Qadyaniyyah and its Latent Interpretations of Holy Quran Verses

Qadyaniyyah and its Latent Interpretations of Holy Quran Verses

Sami Hasan

info@alalbayt.aabu.edu.jo

Received : 11-04-2005 , Accepted : 24-05-2006

Language: Arabic

Abstract

The human societies are burdened with enormous ideologies, doctrines and political views that have different methodologies for different reasons and purposes. This diversity comes according to the different factors that worked as a catalyst in promoting these ideologies and doctrines to prosper and grow. Therefore I dedicated this study to research a few of them and in particular the Cult of the “Kadianiya” to shatter the myth that surrounds it. Hence revealing their twisted ascription of the Holy Quran will benefit those who seek the truth. In general these mysterious cults are to be considered an evil seeds, which have been sawn in the house of Islam by the “Sapiens” cult in order to undermine the divine revelations and twist its texts with depraved interpretations. I yet have to find any one who profoundly embarked with expansion on the exposition of this sect therefore I find myself motivated to unravel the truth and reveal it to the seekers.

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English Classroom Environment as Perceived‎‏ ‏by English ‎Language Teachers in Nablus

English Classroom Environment as Perceived‎‏ ‏by English ‎Language Teachers in Nablus

Fawaz Aqel

f_aqel2001@yaho.com

Department of Teaching Methodology, Faculty of Educational Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine

Received : 07-09-2003 , Accepted : 15-06-2004

Language: Arabic

Abstract

This study sought to identify the English classroom environment as perceived by English Language Teachers in Nablus, and to find out the effect of gender, experience, school stage, and academic qualification on the classroom environment. Further, this study aimed at identifying the most important problems facing the English language teacher. To this end, the study endeavored to answer the following questions: 1. What is the reality of the English classroom environment as viewed by the English language teachers? 2. What are the most important daily classroom problems facing the English Language teachers? 3. Are there a statistical differences in sex, experience, school stage, and academic qualifications on the classroom English environment? The population of the study was the English language teachers of both sexes in all school stages in Nablus. The number of teachers was 166 distributed among 61 schools. Schools chosen were those carrying even numbers. The total number of schools was 30 which included 66 teachers of both sexes. Of these, 46 were females and 20 were males. The researcher developed a 46-item questionnaire to collect the data. Validity and reliability were tested; appropriate statistical analyses were conducted. It was found out that the study variables had no impact on the English classroom environment. It was also found out that most of the problems facing the English language teachers in schools had to do with classroom crowdedness, students' seating, sticking to the textbook and short supply of educational aids. In the light of these findings, the researcher recommended that training courses and workshops be held for teachers on new patterns of classroom behavior. He also recommended changing the way of students' seating in classrooms. He also suggested conducting an empirical study to identify the impact of the English classroom environment on the students' achievement.

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A Bride’s Package in the Light of Islamic Law and the ‎Personal Status Law

A Bride’s Package in the Light of Islamic Law and the ‎Personal Status Law

Marwan Qadomi

alfeqhdep@najah.edu

Received : 31-08-2003 , Accepted : 15-06-2004

Language: Arabic

Abstract

This research aims at introducing a study of one side of the rights of wives in the personal status law. We have introduced this study with the lawfulness of the dowry in Islam and the rights of women in getting a dowry and a dwelling suitable for matrimonial life. The study also highlights the obstacles that encounter marriage and ways of dealing with them according to Islamic faith. It also undertakes the issue of a bride’s package, its problems, disputes and its traditional norms in same areas; it also deals with the law governing on bride’s package (dota) for nonmuslims. The research concludes with a call for revoking the dominant traditions which do not agree with the Islamic law, and with the major results that the research arrives at.

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Home Study Environment for Palestinian Students in Basic ‎and Secondary Cycles During Al-Aqsa Intifada‎

Home Study Environment for Palestinian Students in Basic ‎and Secondary Cycles During Al-Aqsa Intifada‎

Jawdat Saadeh, Ismael Abu Zyada, Rohi Abadat

profjawdat@yahoo.com

Received : 17-05-2003 , Accepted : 15-06-2004

Language: Arabic

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to define the role of five variables that include sex, number of rooms inside the house, family size, grade levels, and the directorate, on the home study environment for Palestinian students in grades ninth, tenth and eleventh during Al-Aqsa Intifada. To achieve this purpose, the researchers developed a (29) item questionnaire that presented to a group of jury to insure its validity and they applied Cronbach Alpha formula to calculate its reliability, and it was (0.90). Means, percentages, "t" independent test, One Way ANOVA and Schefee test for multiple comparisons were used to analyze data collected. The results showed the followings:

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Effects of Quantitative Components of the Palestine Securities ‎Exchange on Al-Quds Index

Effects of Quantitative Components of the Palestine Securities ‎Exchange on Al-Quds Index

Tareq Al-Haj, Ghassan Da'as

tareqalhaj@yahoo.com

Received : 08-10-2003 , Accepted : 25-04-2004

Language: Arabic

Abstract

The goal of this study is to determine the effects of quantitative components of the Palestine securities exchange upon Al-Quds Index، the effect of those quantitative variables individually، and their extent on the Index value. The results of the study indicate that the quantitative components explain approximately the changing value of Index. Some of them indicate negative effect، while the other indicates positive effects. Also the study indicates that most effects are due to the value of the common capitalized stocks of the listed companies. The findings represent that the thinking methodology of investors will be the same، even the model that depend on pre-intifada financial data. Decrease in investing and dealing values is due to the continuous savings of both investors and community at a whole.

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The Principles Based on Overusage According to Al-Farra`‎‏ ‏in the Light of his Book (Ma’ni Al-Kor’aan)‎

The Principles Based on Overusage According to Al-Farra`‎‏ ‏in the Light of his Book (Ma’ni Al-Kor’aan)‎

Hamdi Al-Jabali

arabdep@najah.edu

Department of Arabic Language, Faculty of Arts, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine

Received : 09-08-2003 , Accepted : 02-12-2003

Language: Arabic

Abstract

The intent of this research was to examine the concept of overusage according to AL-Farra` through picking up the linguistic phenomena that he subjucated to the domination of usage and / or overusage and surveyed them interpretably so that he might support his doctrine and construct his principle. The research also brought into view that AL-Farra` was a precursor in admitting that language is subjucated to the effect and interference of usage on directing what was on everybody`s lips or what was frequently used or repeated for the more a thing is overused or is plain in meaning, the mild it will be in speaking and it will become much more permissible than any others.

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The Translatability of Utterances Containing Implicatures ‎from Arabic into English

The Translatability of Utterances Containing Implicatures ‎from Arabic into English

Ekrema‏ ‏Shehab

ikrimas@yahoo.com

English Department, Faculty of Arts, An-Najah National University,‎ Nablus, Palestine‎

Received : 10-12-2003 , Accepted : 25-04-2004

Language: English

Abstract

This paper basically aims at investigating some major problems encountered in the translation of Arabic utterances containing implicatures (henceforth Arabic implicatures) into English, where what is meant goes well beyond what is said. The data of the study consists of 9 Arabic implicatures identified by the researcher as comprising difficulties to translators. These implicatures have been drawn from Mahfouz’s (1947) novel Ziqaq Al-Midaq. Fifteen M.A. students of translation at An-Najah National University served as the subjects in this study. They were asked to provide their own translations of these Arabic implicatures in the light of their original contexts. The study also uses Trevor Le Gassick’s renditions in his (1975) translation of Mahfouz’s novel. For the purpose of this study, the researcher devised a framework of analysis based on Grice’s (1975) theory of conversational implicature. The framework features Tautology, Irony, and Metaphor as strategies giving rise to conversational implicature. The present paper argues that, when translating Arabic implicatures into English, emphasis should be placed on conveying the pragmatic import by the employment of various strategies ranging from those capturing the form and/or function to those capturing the communicative sense independently.

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