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This research aims to examine the scenario of administration of College of Islamic Studies (CIS), Prince of Songkla University (PSU), during the next decade (2012 - 2021) regarding 6 respects, namely …

This research aims to examine the scenario of administration of College of Islamic Studies (CIS), Prince of Songkla University (PSU), during the next decade (2012 - 2021) regarding 6 respects, namely 1) graduate production, 2) research, 3) academic services for community, 4) art and cultural preservation, 5) development of students and students' affairs, and 6) administration and management. The study adopted the Ethnographic Delphi Futures Research (EDFR) technique relying on the open-ended interview of 17 experts for the first round. The data was then content analyzed and synthesized to form a 5 Likert Scale Question of Naire to be used for a second and third round. The statistics used in analyzing the data are percentage, medium, mode, and interquartile. The finding revealed the scenario of administration of CIS, PSU, during the next decade (2012 - 2021) regarding 6 respects as follows: Regarding graduate production, there should be more promotion and development of the graduates with relation to public mind awareness, good human relation, social responsibility, leadership, and being good model and capable of living and working with others in multi-cultural society. Regarding research area, it should be conducted to create new body of knowledge which can be directly utilized in national development such as the integrated curriculum of Islamic sciences, Islamic businesses, Islam and technology, etc. Regarding academic services for community, the outcomes of academic services for community should be brought back, reviewed and adapted for developing learning and teaching methods, research, and planning clear strategy of the future academic services. That could be done by locating the strong and weak points of the community and surveying its necessity in order to plan its development accordingly. There should be also the enhancement of the academic services to reach a variety of targeted groups. CIS must function as source of Islamic data and information in all fields, and similarly as center of Islamic education for community and promotion and improvement of learning and teaching of Pondok institute in line with the recognized standard. Regarding art and cultural development, there should be researches conducted in art and cultural fields whose output could lead to social development in conformity with Islamic principles such as the researches on culture of cooperation in maintaining occupations and religious practices on various important occasions, etc. Regarding development of students and students' affairs, there should be library improvement, computer compartment, learning tools, and activities which help improve the students' potential and skill in academic, linguistic, and technological performance and utilization while urging and supporting them to conduct higher education. CIS should also design students' activities to improve their capability which suits the modern society by strengthening their knowledge, leadership, public mind, and character which reflects the identity of the College, particularly being pious Muslim, adopting Islamic culture of dressing, and maintaining Islamic ethical life in Thai Society. In addition, there should be promotion and support of the traditional way of learning (Halaqah) for all the personnel in the College so as to develop their moral, ethical and learning life, and life maintenance. The students should be trained to be what is universally required by Islam, brave, confident, and able to get on with all other religious members of the society. Regarding administration and management, there should be adoption of educational quality control system in the College as a tool for more serious and earnest administration and management, emphasis on Islamic ethics and morality as way of life, and good governance in overseeing the organization, promotion of saving energy and other resources to reduce expenditure, emphasis on correctness, appropriateness, proficiency, transparency, and accountability. The improvement and revision of educational curriculum of each program to respond to the need of time and initiation of new curriculum to meet the need of society, the training of administrators, lecturers, and other personnel to live up to religious values be honest, ethical, responsible, cooperative and devoted to make the College achieve its expected goals, should be realized and carried out urgently, too.Preservation copy of the original JOIS article. Original issue: Journal of Islamic Studies, Prince of Songkla University; Vol. 6 No. 1 (2015): January - June; 123-141. Original OJS page: article record. The end of the issue period is used as the archival publication date; the original day is not specified.

This study aimed: i) to analyze a factor on competency of Islamic Private School's Administrators in the southern border provinces, ii) to study the perceived levels of competency of Islamic Private S…

This study aimed: i) to analyze a factor on competency of Islamic Private School's Administrators in the southern border provinces, ii) to study the perceived levels of competency of Islamic Private School's Administrators in the southern border provinces, and iii) to compare the differences of levels of competency of Islamic Private School's Administrators in the southern border provinces based on school sizes. This is a survey. The samples consisting of 500 school personnel were divided into 2 groups. The first group selected for exploratory analysis consisted of 100 samples. They were Administrators, Heads of Academic Affairs and Heads of Human Resources. The second group, comprising 400 samples, were used for a confirmatory factor analysis and a comparison of the differences of levels of competency. They were Administrators, Heads of Academic Affairs, Heads of Human Resources and teachers. The research instrument was the Assessment Scale of Islamic Private School's Administrator Competency. Data was analyzed based on, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, One-Way ANOVA, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. The finding shows that competency of Islamic Private School's Administrators in the southern border provinces are composed of three dimensions i.e. interaction with people, achievement orientation, and visioning capacity. Fit model indices on competency of Islamic Private School's Administrators in the southern border provinces indicate high congruence of the hypothesized model with the empirical data as χ2/df = 1.407, GFI = .95, AGFI = .93, CFI = .99, RMSEA = .032, and SRMR = .025. The perceived levels of competency of Islamic Private School's Administrators in the southern border provinces are high in both overall and each aspect of the three. The examination of levels of competency of Islamic Private School's Administrators in the southern border provinces based on different school sizes – large, middle, and small – shows no significantly difference results.Preservation copy of the original JOIS article. Original issue: Journal of Islamic Studies, Prince of Songkla University; Vol. 6 No. 1 (2015): January - June; 102-122. Original OJS page: article record. The end of the issue period is used as the archival publication date; the original day is not specified.

Al-Hisbah was separated into three types, namely investigation of people by leaders, investigation of people by themselves and investigation of leaders by people which is the issue presented in this a…

Al-Hisbah was separated into three types, namely investigation of people by leaders, investigation of people by themselves and investigation of leaders by people which is the issue presented in this article. It showed Islam provides opportunity for public sector in participation in investigating the leaders or it was called civil politics. It is right and duty of people to reinforce good deeds, to prevent from evils with advice, to offer perspectives as well as assembly expression to call for justice with peaceful means.Preservation copy of the original JOIS article. Original issue: Journal of Islamic Studies, Prince of Songkla University; Vol. 6 No. 1 (2015): January - June; 85-101. Original OJS page: article record. The end of the issue period is used as the archival publication date; the original day is not specified.

This article aims to study the culture of knowledge pursuit in Islam. It is a documentary study using descriptive and analytical method. The study found that the status of knowledge is highly upheld i…

This article aims to study the culture of knowledge pursuit in Islam. It is a documentary study using descriptive and analytical method. The study found that the status of knowledge is highly upheld in Islam. It is an important factor which leads to right faith and practice. It is also a crucial key which can make human beings change and live peacefully in this world and the hereafter. The study also found that the culture of knowledge pursuit in Islam includes; 1) giving the most importance to the study of the Holy Quran and Prophetic traditions, 2) Travelling in pursuit of knowledge, and 3) giving importance to sciences.Preservation copy of the original JOIS article. Original issue: Journal of Islamic Studies, Prince of Songkla University; Vol. 6 No. 1 (2015): January - June; 70-84. Original OJS page: article record. The end of the issue period is used as the archival publication date; the original day is not specified.

Haramayn is the diversified significant locations; as the Muslim spiritual core center, Islamic knowledge center and as the Hajj Pilgrimage site where the Hajj pilgrims gathering during the Month of Z…

Haramayn is the diversified significant locations; as the Muslim spiritual core center, Islamic knowledge center and as the Hajj Pilgrimage site where the Hajj pilgrims gathering during the Month of Zulhijjah in accordance to the Islamic Calendar. As the center of knowledge, the Haramayn as the center of knowledge transformation both carried by Southeast Asian scholars or other region scholars beginning as early as the 17th century up till at least the early 20th century. Educational institutions in the Haramayn had shaped Muslim-hood worldly and spiritually. The process of learning at the institutions both in form of the schooling system (madrasah) and the traditional system (halaqah) had later transformed into Muslim society in Southeast Asia and as well experience collected from there had brought back and disseminated into their community. It later becomes the route of the process of the Islamization in Southeast Asia in the whole 20th century.Preservation copy of the original JOIS article. Original issue: Journal of Islamic Studies, Prince of Songkla University; Vol. 6 No. 1 (2015): January - June; 52-69. Original OJS page: article record. The end of the issue period is used as the archival publication date; the original day is not specified.

This research aimed to study and collect ideas from experts related to the Administration Trend of Ibnu Affan Cooperative Limited in the Next Decade (B.E. 2557-2566). The study covered six aspects, na…

This research aimed to study and collect ideas from experts related to the Administration Trend of Ibnu Affan Cooperative Limited in the Next Decade (B.E. 2557-2566). The study covered six aspects, namely, objectives, structure and organization management, human resource administration, customer relations, welfare management to customers, and the cooperative networking. EDFR (Ethnographic Delphi Futures Research) technique was employed through interviewing 21 experts. The interview contents were analyzed and synthesized in order to form questionnaires of five scales for questioning experts in the second and third rounds. The statistic used in the analysis was Median, Mode, and Interquartile Range. The research findings revealed that the Administration Trend of Ibnu Affan Cooperative Limited in the Next Decade (B.E.2557–2566) are as the followings. Objectives: It should support its members to realize interest-free financial institution to promote and develop quality of life among its members and the society at large and to promote group-based occupations. This institution should establish links with other cooperatives in ASEAN for the sake of Islamic values. Technology should be adopted wisely. This cooperative should include its business on education too. Structure and Organization Management: The organization should be managed in a horizontal direction as to move faster. Technology and innovation will be adopted as to shorten the service process. Vice managers of each department will be appointed while the large-size branch should be separated into a new branch. Human Resource Administration: Recruitment process should be clearly stated. It should develop its staff in line with the organizational directions. Information technology should be adopted. Job assessments and the welfare system should be employed effectively for the sake of the sustainability of the organization. Customer Relations: It should shorten the process of services similarly to other financial institutions. Its staff must embrace the public minded characters and use them proactively so that this organization can compete with other financial institutions. Welfare Management to Customers: It should be managed systematically, right from early birth to the end of life. Moreover, different forms of insurances in accordance with Shari'ah law should be introduced. Also, timing for claiming welfare should be shortened. 6. The Cooperative Networking: Ibnu Affan Cooperative Limited should establish ties with other cooperatives in Thailand and ASEAN community through exchanging knowledge, professional development, and pushing on the international investment law.Preservation copy of the original JOIS article. Original issue: Journal of Islamic Studies, Prince of Songkla University; Vol. 6 No. 1 (2015): January - June; 33-51. Original OJS page: article record. The end of the issue period is used as the archival publication date; the original day is not specified.

The study attempted to empirically test the validity of the 6-factor structure of teacher attributes in infusing Islamic manners (adab) in classroom (iMIC). The Islamic Teacher Attribute Scale (ITAS) …

The study attempted to empirically test the validity of the 6-factor structure of teacher attributes in infusing Islamic manners (adab) in classroom (iMIC). The Islamic Teacher Attribute Scale (ITAS) was proposed which consists of six latent variables namely: self-efficacy, values, Islamic work ethic, organizational commitment and teachers' inculcation and their performance in reflection and internalization in iMIC. The samples of 561 Muslim teachers of public primary schools in six provinces of southern Thailand were selected by using simple random sampling. The survey instrument was administered. Principle Components Analysis (PCA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were applied to arrive at the conclusions. The results of the study support the six-factor model generated by the data collected and the scales exhibit acceptable psychometric properties. Implications of the results are also discussed.Preservation copy of the original JOIS article. Original issue: Journal of Islamic Studies, Prince of Songkla University; Vol. 6 No. 1 (2015): January - June; 18-32. Original OJS page: article record. The end of the issue period is used as the archival publication date; the original day is not specified.

Keberadaan nilai dalam sistem politik begitu signifikan. Berbekalkan rujukanterhadap Model Sistem Politik anjuran David Easton (1965), sumber primierini telah melakarkan kepentingan nilai beserta pera…

Keberadaan nilai dalam sistem politik begitu signifikan. Berbekalkan rujukanterhadap Model Sistem Politik anjuran David Easton (1965), sumber primierini telah melakarkan kepentingan nilai beserta peranannya dalam proses pengagihan dalam sistem politik. Hal ini perpunca kerana kehilangan nilai dalam kerangka politikberupaya mengundang risiko ketidakstabilanterhadap kerukunan masyarakat rentetan daripada kerapuhan terhadap pendekatan demokrasi semata-mata. Di Malaysia pendekatan politik melalui wadah demokrasi secara sah diiktiraf dalam Perlembagaan Persekutuan, namun begitu proses terhadap pendekatan ini yang telah diamalkan sebenarnya mengundang beberapa persoalan yang perlu dibincangankan dengan lebih serius. Justeru artikel inisecara ekstensifmemposisikan nilai sebagai kompas yang begitu relevan dalam sub-kerangka demokrasi di Malaysia.Preservation copy of the original JOIS article. Original issue: Journal of Islamic Studies, Prince of Songkla University; Vol. 6 No. 1 (2015): January - June; 11-17. Original OJS page: article record. The end of the issue period is used as the archival publication date; the original day is not specified.

Moving into the A and D of OpenADMET. OpenADMET has partnered with the OpenAI Foundation, through its Public Data for Health program, to generate large-scale in vitro datasets on physicochemical prope…

Moving into the A and D of OpenADMET. OpenADMET has partnered with the OpenAI Foundation, through its Public Data for Health program, to generate large-scale in vitro datasets on physicochemical properties and transporter biology, solve high-resolution transporter structures, and run blind challenges for predicting efflux and blood-brain barrier penetration.This is an archival copy (Markdown text plus the post's header image) of the OpenADMET blog post originally published at https://openadmet.ghost.io/mapping-transporters-and-blood-brain-barrier-penetration-with-the-openai-foundation/. The post contains no other figures.

Islamic psychology is the psychology of Self (al-Nafs) and specifically, it is the psychology of spirituality. The significance of Islamic psychology in literary criticism and its contribution to text…

Islamic psychology is the psychology of Self (al-Nafs) and specifically, it is the psychology of spirituality. The significance of Islamic psychology in literary criticism and its contribution to textual analysis haven't been given their due right. This article is concerned with the implementation of Islamic psychology in Islamic literary criticism which is known as 'fitrah literary criticism'. Fitrah literary criticism is originally based on fitrah (al-Fithrat) (according to Islam, fitrah is a natural state – the original state in which humans are created by Allah, i.e., God ). The theoretical and conceptual framework of fitrah criticism can be understood in the light of four principles. First, the meanings of fitrah which are derived from the verses of the Qur'an and Hadith. Second, the meanings of fitrah form the pattern of fitrah which consists of three elements; 'aqidah' (faith and belief in Islam), 'ibadah' (an act of worship and submission to Allah based upon the law of Allah, i.e., shari'ah) and 'akhlaq' (disposition, ethics of a person). Third, as a system, fitrah consists of some related psychological elements, namely, Self (nafs), heart (qalb), intellect ('aql) and spirit (ruh). Finally, the principle of aesthetic the appropriate literary techniques which literary texts employ to portray the fitrah in an aesthetic manner. This article also explicates the possibility of applying the fitrah literary criticism to literary texts.Preservation copy of the original JOIS article. Original issue: Journal of Islamic Studies, Prince of Songkla University; Vol. 6 No. 1 (2015): January - June; 1-10. Original OJS page: article record. The end of the issue period is used as the archival publication date; the original day is not specified.