The notion that waqf only involves permanent property such as graveyards, mosques and buildings is well established among the community. However, developments during the implementation of wakaf have given birth to new mechanisms involving the use of nonpermanent property such as money better known as cash wakaf. Cash waqf is a waqf mechanism that raises waqf funds and then converts them into permanent property. However, the existence of this cash wakaf is still in doubt among the community because the use of money is said to be depleted when used. Against the background of this phenomenon, this study was conducted to identify the perception and level of public awareness on the implementation of cash endowment. Accordingly, this study looks at the extent to which the medium of promotion and knowledge gives awareness to the community to implement the cash endowment. This study uses quantitative methods. This study was conducted by distributing questionnaires online using google form to 230 Muslim communities in Pahang region. The data obtained were then analysed using SmartPLS (Structural Equation Modeling). The results of the study found that the factors of promotion and knowledge are significant and positively related in providing awareness and understanding of cash endowment. Although the Muslim community in Pahang region knows and understands about cash wakaf, but the majority still do not get involved in the cash wakaf. It is hoped that this study can help the parties involved, especially MAIN in raising awareness of the local community in order to increase participation in the cash endowment activities that can be participated by all levels of society.

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The concept of online customer engagement is getting imperative in modern business due to the uncontrolled conversation via cyber-avenue. This study validates the antecedents of customer engagement conceptualized in Social Networking Sites (SNS) by benefitting the Fuzzy Delphi method. Through purposive sampling, a total of 12 experts from academics and practitioners have participated in the verification of items through 7-point linguistic scales of the questionnaire instrument. The findings show that invited experts have reached agreement on the elements shown within the framework through a 75% percent agreement for each construct. The analysis of this study has highlighted the implications of the relevant theories on the direction and the new dimensions of customer engagement concept especially in SNS to future researchers. Businesses are clearly able to gain stronger knowledge and information about their customer-related factors and their prospects at SNS.

Flexible online programmes and learning are gaining popularity as a means of educating students. It can also facilitate the delivery of knowledge to pupils, as well as facilitating the learning process. The purpose of this study was to investigate Online Learning Challenges following the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak in Malaysia. This study employs the qualitative and Fuzzy Delphi Method in collecting the data. In the qualitative research phase, open-ended questions were distributed to 118 participants, while in the Fuzzy Delphi phase, expert questionnaires were distributed to 7 experts in the field of study. Qualitative data were analysed using Atlas-ti software, whereas Fuzzy Delphi data was analysed using Fudelo 1.0 software. The qualitative study discovered that students confront seven significant challenges: internet coverage, mental fatigue, learning devices, environmental disturbance, pedagogical challenges, lack of motivation, and social interaction.Meanwhile, the fuzzy Delphi analysis of the expert consensus of the theme is at a reasonable level. The overall expert consensus agreement findings exceed 75%, the overall value of the threshold (d) is 0.2, and the -cut exceeds 0.5. The study provides important insights into online learning issues and the fields for further improvement. This study also discusses the avenue for future research by future researchers for more significant benefits and contributions to knowledge in general.

Academic dishonesty has become a global issue and this threatens the academic world from time to time, as listed in findings worldwide. This study aims to provide some insight into the activities of academic dishonesty among higher education students in four selected Malaysian public universities. A survey was conducted on 453 Muslim students in 2014, 365 students in 2015 and 320 students in 2016. The data analyzed using SPSS version 20 to detect validity and reliability of findings. The result shows that 47% of students had committed academic dishonesty at least once in 2014; this was prevalent in 51% of students in 2015 and 49% in 2016. Analysis also indicates that the dominant aspects of academic dishonesty include plagiarizing references while completing assignments and accessing information through digital resources. These outcomes could be used by stakeholders and academic institutions to raise the ethical awareness of plagiarism and academic dishonesty among students pursuing further studies. Nonetheless, further research and academic practices are tentatively proposed.