International Journal of Arab Culture, Management and Sustainable Development http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=256&year=2011&vol=2&issue=1 Inderscience Publishers Ltd en-uk International Journal of Arab Culture, Management and Sustainable Development 1753-9412 1753-9420 © 2011 Inderscience Publishers Ltd editor@inderscience.com https://www.inderscience.com/images/files/coverImgs/ijacmsd_scoverijacmsd.jpg http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=256&year=2011&vol=2&issue=1 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=44892 This paper had attempted to highlight the meaning and dialectics of some of Ibn Khaldoun's very crux concepts: education teaching refinement, urbanisation and civilisation. It found that education is a natural process. It is somewhat similar to a contemporary concept of socialisation and its purpose – as the tool of socialisation – can be traced in the meaning of the word tarbiyah which means to educate, to cultivate, socialise and bring up people and things. Teaching is a natural phenomenon in human social organisation. As man by nature needs to eat, drink and have sexual requirement, he by nature needs learning and gaining knowledge, teaching itself is a craft, made perfect by habit (malakah). Refinement is to reach the level of good ethical refinement and leads to the development of a civilisation (hadarah) which is the diversification of luxuries, the cultivation of things, and the education to the crafts that give elegance to all the various kinds of luxuries. Thus is achieved through the human necessity to socialise and refine his crafts in various fields. The meaning and dialectics of education, teaching, refinement, urbanisation and civilisation: a Khaldounic point of view
Jilani Ben Touhami Meftah
International Journal of Arab Culture, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 2, No. 1 (2011) pp. 3 - 16
This paper had attempted to highlight the meaning and dialectics of some of Ibn Khaldoun's very crux concepts: education teaching refinement, urbanisation and civilisation. It found that education is a natural process. It is somewhat similar to a contemporary concept of socialisation and its purpose – as the tool of socialisation – can be traced in the meaning of the word tarbiyah which means to educate, to cultivate, socialise and bring up people and things. Teaching is a natural phenomenon in human social organisation. As man by nature needs to eat, drink and have sexual requirement, he by nature needs learning and gaining knowledge, teaching itself is a craft, made perfect by habit (malakah). Refinement is to reach the level of good ethical refinement and leads to the development of a civilisation (hadarah) which is the diversification of luxuries, the cultivation of things, and the education to the crafts that give elegance to all the various kinds of luxuries. Thus is achieved through the human necessity to socialise and refine his crafts in various fields.

]]> 10.1504/IJACMSD.2011.044892 International Journal of Arab Culture, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 2, No. 1 (2011) pp. 3 - 16 Jilani Ben Touhami Meftah Department of Al-Quran and Al-Hadith, Academy of Islamic Studies, University Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. education teaching refinement urbanisation civilisation Ibn Khaldun meaning dialectics tarbiyah socialisation hadarah. 2012-01-15T23:20:50-05:00 2 1 3 16 2012-01-15T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=44893 Today, despite the global scientific and technological advancement with developed and even a few developing countries including Muslim countries making significant strides in shaping contemporary civilisation and the state of the world, yet they have failed to achieve true development and progress on how to sustain human and other creatures in a wholesome manner. This is because while these countries are struggling for scientific and technological development in order for humans to live a decent and comfortable life, they have not fully comprehended the underlying indexes that formed the basis of sustainable development. This paper therefore examines the teachings of Islam on the underlying indexes that formed the basis of sustainable development. It used the maqasid approach to show that in Islam development and progress are useful and desirable only when they improve upon and sustain not only human comfort and standards of living but also the essentials to achieving higher and enhanced quality of life for not only humans but also the environment and all the creatures cohabiting in it. It finally reveals how the maqasid approach in Islam sets out to achieve this real development. Contributions of Islamic scholars to sustainable human and environmental development: Islam Hadhari and future development of Muslim countries
Ibrahim Olatunde Uthman; L.O. Abbas; K.K. Oloso
International Journal of Arab Culture, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 2, No. 1 (2011) pp. 17 - 29
Today, despite the global scientific and technological advancement with developed and even a few developing countries including Muslim countries making significant strides in shaping contemporary civilisation and the state of the world, yet they have failed to achieve true development and progress on how to sustain human and other creatures in a wholesome manner. This is because while these countries are struggling for scientific and technological development in order for humans to live a decent and comfortable life, they have not fully comprehended the underlying indexes that formed the basis of sustainable development. This paper therefore examines the teachings of Islam on the underlying indexes that formed the basis of sustainable development. It used the maqasid approach to show that in Islam development and progress are useful and desirable only when they improve upon and sustain not only human comfort and standards of living but also the essentials to achieving higher and enhanced quality of life for not only humans but also the environment and all the creatures cohabiting in it. It finally reveals how the maqasid approach in Islam sets out to achieve this real development.

]]> 10.1504/IJACMSD.2011.044893 International Journal of Arab Culture, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 2, No. 1 (2011) pp. 17 - 29 Ibrahim Olatunde Uthman; L.O. Abbas; K.K. Oloso Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Ibadan (UI), Ibadan, Oyo Sate, Nigeria. ' Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Ibadan (UI), Ibadan, Oyo Sate, Nigeria. ' Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Ibadan (UI), Ibadan, Oyo Sate, Nigeria civilizational Islam Islam Hadhari technological advancement maqasid human development Islamic scholars Islamic teachings sustainable development sustainability developing countries Muslim countries quality of life. 2012-01-15T23:20:50-05:00 2 1 17 29 2012-01-15T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=44894 The objective of this research is to explore the contributions of Ibn Hazm in science and technology. The research also explains the religious situation, sociopolitical situation, and scientific development during this period. The methodology used is analytical and historical in nature. The significant of the research lies in the fact that it revisits the heritage of Islamic and Arabic contributions to science and technology. Scientific contributions of Ibn Hazm
Abdi Omar Shuriye; Femi Salami Abdulazeez
International Journal of Arab Culture, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 2, No. 1 (2011) pp. 30 - 40
The objective of this research is to explore the contributions of Ibn Hazm in science and technology. The research also explains the religious situation, sociopolitical situation, and scientific development during this period. The methodology used is analytical and historical in nature. The significant of the research lies in the fact that it revisits the heritage of Islamic and Arabic contributions to science and technology.

]]> 10.1504/IJACMSD.2011.044894 International Journal of Arab Culture, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 2, No. 1 (2011) pp. 30 - 40 Abdi Omar Shuriye; Femi Salami Abdulazeez Department of Science, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic, University Malaysia (IIUM), Jalan Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ' Department of Science, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic, University Malaysia (IIUM), Jalan Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ibn Hazm Earth' s sphericity geodetic measurements circumnavigation point positioning science technology Islam Islamic contributions Arabic contributions history of science history of technology. 2012-01-15T23:20:50-05:00 2 1 30 40 2012-01-15T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=44895 The 'Qur'En' as a divine book has terms that are used and related to 'thinking' such as TaIawwur (conceiving), Idrak (perceiving), Fiqh (grasping), TaNaqqul (reasoning), Tadhakkur (contemplating) etc. This paper explores major Qur'Enic terms related to thinking with the aim of uncovering potential value of these terms for human life. For this purpose, both textual and contextual analyses have been applied, as appropriate. The paper argues that internalising the Qur'Enic terms for thinking will contribute to the uplift of the global struggle on formalisation of thinking in public and private places for rightful human thought. The positive influence of Qur'Enic thinking will not remain limited to individuals, but will also affect communities through influence of human thought and behaviour which, in turn, will lead to a paradigm shift in the academic realm. 'Thinking' terminologies from Quronic perspective and their impact on human intellectual development
Jamal Badi
International Journal of Arab Culture, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 2, No. 1 (2011) pp. 41 - 54
The 'Qur'En' as a divine book has terms that are used and related to 'thinking' such as TaIawwur (conceiving), Idrak (perceiving), Fiqh (grasping), TaNaqqul (reasoning), Tadhakkur (contemplating) etc. This paper explores major Qur'Enic terms related to thinking with the aim of uncovering potential value of these terms for human life. For this purpose, both textual and contextual analyses have been applied, as appropriate. The paper argues that internalising the Qur'Enic terms for thinking will contribute to the uplift of the global struggle on formalisation of thinking in public and private places for rightful human thought. The positive influence of Qur'Enic thinking will not remain limited to individuals, but will also affect communities through influence of human thought and behaviour which, in turn, will lead to a paradigm shift in the academic realm.

]]> 10.1504/IJACMSD.2011.044895 International Journal of Arab Culture, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 2, No. 1 (2011) pp. 41 - 54 Jamal Badi Department of General Studies, College of Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia thinking Qur' Én terminologies human intellect development Koran Qur' an human thought. 2012-01-15T23:20:50-05:00 2 1 41 54 2012-01-15T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=44896 This article examines Malek Bennabi's concept of civilisation and its equation. It undertakes a conceptual approach to Bennabi's analysis of the term 'civilisation' and his efforts in conceptualising civilisation and analysing its fundamental components and the appropriate approach to it as a socio-historical and cultural phenomenon. The article will answer this question by looking at the various conceptualisations put forth by Bennabi about civilisation, its structural ingredients, and the interdisciplinary approach to civilisation as developed by Bennabi to tackle the various aspects of civilisation as multidimensional phenomenon. Malek Bennabi's concept and interdisciplinary approach to civilisation
Badrane Benlahcene
International Journal of Arab Culture, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 2, No. 1 (2011) pp. 55 - 71
This article examines Malek Bennabi's concept of civilisation and its equation. It undertakes a conceptual approach to Bennabi's analysis of the term 'civilisation' and his efforts in conceptualising civilisation and analysing its fundamental components and the appropriate approach to it as a socio-historical and cultural phenomenon. The article will answer this question by looking at the various conceptualisations put forth by Bennabi about civilisation, its structural ingredients, and the interdisciplinary approach to civilisation as developed by Bennabi to tackle the various aspects of civilisation as multidimensional phenomenon.

]]> 10.1504/IJACMSD.2011.044896 International Journal of Arab Culture, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 2, No. 1 (2011) pp. 55 - 71 Badrane Benlahcene Faculty of Arts, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 1759, Ahsaa 31982, Saudi Arabia Bennabi civilisation interdisciplinary approach culture Muslim countries colonisability religion development ingredients Islam. 2012-01-15T23:20:50-05:00 2 1 55 71 2012-01-15T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=44897 This study aims to explain the quality management services in Islam perspective through interviewed sample of university students. From this sample, we can find out if people understand the quality management services concept based on Islam perspectives as well the concept driven from Western countries. This study implements a qualitative method, using interviews. A total of seven postgraduate students were interviewed from different Kulliyyahat at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Different procedures and tools are used to carry out a rigorous qualitative analysis. The study reveals many interviews. Most interviewees have basic information related to quality and need more awareness on its history and roots. This research will provide undeniable evidence that Muhammed (SAW) was the core of quality and will discuss it in two pronged: 1) quality management services as a standard concept in its generic form; 2) quality management services concept based on the holy Qur'an and Sunnah. Quality perception among university students and influence on Islamic culture on it: a case study
Shatha Azat Hawarna
International Journal of Arab Culture, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 2, No. 1 (2011) pp. 72 - 82
This study aims to explain the quality management services in Islam perspective through interviewed sample of university students. From this sample, we can find out if people understand the quality management services concept based on Islam perspectives as well the concept driven from Western countries. This study implements a qualitative method, using interviews. A total of seven postgraduate students were interviewed from different Kulliyyahat at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Different procedures and tools are used to carry out a rigorous qualitative analysis. The study reveals many interviews. Most interviewees have basic information related to quality and need more awareness on its history and roots. This research will provide undeniable evidence that Muhammed (SAW) was the core of quality and will discuss it in two pronged: 1) quality management services as a standard concept in its generic form; 2) quality management services concept based on the holy Qur'an and Sunnah.

]]> 10.1504/IJACMSD.2011.044897 International Journal of Arab Culture, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 2, No. 1 (2011) pp. 72 - 82 Shatha Azat Hawarna Hamdan Bin Mohammed University, UAE-Dubai, P.O. Box 97972, Dubai quality management services Islam Islamic perspective quality perceptions university students Islamic culture student perceptions Qur' an Sunnah Koran higher education. 2012-01-15T23:20:50-05:00 2 1 72 82 2012-01-15T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=44898 It is aimed to probe whether underlying formal regularities in urban metamorphosis may constitute potential basis of urban-architectural interventions. Urban design is described as a formal language. Underlying principles of urban transformation are argued as what constitute the grammatical structure of urban form and its change. Thus, socio-cultural significance of grammatical encoding inherent in the morphology of urban space is emphasised whereby geometrical relationships are utilised as instruments of spatial analysis. Urban transformation is analysed in terms of rule-based, compositional systems called 'formal grammars'. It is observed that there is a linguistic logic composed of an initial form of the design, a set of possible rules applied to this initial form, and recursive structures which define the sequence, order and location of the rules applied to it. Formal grammars are proposed as a helpful instrument of understanding to the broader framework of townscape and morphological analyses prior to urban design. Do you speak 'urban design'? Intermediations between grammar of space and the fragments of city-text
Murat Çetin
International Journal of Arab Culture, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 2, No. 1 (2011) pp. 83 - 100
It is aimed to probe whether underlying formal regularities in urban metamorphosis may constitute potential basis of urban-architectural interventions. Urban design is described as a formal language. Underlying principles of urban transformation are argued as what constitute the grammatical structure of urban form and its change. Thus, socio-cultural significance of grammatical encoding inherent in the morphology of urban space is emphasised whereby geometrical relationships are utilised as instruments of spatial analysis. Urban transformation is analysed in terms of rule-based, compositional systems called 'formal grammars'. It is observed that there is a linguistic logic composed of an initial form of the design, a set of possible rules applied to this initial form, and recursive structures which define the sequence, order and location of the rules applied to it. Formal grammars are proposed as a helpful instrument of understanding to the broader framework of townscape and morphological analyses prior to urban design.

]]> 10.1504/IJACMSD.2011.044898 International Journal of Arab Culture, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 2, No. 1 (2011) pp. 83 - 100 Murat Çetin Department of Architecture, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, KFUPM, College of Environmental Design, P.O. Box 910, 31261, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia urban design morphology semiology transformation formal grammars urban transformation townscapes. 2012-01-15T23:20:50-05:00 2 1 83 100 2012-01-15T23:20:50-05:00