Artikel ini berupaya menjelaskan konsep fanā’ dalam pandangan Abu `Abdullah al-Ansari al-Harawi, seorang tokoh sufi bermadzhab Hanbali dari Herat. Beliau adalah ulama yang sangat keras menentang bid‘ah, namun beliau juga dikenal sebagai taat dan terkenal kebijaksanaannya. Pada awal kemunculannya, bahkan sampai saat ini, dinilai ajaran menyesatkan membuat muslim bisa meninggalkan Syari‘at dengan...

The knowledge of the natural characteristics of the mosquito breeding habitats is important for implementing effective larval control program. For this, the association of six mosquito species (Culex pipiens, Cx. perexiguus, Cx. pusillus, Ochlerotatus caspius, Anopheles multicolor and Culiseta longiareolata) with the physical characteristics of their breeding habitats was examined in El-Muqatta...

F.M. Abu-Taleb1, H.M. El-Zawahry2, Z.K. Zekri2, R.M.M. Gaafar2, N.M.A. Al Lahloubi2, N. Zakhari3, O. Elfarargy1, A. Abdel Raheem Alnagar1 Medical Oncology, Zagazig University Hospitals, Faculty of Medicine, Sharkia, EGYPT Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute Kasr El AiniCairo University, Cairo, EGYPT Biochemistry and Tumour Biology, National Cancer Institute Kasr El AiniCairo University,...

Abu Raihan Al-Biruni (973 1048) is considered one of the intellectual giants of humankind. He was an astronomer, physicist and geographer, that distinguished himself as linguist and historian too. Here we discuss his major contributions to the mathematical geography of Middle Ages.

Chronic bacteriuria is a common occurrence among spinal-cord injury patients and others with neuropathic bladders. If bacteria are present in the urinary tract, the patient may develop symptoms of infection or remain asymptomatic. We have compared virulence properties of 28 Escherichia coli isolates from patients with symptomatic urinary tract infections (UTI) and 29 E. coli isolates from patie...

The Technology Readiness Index (TRI) developed by Parasuraman (2000) was adapted to measure the technology readiness of public school teachers in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The study aims at better understanding the factors (mostly demographics) that affect such readiness levels. In addition, Abu Dhabi teachers are segmented into five main groups, with the highest percentage being “laggar...

Data replication is a common method used to improve the performance of data access in distributed systems. In this paper, two dynamic replication algorithms, Simple Bottom-Up (SBU) and Aggregate Bottom-Up (ABU), are proposed for the multitier Data Grid. A multi-tier Data Grid simulator called DRepSim is developed for studying the performances of the dynamic replication algorithms. The simulatio...

We read with interest the article by Abu El Makarem MA et al. (1) entitled, “Platelet count/bipolar spleen diameter ratio for the prediction of esophageal varices: The special Egyptian situation.” This study evaluated noninvasive predictors of esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients by multivariate logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. However, in our ...