Nor Aina Mohd Khotib, Noor Naemah Abdul Rahman, Sh. Mohd Saifuddeen Sh. Mohd Salleh
{"title":"THE SOUL: WHY MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AND ISLAMIC SCHOLARS DO NOT ACCEPT BRAIN DEATH CONCEPT","authors":"Nor Aina Mohd Khotib, Noor Naemah Abdul Rahman, Sh. Mohd Saifuddeen Sh. Mohd Salleh","doi":"10.56389/tafhim.vol12no2.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56389/tafhim.vol12no2.3","url":null,"abstract":"The concept of brain death refers to the irreversible loss of brain function which includes the brain stem. The diagnosis of brain death is a controversial issue among Muslim scholars and medical experts because it involves the pronouncement of death of a patient whose heart is still beating with the assistance of a ventilator (breathing apparatus). Many countries recognise brain death as true death. However, there are religious scholars and medical experts who disagree with the concept of brain death because they believe that the soul still exists in one’s body although the brain has been diagnosed as dead. From their point of view, the heartbeat shows that the soul is still present in the body. From the perspective of Islam, a person is considered dead when there is separation between the soul and body. This paper will discuss the arguments pertaining to the soul which have been used in rejecting the concept and diagnosis of brain death.","PeriodicalId":430568,"journal":{"name":"TAFHIM: IKIM Journal of Islam and the Contemporary World","volume":"49 6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132771497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"KOMPONEN UTAMA GAJI KEHIDUPAN WAJAR","authors":"Mohd Nahar Mohd Arshad","doi":"10.56389/tafhim.vol12no2.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56389/tafhim.vol12no2.5","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of this article is to understand the main components of living wage. The assessment of the determination of wage through the market mechanism is first discussed. It is argued that the valuation of living wage via the labor market mechanism alone is not sufficient. Thus, the estimation of living wage needs to take into account religious and cultural elements since living wage components include the normative understanding of such concepts as fair wage, equitable wage, deserving wage and decent wage. At the same time, the estimation of living wage requires consultation and feedback from employers, workers, labour union and policy-makers. Issues pertaining to the implementation of living wage are also discussed in this article.","PeriodicalId":430568,"journal":{"name":"TAFHIM: IKIM Journal of Islam and the Contemporary World","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114735705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"BUILDING CAPACITY FOR GREEN ECONOMY: THE ROLE OF ISLAMIC FINANCE","authors":"A. Al-Roubaie, A. Sarea","doi":"10.56389/tafhim.vol12no2.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56389/tafhim.vol12no2.1","url":null,"abstract":"The subject of ethics has been widely debated in Islamic finance reflecting the importance of ethical considerations in environmental management. In recent decades, rapid growth in population, urbanisation, energy consumption and per capita income have increased the demand for natural resources causing substantial damage to the ecosystem. Sustainable development is concerned with human capabilities to manage natural resources so as to protect the environment and ensure future survival. Project funding by banks could strengthen guidelines for protecting the environment through investment in green or ethical projects. Ethical investments reduce the risk of environmental degradation by selecting green projects, including green technologies, suitable for the indigenous environment. Compliance with Islamic principles restricts Islamic financial institutions from financing enterprises that cause negative externalities. To this end, ethical investments should be integrated into the banking credit decision criteria to ensure that environmental protection is given priority in business decision-making. The paper maintains that investment in green projects represents new opportunities for Islamic banks to play an important role in sustaining development and responding to the challenges facing people worldwide.","PeriodicalId":430568,"journal":{"name":"TAFHIM: IKIM Journal of Islam and the Contemporary World","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130821937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}