamin composition,phenolic content of red pitaya fruit (Hylocereus sp.),antioxidant activity and free radical scavenging activity and effect on glucose and lipid profile levels of induced hyperglycemia rats.Thirty six male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly assigned into six groups.Hyperglycemia was induced in five of the six groups of rats by injection of streptozotocin (55 mg/ kg).The groups were normal (NO),hyperglycemia control (HK), hyperglycemia with 0.5% red pitaya supplementation (HP1), hyperglycemia with 0.87% red pitaya supplementation (HP2), hyperglycemia with 1.17% red pitaya supplementation (HP3) and hyperglycemia with glibenclamide treatment (HG).The study period was seven weeks. Results showed that crude fiber in red pitaya was 10.1 g/ 100 g dried sample while the lycopene content was 14.35 mg/ 100 g fresh sample. Results showed that the concentration of antioxidant vitamins in red pitaya were 120.13 μg/100 g freeze dried sample (Vitamin A),540.27 mg/100 g fresh sample (vitamin C) and 105.67 μg/100 g freeze dried sample (vitamin E).Results showed that the organic extract (76.19%, 72.90%) of red pitaya had higher antioxidant activity compared to aqueous extract (52.81%,47.79%) in both Ferik Thiosianat (FTC) and Thiobarbiturik Acid (TBA) methods.Red pitaya achieved the highest percentage of scavenging activity in an organic extract (70.13%) compared to an aqueous extract (47.13%). Phenolic content in organic extract of red pitaya was 46.06 ± 1.77 mg/100 g and 25.0 ± 0.87 mg/100 g in aqueous extract .After seven weeks of supplementing red pitaya and glibenclamide, red pitaya shows a potential in reducing blood glucose,cholesterol,triglycerides, LDL-c and malondialdehyde levels and increasing HDL-c levels and plasma antioxidants among the hyperglycemic rats.Results showed that the level of glucose reduced significantly about 29.87% (HP1),35.53% (HP2), 44.90% (HP3) and 27.3% (HG) respectively compared to baseline level (p<0.05).Total cholesterol reduced significantly (p<0.05) at 21.58% (HP1),23.08% (HP2), 27.27% (HP3) and 22.15% (HG). The triglyceride levels were also reduced significantly (p<0.05) about 35.7% (HP1), 37.2% (HP2), 39.8% (HP3) and 37.7% (HG) compared to the baseline level. The HP3 group showed the most increment in HDL-c level followed by HP2, HG and HP1 about 93.30%, 89.74%,89.47% and 76.32% respectively compared to baseline level. The LDL-c for the three supplemented groups decreased significantly about 62.16% (HP1), 70.59% (HP2), 78.65% (HP3) and 65.22% (HG) at the end of the study. The plasma antioxidant levels increased significantly about 18.63% (HP1), 24.34%(HP2),28.4% (HP3) and 23.09% (HG).The plasma malondialdehyde (MDA) decreased about 10.48% (HP1),16.04% (HP2), 20.75% (HP3) and 15.79% (HG) at the end of the study.It was found that HP3 group showed the higher decrement in blood glucose, cholesterol,triglycerides, LDL-c and malondialdehyde level and the highest increment in HDL-c levels and plasma antioxidant compared to the other groups.In conclusion,this study suggests that red pitaya have a potentialin reducing risk factors of diabetes mellitus disease if consumed in appropriate in the die

The Effectiveness of the Students’ Vocabulary Handbook of ‎English Course at Zahanain Islamic Boarding School

This study investigated teaching strategies to develop students' vocabulary in conducting the research. This research uses the descriptive qualitative method. This study analyzed the data obtained through observation, interview, and questionnaire methods descriptively. A literature review was carried out. The findings show that interactive media in handbooks influences learning in teaching vocabulary in the Zahanain English Course. The literature study also found that interactive media greatly influenced students' motivation and involvement in learning vocabulary. Teachers are encouraged to use interactive teaching media in developing students' vocabulary. Cultural, educational background, and traditional teaching practices in Zahanain English Course are identified to be the factors that contribute to many students' heavy reliance on memorization as their sole approach to vocabulary learning. In addition to rote memorization, which has been proven useful and effective in the Zahanain English course  ELT context, this paper suggests that students be presented with vocabulary learning strategies and be taught how to build vocabulary through other useful learning methods

Ratio Legis of Combining Illegal Acts with Default in Small Claim Court Cases

Civil procedural law in Indonesia has not yet specifically regulate the accumulation of lawsuits between Unlawful Acts (PMH) and default, which resulted in prolonged discourse in the realm of jurisprudence. Some legal experts are of the opinion that combining cases of unlawful acts with cases of breach of contract in one case/lawsuit is not permitted, seanwhile others think that such an accumulation is possible. The debates finally ended with the publication of the Supreme Court Regulation (PERMA) on Small Claims Court which provided legal certainty regarding the permissibility of this accumulation. This research is normative law with a substantive analysis approach. The aim is to find out the legal philosophical basis behind the formation of PERMA. The results of the research show that the possibility to cumulate between Unlawful Acts (PMH) and default in the PERMA aims to simplify the process of proceedings through simple, fast and low-cost principles. In this way, foreign investors'confidence in resolving cases in Indonesia can be increased

Open-source Video Recording Scheduler

This report explains about the project on developing a video recording scheduler application on open-source platform. The scope of this project is developing a GUI application that allows users to set the video recording schedule, and users are capable to set the codec used for recorded video compression. This application would run on open-source platform, therefore the target users is the open-source user that have a problem in using current open-source applications especially novice users. This project would be completed phase by phase, and for application development, the method applied is evolutionary development approach. This project depends on open-source tools and platform for application development. The end product of this project is able to perform all targeted features without producingany errors or machine problems. As a conclusion, this project has achieved its objectives in order to solve some problems of open-source users in scheduling theirvideo recording

Qualitative phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial activity of fllicium verum against foodborne pathogens / Siti Nasuha Abd Hadi

Illicium verum or star anise was a commonly used spice with many usages especially in cooking. The usages of star anise also broaden to the entire world due to its medicinal values. Nowadays, there were increasing in the incidence of food- borne diseases caused by pathogenic microorganism thus increasing community concern on food safety. Chemical preservatives that were known to be toxic were widely used in foods. In addition, artificial antimicrobial or antibiotics that might cause side effects to the consumers were commonly used to treat food- borne diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate antimicrobial activity of Illicium verum extract against food borne pathogens and to investigate phytochemical compounds found in Illicium verum. In order to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of Illicium verum extract against food borne pathogens, three methods were performed; antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) by disc diffusion method, determination of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) by using broth microdilution method and determination of minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) by sub- culturing suspension in well onto Tryptic Soy Agar media. The phytochemical compounds were screened by using several standardized methods in which the results were interpreted basically based on colour changes and precipitation of the chemical reagents. The results showed that the sensitivity of both gram positive and gram negative bacteria towards the extract almost similar. The largest diameter zone of inhibition was shown by S. aureus and E.coli followed by S. typhimurium. The smallest zone of inhibition was shown by B. cereus. The zones of inhibition shown by all bacteria were considered significant because the p- value was less than 0.05. For the qualitative analysis of the phytochemical compounds, all the tested compounds; glycosides, phenols, alkaloids, tannins, and terpenoids were found present in the Illicium verum extract. In conclusion, the methanolic extract of Illicium verum had antimicrobial activity against selective food borne pathogens and had the value to become a replacement of synthetic chemical in food preservative and a new natural antimicrobial that was susceptible to food borne pathogens. Moreover, all the tested phytochemical compounds which had been reported contributed in the antimicrobial activity of the Illicium verum extract were present in the extract

Epal meranum di Sabah : rahsia epal Ba'Kelalan

Memilih sesuatu yang unik bukanlah laluan mudah untuk ditempuhi. Namun seorang warga emas di pedalaman Sarawak membuktikan setiap keazaman yang disulam usaha gigih pastinya membuahkan hasil

KOMPARASI LOAD BALANCING METODE PCC DAN NTH PADA MIKROTIK IMPLENTASI DI AL IRSYAD TENGARAN 7 BATU

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan yang dilakukan di Pesantren Al Irsyad Tengaran 7 Batu yang bertujuan untuk : menjamin layanan akses internet yang tinggi kepada Client, dan pembangunan infrastruktur sistem jaringan. Salah satu parameter penting untuk membangun infrastruktur internet yang baik adalah ketersedian bandwidth yang besar. Ketersediaan kapasitas bandwidth tidak hanya mengandalkan satu jalur backbone. Untuk itu diperlukan minimal dua jalur agar kapasitas bandwidth dapat lebih maksimal yang dapat meringankan beban trafik dan mempercepat waktu respon. Salah satu solusinya yaitu dengan menggunakan sistem Load Balancing. Penelitian pengembangan ini menggunakan MikroTik, Mikrotik itu sendiri dapat dijumpai berbagai metode load balancing yang bisa kita pilih, diantaranya adalah metode NTH dan metode PCC (Per Connection Classifier). Kedua metode diatas mempunyai karakteristik yang sama, dimana keduanya mendukung penyebaran traffic data pada setiap koneksi maupun setiap paket data. Diantara kedua metode load balancing tersebut pasti mempunyai kekurangan dan kelebihan masing-masing. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui metode mana yang mempunyai kinerja lebih baik. Ada Empat parameter pengujian yang dilakukan pada pengujian setiap metode di antarnya adalah throughput, delay, jitter dan packet loss. Adapun objek yang ada pada load balancing ini adalah Download, Upload, dan Browsing site, Pada pengujian parameter Delay Download dan Upload Metode NTH dan PCC. Pada pengujian parameter Throughput Download metode NTH dan PCC. pada ukuran data 18 MB Metode NTH lebih besar 4,6% , pada ukuran data 12 MB Metode NTH lebih besar 25.9%, pada ukuran data 6 MB metode PCC lebih besar 21,1%

THE VARIANT OF THOUGHT OF THE MUHAMMADIYAH PRICE ELITES IN CONDUCTING USURY AND INTEREST OF BANK

Purpose: The existence of Muhammadiyah's religious variant is very reasonable because Muhammadiyah is the reality of social text that continues to be collected by its members consisting of various educated and besides, Muhammadiyah is a very dynamic tajdid movement. This study wants to reveal the religious variants of the elite of Muhammadiyah citizens in understanding the problem of usury and bank interest. Methodology: The approach in this study uses a phenomenological descriptive analysis. Result: From this analysis, it is known that there are two variants of the elite Muhammadiyah in addressing the problem of usury and bank interest. First; The elite of Muhammadiyah from the young class thought is influenced by the stream of modernism / substantive legal. They argue that "riba is an excess of principal property, but not every excess is forbidden. The Excess of forbidden is the advantages that bring harm/tyranny for all parties ". And Second; A small part of the Muhammadiyah elite of the old class of thought follows the neo-revivalism / legal formal. They argue that the Qur'anic verses that contain legal issues are qath'y like verses of usury. For that the verses of the law should no longer be interpreted other than what has been written on the text. This stream argues the meaning of usury is a good advantage of little or much while the bank interest is the excess of basic assets then the law is forbidden. Applications: This research can be used for universities, teachers, and students. Novelty/Originality: In this research, the model of the variant of thought of the Muhammadiyah price elites in conducting usury and interest of bank learning is presented in a comprehensive and complete manner