I has approximately 1.5 billion followers worldwide, the majority of which live in the Islamic states, and an appreciable number live in non-Islamic states.1,2 In both environments, the Muslims maintain a “Code of Life”, in which they adhere to the instructions of Islam and respect it’s guidance in their daily living. Islam provides a “Code of Conduct” drawn from Al-Sharea’h, also known as the ...

The paper studies the Islamic viewpoint about the environment and presents the notion of environmental balance in an Islamic economy. It asserts that this balance can be maintained with the help of Islamic ethics and institutions. The paper demonstrates the positive role of the private sector in terms of environment-friendly behavior, fellow-feeling, and simple living of the people. Similarly, ...

1 Department of Physics, Takestan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Takestan, Iran 2 Department of Chemistry, Takestan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Takestan, Iran 3 Department of Chemistry, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mazandaran, Iran 4 Environment Department, Research Institute of Environmental Sciences, International Center for Science, High Technology & Environme...

Child marriage is a global issue that concerns the violation of children's rights. All signatory countries to International Convention on Rights (UNCRC), including Malaysia, are obliged raise marriageable age 18 years old as legal measure curb child marriage. However, proposed law reform received strong rejection and criticism from religious groups in various Muslim countries. Religious traditi...

BACKGROUND In the nursing profession, it is apparent that the definition of caring differs between various perspectives. This article compares the difference of caring in Islamic with the Parse and Watson theories. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, we use concept analyses of Walker-Avants and compare research methods. Material used is all Islamic documents. RESULTS According to Islamic d...

There is considerable debate on the meaning of Islamic Medicine, and its relationship to other medical doctrines, especially Western medicine. Previous definitions of Islamic Medicine affirm that it is any practice of medicine which does not contradict the basic tenets of the Islamic doctrine. In this article the author suggests that Islamic Medicine should adhere to the theoretical and philoso...

1 Department of Midwifery in Medical University, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, IR Iran 2 Department of Foreign Languages, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, IR Iran * Corresponding author: Tahereh Fathi Najafi, Department of Midwifery in Medical University, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, IR Iran. Tel: +98-5118687122, Fax: +98-5118687122, E-m...

The emergence of strong Islamic movements in last three decades has generated a renewed interest in Islamic economics, especially in Islamic interest free banking. Currently Islamic bank strategically offering high quality products and services to satisfy their customers due to the strong competition, customer expectation for high quality services and rapidly changes of technology. The purpose ...