Zulaipa Ruzulan

• Master of Science
• Lecturer at MARA University of Technology

The halal industry has been globally recognized as an essential niche segment in many established industries in Malaysia, including hospitality and tourism. This is due to the industry’s potential to attract both Muslim and non-Muslim travellers to access products and services that meet Shariah requirements. Therefore, robust Shariah governance is...

Hadith are the Prophetic texts that serve as the main reference and guidance for Muslims in their daily life. In the discussion related to the al-Jallalah, two hadiths are commonly identified as references. Nevertheless, based on textual analysis, there are many other hadiths in al-Kutub al-Sittah (The Authentic Six) on the prohibition of al-Jallal...

Sadd al-dharai' is a secondary source in Islamic law where it means blocking the means. Sadd al-dharai' is essential for Muslim jurists to deal with the Shariah issues particularly in the halal food industry. This is because the area of the halal food industry has expanded and industrialized to accommodate the demand of the Muslim society that keep...

Government authority plays a significant role in ensuring the aim of being a famous Islamic tourism destination is achievable with proper planning and implementation. However, challenges to sustain Islamic tourism destination could be triggered if the government fails to manage localities where it will probably face participatory unwillingness amon...

Shariah compliant hotel is an essential product in Islamic tourism where many activities could be available there. Thus, certification plays a significant role as a symbol of commitment for the hotel operators to comply with the Shariah principles. By using qualitative methodology, this study aims to explore the Malaysian certification bodies that...

Strategic planning and management of the Islamic tourism activities in the city are significant owing to the adherence to any available regulations enforced by the city's local authority. Since the recognition of the Islamic tourism industry has grown considerably in recent years as part of a new niche segment of the tourism industry; thus, the con...

Antibiotic has long been used in animal production to treat disease, preventing and controlling common disease occurrence, and enhance animal growth rate. Despite the positive impact of antibiotics on animal production through the years, uncontrolled utilization of this compound demonstrates an increase in the occurrence of resistant bacteria known...

The expansion of halal industry markets today creates higher demand in providing competent human capital in this industry. In relation to this, there are several educational bodies that grab this opportunity by offering halal-related academic program so as to ensure the manpower supplied is competent enough to undertake halal related tasks. Since t...

The demand for halal meat and meat-based products among the Muslim population in Malaysia has been increasing as meat is an essential food. Meanwhile, the non-Muslims are also becoming aware of the quality of halal meat, hence the access towards halal meat and meat-based products are increasing as well. However, the local production of halal meat i...

Halal hospitality services have been increasing year by year due to the demand from Muslims for halal food and beverages. With this development, there is a need to ensure that the halal food providers are well-equipped enough with halal knowledge in order to ensure Muslim consumers obtain halal food in the best manner. This is because malpractice c...

There are queries on the halal status of food among Muslim consumers due to the accessibility of halal knowledge via mass media, and this needs for the jurists’ clarification (fatwa). Thus, this paper seeks to examine the determinant factors of fatwa’s decisions on food-related issues based on the approach of ‘urf. A qualitative approach which invo...

In Islamic law, al-syuf’ah affords the co-proprietors of undivided shares in a property the preferential right to purchase the shares of other co- proprietors before the shares can be offered to outsiders. In the context of Malaysian land law, the study on al-syuf’ah has its own significance as it is closely related to the concept of co-proprietors...

Agriculture activities play significant roles in ensuring that halal food particularly staple food is accessible to consumers when there is a demand to fulfill the consumers’ needs. In relation to this, there is a need for adequate land space to make sure the process of supplying the local halal food products in Malaysia is achievable. In line with...