Board games have become one of the useful tools in teaching and learning. Many instructors and educators have chosen to use board games to enhance the way of delivering course contents. A board game will help students understand the education concept quickly and get involved in experiential learning, where students can manage and solve problems in an actual situation. This study will focus on the evaluation of a board game, namely Global Zakat Game (GZG) as a Zakat edutainment tool among users at various levels of learning institutions in Malaysia. The respondents were purposively selected among a Malaysian national competition in using Global Zakat Game (GZG) organized at Islamic Science University of Malaysia (USIM) on 8 November 2017. A questionnaire was distributed among 235 participants from various levels of learning institutions during the national event to evaluate the practical use of GZG as a Zakat edutainment tool in increasing their comprehension and understanding on Zakat theories and concepts. The result indicated that the use of GZG as a Zakat edutainment tool has a positive impact on users and players as it helps them to learn more about Zakat theories and concepts between high (4.65) and moderate high (3.95) mean scores. Most of the respondents mentioned that they enjoyed playing GZG as it involves experiential learning. It also can be used as an edutainment tool for learners and society at all ages.

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Flood that occurred in December 2014 has been categorized as the worst in Malaysia. The disaster has involved more than 100,000 people who experienced with the destruction of property and livelihoods. The victims need immediate help to restore their life back to normal. The situation was categorized as an urgency that requires the use of Islamic Legal Maxims in emergency situations. However, it is restricted by the method of “al-darurah tuqaddar biqadariha”. Thus, the study will examine the use of Islamic Legal Maxims in fiqh of zakat scheme for flood victims. The study will also suggest improvements in the coordination of assistance provided. The study found that the eligibility of a flood victim in an emergency situation is seen under the legal maxim of “al- Darurat Tubihul Mahzurat” (necessity makes illegal things legal) but should be restricted by the other legal maxim which is “al-darurah tuqaddar biqadariha” (necessities are estimated according to their quantity). Implications of the study will provide guidelines to the zakat institutions in providing proper assistance schemes to them. Further studies can be conducted to identify the effectiveness of the assistance provided to the victims. Keywords: flood, Islamic legal maxims, emergency, flood victims, aids limitation Abstrak Banjir yang berlaku pada Disember 2014 dikategorikan sebagai paling buruk yang melanda kawasan Pantai Timur, Malaysia. Bencana ini telah melibatkan lebih 100,000 orang mangsa yang mengalami kemusnahan harta benda dan punca pendapatan. Mangsa memerlukan bantuan segera bagi memulihkan kembali kehidupan seperti sedia kala. Keadaan ini dikategorikan sebagai keadaan mendesak yang mengharuskan penggunaan kaedah fiqh dalam situasi darurat. Walau bagaimanapun, ia dibataskan dengan kaedah fiqh al-darurah tuqaddar biqadariha. Justeru, kajian akan mengkaji penggunaan kaedah fiqh ini dalam agihan zakat untuk mangsa banjir. Kajian juga akan mencadangkan penambahbaikan dalam penyelarasan agihan zakat yang diberikan kepada mereka. Hasil kajian mendapati kelayakan seseorang mangsa banjir dalam situasi darurat dilihat lebih tepat di bawah kaedah fiqh  al-darurat tubihul mahzurat (kemudaharatan membolehkan tegahan) tetapi perlu dibatasi dengan kaedah fiqh yang lain iaitu al-darurat tuqaddar bi qadariha (keadaan darurat ditentukan mengikut kadarnya). Implikasi kajian boleh dijadikan  garis panduan kepada institusi zakat dalam menyediakan agihan zakat yang sepatutnya kepada mangsa banjir ini. Kajian lanjutan boleh dilakukan dalam mengenalpasti keberkesanan bantuan yang diberikan kepada mangsa banjir.  Kata kunci: banjir, kaedah fiqh, darurat, mangsa banjir, had bantuan

The paper reports a study which was conducted among 644 respondents from the age of 20 to the age of 55 in Malaysia. The respondents, male and female were obtained randomly throughout the country, from different ethnic and religious backgrounds. The respondents were given booklet of questionnaire containing statements about the relation between the Quran and science. The statements were provided with responses in the form of Likert scale ranging from 1. The data was analysed to obtain the mean, percentages, and the difference of means were tested using the t-test and one-Way ANOVA. The results of the study show that 66.9% of the respondents accepted the statement that the Quran is compatible with modern science. 12.6% rejected the statement and 20.5% was not sure. There were difference of means of the responses of the respondents based on their religion and the difference of mean was significant.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, this study examined the level of knowledge and compliance of Malaysian Muslims with the legal decision to distance each prayer by one meter. It is well known in Islam that praying near a congregation (jemaah) is encouraged, but Malaysia's muftis have decided to add a distance of one meter between the prayers to prevent Covid-19 from being transmitted. A questionnaire survey of 560 online respondents was conducted. The data were descriptively analysed to determine the level of knowledge and compliance with the decision. The results show that Malaysian Muslims' level of knowledge and compliance on this issue is very satisfactory.