Triplex Entity

This research note intends, first, to provide a clear exposition of“meaningless nonsense”, a philosophical concept propoundedby Japanese philosopher Masaya Chiba, and, second, to indicateits potential to broaden and deepen one’s perspective. Toachieve the aims, the discussion is conducted in the followingorder: after an introduction which succinctly reviews previousstudies of Chiba’s thought, the first part elucidates the precisecontext in which “meaningless nonsense” was invented, andclarifies that the neologism, as an uncountable, stands for beingunambiguously noninterpretable and, as a countable, means anobject as that which exists in such a state; thereupon, the secondpart presents a hypothesis that one could innovate one’sworldview by regarding everything as a “meaningless nonsense”because it enables one to deem an object as a triplex entity—as afinitely significant being, as a potentially infinitely polysemicexistence, and as an unambiguously noninterpretable body.

Rethinking Public Health Pedagogy in Muslim Countries Postcolonially

This article discusses the history of modern education in developing countries and attempts to look at Public Health (PH) education and curriculum from a Muslim and postcolonial perspective. It argues that, since modern PH pedagogical practices in Muslim countries are derived almost entirely from the western educational model and paradigm, they need reconstruction mainly for compatibility and relevance checks. The reconstruction of PH that this paper proposes aims at complementing and enriching the existing syllabi and involves three stages: fundamental, intermediate and advanced. In the first stage, students are equipped with a strong foundation of western and Islamic philosophies; the second one involves the incorporation of Islamic principles into the existing PH curriculum; while the third entails a critical analysis and deconstruction of some PH concepts and approaches in order to nurture students’ creativity in solving complex, emerging problems in the light of Islamic teachings as well as the need of Muslim sociocultural settings.

Students’ Leadership Competencies at International Islamic University Malaysia

International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) has been contributing to the holistic development of human capital through Islamization of human knowledge. It has also been developing young leaders by inculcating the values and resilience needed to survive as good leaders in the 21st century. This study aims to investigate the levels of perceptions and practices of student leaders’ leadership competencies (LCSL), Islamic Spiritual Intelligence (ISI), Emotional Intelligence (EI), and Islamization of Human Knowledge (IOHK) at IIUM. The current study employs a quantitative cross-sectional survey with a stratified random sampling technique. The data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire, distributed to 372 student leaders in the year 2018/2019. The results from the descriptive analysis revealed that student leaders’ practices and perceptions of IOHK (78%), EI (78%), ISI (91%), and LCSL (79%) exceeded 50%. The results of this study may contribute to the previous models of leadership competencies, such as Islamic Spiritual Intelligence by Jumahat et al., Emotional Intelligence by Goleman, Man of Sound Reasoning of Islamization of Human Knowledge by Hassan, Student Leadership Competencies by Seemiller, and Integrative Global Leadership to Develop Young Leaders by Park et al.

Integration of Knowledge in Education

Based on the citation records, this study for the first time examines the bibliometric characteristics of integration of knowledge in education literature from the year 1985 to June 2020. This study reviews total 102 documents published in the Web of Science index journals. For the visualization and analysis, VOSviewer software was applied. The bibliometric results identified the most productive and impactful authors and journals in this literature. After the science mapping of bibliometric data, this paper identifies the major underlying research themes integration of knowledge in education. The key themes in this literature include the knowledge transfer, higher education, university, innovation and management. Among these keywords, knowledge transfer, higher education and model show the strongest correlation, followed by innovation, commercialization; performance and management; multiple intelligence and information. However, there is no significant correlation among keywords like knowledge transfer, knowledge integration, healthcare, and multiple intelligence. Therefore, future research can be directed focusing on these keywords to expand the existing knowledge in this literature.

Exploring Consumer Behavior for App-based Food Delivery in Bangladesh During COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has engendered a new era throughout the globe in which online food delivery apps have become a significant aspect of an individual's everyday life. This study intends to probe into the nature and patterns of consumer behavior with regard to using online food delivery services during the pandemic. While most of the existing studies focus on the general aspects of consumer behavior regarding food delivery apps, this paper aims to understand what factors motivated consumers in Bangladesh to behave in certain patterns while deciding to or not to avail app-based food delivery services during a major global crisis. Data have been collected from both primary and secondary sources, with 552 participants responding to a structured questionnaire. The study revealed that a moderately large group of people used food delivery apps, especially between June and August, by placing their trust in the food delivery companies, the restaurants and the deliverymen while the rest of the population was not as confident. The minds of the second group of consumers were heavily shrouded in uncertainty regarding whether the deliverymen, restaurants or delivery companies could be trusted with following all the required safety precautions while providing their service. In future, the findings of this study will, therefore, help the food delivery companies and the restaurants to understand the importance of adopting and following stricter health and safety measures to avoid losing business during a global pandemic.

التوسّع في المعنى في اللغة العربية: دراسة تطبيقية لنماذج من آي القرآن الكريم

The comprehensiveness of the meaning is the most important phenomenon of the Arabic language and the most important characteristics that distinguishes the Arabic language from other languages. It is widely used in Arabic language in general, and in the verses of the Qur’an in particular. This article deals with this phenomenon, namely: the use of words to denote more than the original meaning, it means that these words bear or contain more than one meaning, instead, the speaker can expand the meanings of the words by using less words and he can achieve his purpose easily and conveniently without any lacking and defect. This method constantly used in the Holy Qur’an and in the Arabic poetry and prose. This phenomenon is related to the different linguistic and grammatical aspects, such as: similarity of words, the combination of different forms of words which are different in significance, and refrain from expressions, deletions, inclusion and providing before and after behind, and common forms and so on. The interpreters, linguists, grammatists and rhetorician followed this, and gave more care in it which is not hidden in the rhetorical expression, especially in the Qur’anic expressions. So, the function of this unique characteristic of the language becomes clear in this study.

The Essays of Francis Bacon: Inspiring Perfection

To make himself a perfect one and to live a life in utmost contentment is an indispensable desire of every human being. The proper utilization of knowledge and power helps a man enjoy a life of paramount peace and tranquility. But if he goes wrong, it will be a fatal disaster for him that might also make his life nothing but a stockroom of sighs and tears. In order to be a perfect and successful one human definitely needs someone who always helps him see the right path. He is certainly in need of some idols who will never let him be engulfed by confusion. Here comes the name of Francis Bacon, a man from the Renaissance whose essays work tremendously as a source of inspiration and courage and motivate man to respond to the appeal of goodness. He persuades man to deal with the prickles of life with a zeal to win over every difficulty. This paper, with an aim to let people imbibe the spirits of Bacon’s essays into their hearts, is an endeavor to explore how his essays inspire its readers to live simply but gorgeously while striving best to attain perfection and to enjoy its strength and beauty.

আরবি ব্যাকরণ প্রণয়নের পটভূমি এবং এতে বিদেশি প্রভাবের দাবি: একটি বিশ্লেষণ

প্রকৃতিগতভাবে আরবি একটি প্রাঞ্জল ও গতিশীল ভাষা। কোনো ধরনের ব্যাকরণঅনুসরণ ছাড়াই এমনকি প্রাক-ইসলামি যুগেও এ ভাষার অধিবাসীরা স্বতঃস্ফূর্তভাবে বিশুদ্ধ আরবিতেকথা বলত। ফলে তখনো ভাষা হিসেবে আরবির মর্যাদা ছিল অনন্য। ইসলাম প্রসারের পূর্ব পর্যন্ত এভাষায় কোনো ত্রæটি পরিলক্ষিত হয়নি। কিন্তু সময়ের সাথে ইসলামের ব্যাপক বিস্তার ও আরব-অনারবসংমিশ্রণে এ ভাষার প্রকৃতিতে লাহন তথা ভাষাগত ত্রæটি দেখা দেয়। বিশেষ করে কুরআনুল কারিমপাঠের ক্ষেত্রে এ ত্রæটি সবার দৃষ্টি আকর্ষণ করে। এ সমস্যা দূর করার ক্ষেত্রে ঐতিহাসিকগণ- উমরইবনুল খাত্তাব রা., ‘আলী ইবন আবী তালিব রা., যিয়াদ ইবন আবীহী রা. ও আবুল আসওয়াদ আদ- দুআলী র. এ এ চারজন প্রখ্যাত ভাষাবিজ্ঞানীর চারটি প্রসিদ্ধ প্রেক্ষাপট উল্লেখ করেন যা আরবিব্যাকরণ রচনার পটভ‚মি তৈরিতে অগ্রণী ভ‚মিকা রাখে। কিন্তু অধিকাংশ ক্ষেত্রে প্রাচ্যবিদ্যাবিশারদগণতাদের গবেষণায় জ্ঞান-বিজ্ঞানের উৎকর্ষ সাধনে আরবদের কৃতিত্বকে স্বীকার করতে কার্পণ্য করেছেন।অনেক ক্ষেত্রে তারা অস্বীকার করারও চেষ্টা করেছেন। আবার কোনো কোনো ক্ষেত্রে ভিন্ন সংস্কৃতিরদ্বারা প্রভাবিত বলে উল্লেখ করেছেন। প্রাচ্যবিদ্যাবিশারদদের জ্ঞান-গবেষণায় প্রভাবিত অনেক আরবগবেষকও তাদের গবেষণায় প্রাচ্যবিদ্যাবিশারদদের সাথে কণ্ঠ মিলিয়েছেন। আবার অনেক আরবশিক্ষাবিদ ও গবেষক তাদের উদ্ভাবিত জ্ঞান-বিজ্ঞানে পাশ্চাত্যের সকল প্রকার প্রভাব-প্রতিপত্তির কথাঅস্বীকার করেছেন। তাই এ গবেষণার মূল উদ্দেশ্য হলো, আরবি ব্যাকরণ প্রণয়নের পটভ‚মিসমূহভাষাবিজ্ঞানীদের যুক্তি ও মতামতের আলোকে বিশ্লেষণ করে প্রাচ্যবিদ্যাবিশারদগণ ও তাদেরঅনুসারীদের অন্যায় ও অন্যায্য দাবিকে খÐন করে প্রভাবমুক্ত আরবি ব্যাকরণের প্রথম রচয়িতাআবিষ্কারের মাধ্যমে এর স্বকীয়তা ও স্বাতন্ত্রতা তুলে ধরা।

Teaching Method of Prophet (SAAS) to His Followers: An Overview

The Prophet (SAAS) was the best guide at all times who knew how to address the hearts and make them think, so he has made a permanent change in their behavior through the best educational methods. The aim and objective of the present research is to draw some salient features of Hadrat Muhammad, the Prophet of Allah (SAAS) in imparting education and good manners to his followers as well as presenting of some aspects of his methodology of gesture and posture to help sure and clear understanding, such as pointing fingers, beckoning with one or both hands, alluding with gravel and stick, drawing sign on the ground, displaying figures, hinting with dolls and various other things. Point out certain important methodology of teaching wisdom and training good manners by means of his own behavior, the Prophetic Sunnah. Discourse on educational principles derived from his fragrant lifestyle. Clarifying the educational methods used by the Prophet (SAAS) in his upbringing to his companions, may Allah be pleased with them, through his own lesson and conduct. Presenting a proposed scenario to benefit from the methods of the Prophet (SAAS) in education.

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ভারতের ব্যাঙ্গালোরের NIUM- এ ইউনানী মেডিসিন-এর উপরে আন্তর্জাতিক কনফারেন্স