Reading makes a man perfect and it is very essential component to University students. Hence, students face various obstacles in developing reading habits. Therefore, with the aim of assessing students’ reading habits and identifying the changes and the factors infl uenced when they pursue education through online learning tools due to corona fears, the study was conducted with second year students of Department of Islamic Studies of South Eastern University of Sri Lanka. For this study, which was carried out using quantitative research methods, a fi lled questionnaire was obtained as primary data from 121 of the 174 students studying in the year through Google Forms, analyzed through MS Excel and the results were described. Secondary data such as research articles, journals, and web articles related to the topic were also used. At the end of the study, it was found that students’ reading habit was healthy, the amount of time they spent on daily reading varied, their reading habits have declined due to continuing education through online from home and factors such as lack of library, diffi culty in reading on electronic devices, home works, social media, laziness, workload, sleepiness and increase in data cost have more infl uence on their reading decline, they have the habit of reading from both hard and soft sources, most of them use their smartphones to read the soft copy, while reading through electronic devices they face various problems such as not being able to read for a long time, headache, numbness like reading a book in hand, boredom, inability to read small letters, wasting more time and forgetting easily,. The conclusion of this study was that the continuation of educational activities from home had a negative impact on the reading habits of the students for various reasons. However, the positive change in their reading habits after entering university has been a motivating force for them to continue reading under any circumstances. At the same time, where guidance is provided to overcome challenges, they face in developing reading habits, further positive improvements can be expected in their reading habits.

Nursing is one of the oldest and most sacred professions in the world. The nurses contribute immensely to society and healthcare organizations by providing their services in personal care, medical treatment management, and working with families and the communities. In Islam, the service of nurses is considered a phenomenal deed, and it is a Fardu Kifayah (Societal Obligation). However, Muslim female nurses face various challenges as they live as minority communities in pluralistic societies. Eventually, they are not interested in this sector. Accordingly, the study aims to identify the Islamic legal perspective on Muslim women's service as nurses in a minority context. Based on the qualitative research method, the data from primary sources of Islamic law, the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah, fatwas of Islamic scholars and international fiqh academies and the code of ethics for nurses found in topic-related data have been analysed using the content analysis method. This research deliberates the obstacles that Muslim women face when working as nurses in a minority environment, and the guidelines that they should adhere to when working as nurses in a minority context.

The Spiritual, political, economic, and social rights of women are discussed at various levels. However, violence and oppression against women continue to increase. The charisma of Islam on women's rights is very strong. Thus, the study aimed at examining the concept of Islam in respect of women with the help of its primary sources, Holy Quran, and al-Hadith. Based on the review of the earlier literatures, the study was conducted with the analysis of the research articles, books and internet information on feminism along with information on the spiritual, social, economic and political rights of women found in the primary sources of Islam, classical Islamic literatures and the written works of modern Muslim scholars. The major finding of this study is that although the primary sources of Islam have a history of more than 1400 years, Islam has given proper guidelines for the complete guarantee of women's rights in the modern world and women have enjoyed them in the early Muslim community. This study will be a supportive to future studies based on the concept of Islam on women.

Waqf is an essential component of the Islamic economic instrument that is firmly considered to be capable of resolving socio-economic issues, primarily in the effort to eradicate poverty caused by a lack of income and work. Based on the analysis of the semi-structured interview, this study seeks to investigate the role of the Waqf Board of Sri Lanka and the challenges and issues arising in managing waqf assets. The review of the literature contributed to constructing its theoretical structure. The findings reveal several shortcomings in the administration of waqf assets, including insufficient skilled human resources, lack of utilization of waqf assets, unawareness of the community on waqf, misuse of the waqf assets, and shortage of transparency and accountability. Hence, the study proposes that the proper management of the waqf assets would be sufficient to meet most if not all the needs of the community to a significant extent. The findings will be beneficial to waqf managers and will help enhance waqf institution administration and management. The findings will be beneficial to waqf managers and will help enhance waqf management.

ஆய்வுச் சுருக்கம் மனிதன் தனது பல கடமைகளை வெற்றிகரமாகச் செய்ய முடியும் என்பதை உறுதி செய்ய நேர முகாமைத்துவம் குறித்து நவீன உலகில் நிறைய விவாதங்கள் உள்ளன. மனித வாழ்க்கையின் அனைத்து பிரிவுகளுக்கும் உற்பத்தி வழிகாட்டுதலை வழங்கும் நேர முகாமைத்துவம் குறித்த வழிகாட்டுதலை இஸ்லாம் வழங்கியுள்ளது. எனவே, நேர முகாமைத்துவம் குறித்த இஸ்லாமிய வழிகாட்டுதல்களை அடையாளம் காணவும், மனித செயல்பாடுகளில் அவை எவ்வாறு தாக்கத்தை ஏற்படுத்துகின்றன என்பதை விவரிக்கவும், இஸ்லாமிய வழிகாட்டுதல்களில் பிரதிபலிக்கும் பாரம்பரிய நேர முகாமைத்துவம் கூறுகளின் வடிவங்களை தெளிவுபடுத்தவும் இந்த ஆய்வு நடத்தப்பட்டது. முந்தைய ஆய்வுகளின் அடிப்படையில் குறிப்பாக இஸ்லாமிய ஆய்வுகளாக அமைந்த கட்டுரைகள், நூல்கள், இணையத் தகவல்கள் போன்றவற்றில் நேரமுகாமைத்துவம் குறித்து அல்-குரான் மற்றும் அல்-ஹதீஸ் போன்றவற்றில் பெறப்பட்ட செய்திகள் ஆய்வுக்கு உட்படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ள. சரியான நேர முகாமைத்துவத்தை மேற்கொள்வதற்கும், மகிழ்ச்சியான வாழ்க்கையை வாழவும், சமய, சமூக, பொருளாதார, குடும்பம் மற்றும் பிற பகுதிகளில் போதுமான நேரத்தை செலவிடுவதற்கும் இஸ்லாம் ஆக்கபூர்வமான வழிகாட்டுதல்களை மக்களுக்கு வழங்கியுள்ளது என்பது இந்தப் பகுப்பாய்வின் முக்கிய கண்டுபிடிப்பு ஆகும். பரபரப்பான சூழலை உடைய நவீன உலக வாழ்வில், அனைத்து அத்தியாவசியமானவற்றிலும் வெற்றிகரமாகக் கவனம் செலுத்துவதன் முக்கியத்துவத்தை, இஸ்லாமிய வழிகாட்டுதல் வழி தெளிவுபடுத்த இந்த ஆய்வு உதவும்.