Jamsari Alias

Preservation of Divine Revelation: An Islamic Perspective

The teachings of Islam are derived primarily from the divine revelation of the Qur’an and the Sunnah. In Islam, divine revelation is immune from any deficiencies and weaknesses. Up to now, there are segments in Muslim society which doubts the perfection of the divine revelation from any manipulation. This is proven with the emergence of anti-Hadith groups which rejected the Sunnah as the source of Islamic teachings. Therefore, the concept of preservation of divine revelation is particularly relevant for further discussion. In doing so, the method of content analysis of classical as well as contemporary references is applied. The findings have affirmed the existence of clear textual evidence affirming the preservation of divine revelation. Apart from that, three principles have also been identified as essential for every Muslim to correctly understand this concept.

Advancement of Science and Its Social Impacts on Mankind: Preliminary Perception among Malaysians

Science plays an important role in human civilisation. The development of sciences today brings positive as well as negative effects to mankind, particularly to environmental issues. This paper presents a study on the perception of people towards assumption that science is the prime factor for environmental problem. A total of 642 respondents from the age of 20 to 55, coming from all over Malaysia, from different group of ethnics and religions participated in this study. The respondents, were given questionnaire, and the raw data was analysed using the SPSS to obtain the mean response, the percentages, and the difference of mean were tested using the t-test and one-way ANOVA. The results are somehow show a good mix of perceptions on the nature of science which involve its positive as well as negative side of effects on environment.