An End-to-End Transformer-Based Automatic Speech Recognition for Qur’an Reciters

The attention-based encoder-decoder technique,known as the trans-former,is used to enhance the performance of end-to-end automatic speech recognition(ASR).This research focuses on applying ASR end-toend transformer-based models for the Arabic language,as the researchers’community pays little attention to it.The Muslims Holy Qur’an book is written using Arabic diacritized text.In this paper,an end-to-end transformer model to building a robust Qur’an vs.recognition is proposed.The acoustic model was built using the transformer-based model as deep learning by the PyTorch framework.A multi-head attention mechanism is utilized to represent the encoder and decoder in the acoustic model.AMel filter bank is used for feature extraction.To build a language model(LM),the Recurrent Neural Network(RNN)and Long short-term memory(LSTM)were used to train an n-gram word-based LM.As a part of this research,a new dataset of Qur’an verses and their associated transcripts were collected and processed for training and evaluating the proposed model,consisting of 10 h of.wav recitations performed by 60 reciters.The experimental results showed that the proposed end-to-end transformer-based model achieved a significant low character error rate(CER)of 1.98%and a word error rate(WER)of 6.16%.We have achieved state-of-the-art end-to-end transformer-based recognition for Qur’an reciters.

Addressing sleep disorder of autistic children with Qur’anic sound therapy

Autism is a neural development disorder characterized by the deterioration in social interacttion, abnormal language expression, repetitive actions, imaginative game tendencies, and limited and/or obsessiveness in certain activities/ interests. Lack of sleep is one of the factors contributing to the worsening of overall negative symptoms of autistic children. From the Islamic perspective, sleep is a necessity and could function as a treatment for health problems, in addition to influencing behavior patterns. Sound therapy has been used in dealing with various health problems, including sleep problems and mental ill health. Possibly, it can also address sleep problems of the autistic children. Listening to the melodious Qur’anic recitation is known to have therapeutic effects even on individuals who do not understand the meaning of the verses being read;it could function as sound therapy. However, no established work has been done to study the effect of Qur’anic verses recitation on autistic children and their sleep problems. Similar to the use of music therapy, Qur’anic recitation is also expected to have a positive impact on speech, learning and interpersonal relationship. As a healing medium, Qur’anic therapy is also expected to have a better result as compared to other conventional sound therapy since its content could be psychotherapeutic.

The Conservational Role of Qur’anic Botanic Garden of Medicinal,Desert and Tropical Plants in Qatar

The scientific program of the Qur’anic Botanic Garden(QBG)is concerning with agricultural,conservational,biotechnology and medicinal fields.The QBG not only focusing on the study of the plants mentioned in the Holy Qur’an and Hadith,but also the endogenous plants of the Flora of Qatar and potential medicinal plants of the Arabic world.In the Hadith,the Prophet’s sayings,there are more than 20 plants mentioned in the occasions of cosmetic or medicinal uses.The garden is conserving special kinds of plants collected from different parts of the world to be restored at one place for preservation and study purposes.Both ex-situ and in-situ conservational programs are designed to collect and conserve plants inside and outside their natural habitats.The QBG plant nursery,herbarium,and seeds units are main components of the QBG that build to produce and preserve the plants at QBG.More than 59 plant spices are preserved from three different geographical zones:desert,Mediterranean and tropical zones.The Garden also is collecting and preserving those traditional entities from the entire world in order to be exhibited in the Botanic Museum of the QBG.By following the Islamic principles of conservation,the QBG highlights these conservational ethics and explains them for all people.Garden emphasizes multi-activities,campaigns,events,fairs and exhibitions for the students and public in order to encourage people to preserve the natural resources through an ordinately oriented educational program which is based on plant conservation.Another side of QBG’s conservation roles is the conservation based on community engagement and education.QBG’s education programs,horticulture and conservation programs,dissemination activities,and partnerships are fundamental in ensuring the transfer of this knowledge to the global community.

伊斯兰经典经济思想特点概论

以《古兰经》和圣训为基础的伊斯兰教法与东西方传统的经济思想体系所根基的历史文化土壤不同,前者必然体现出许多独特之处。从宗教与世俗的不同视角来看,伊斯兰经典经济思想也具有与世俗经济思想的不同之处。伊斯兰经典经济思想具有浓厚的宗教神学色彩、深刻的道德烙印与浓厚的福利精神、义利统一和相对均平的观念特点、非逻辑理性色彩和法律化、制度化、生活方式化的特点。伊斯兰教经典经济思想的内涵深邃,外延十分丰富。

The concept of capital before and after industrial revolution： Islamic versus market economy

The concept of capital and ownership of capital in market economy and Islamic economy is different. Also the role that capital is expected to play in the economy is different in two economic systems. One of the key elements in creation of the capital （capital formation） is interest rate. In Islam interest is strictly forbidden. This paper reviews the concept of capital and the process of capital formation both before and after industrial revelation. In that context it also looks at the function of interest rate during the time of Prophet Mohammed and the present time.

An Islamic Scriptural Anthropology

A proper way of understanding humanity is not possible without knowing where humanity is from and why he is here. While there are a number of Qur＇anic verses that speak of humanity＇s creation and mission, the one that speaks most clearly of the telos of that creation is Al-Dhariyat 56, which reads, ＂I have not created jinn and mankind except to serve me.＂ A summary examination of some of the prominent Qur＇anic commentators and their interpretation of the verse give insight into the understanding of the telos of humanity＇s creation according to the Qur＇an. The examination of the commentaries reveals certain recurring themes. Through the revelation of the Qur＇an, one is able to know humanity＇s place and mission in the created world and thereby act accordingly.

Consciousness and Smoke of Clouding Waves of Desires

There are, vide spread, religious beliefs that creation is the result of desire of the Ultimate Reality or the Divine Force for its expansion. In this paper I endeavour to explain that human form is disintegrated part of that divine desire. The tendency or desire to grow and expand in the individuals is the force behind every activity of the world. Consciousness packed in the city of human body is a pack of desires. The clouds of strong desires well up from within and surround individuals to push them forward to action, will and determination. One has to distinguish between the crazy desires of mind for temporary pleasures and desires for permanent bliss.

The Impact of Itinerant Scholars on the Propagation of Islam in Ibadan, Nigeria

The advent of Islam in Ibadan, in about 1829, was made possible by the arrival of some Muslim scholars from the Northern part of the country. They were Igun Olorun, Ahmad Qifu and Uthman Baasunu who respectively became the first three Imams in the city. For the spread of the faith, these Mallams and their indigenous disciples adopted education and preaching methods. For education, they established Qur＇anic schools in almost all quarters and villages where people were taught Arabic language to enable them perform the ritual worship. These schools were later upgraded to Madaris where standard Arabic education and culture are taught up till the present. As for preaching （da＇wah）, open air services were organized where fundamentals of Islam viz.： Tawhid, Salat, Sawm, Zakat and Hajj were taught. Other ones include good neighborliness, duties of parents to children and vice versa as dictated by the Islamic law （Shari＇ah）.

Pandemic Studies in Middle Eastern History and Qur’anic Verse Interpretation of the Plague

In the past two years,the world has been excited by the arrivalof the COVID-19 pandemic.This plague,in fact,has successfullyparalysed many people in the world.Paralysis due to the spreadof the virus,whose effect is not only to make many people in theworld fall ill and must be treated specifically(quarantine),ismainly due to a number of factors that lead to death.This studyaims to elaborate on the history of the pandemic in Islamic literature.Historically,the first plague(Ṭa’un)occurred in AncientEgypt,based on the records of the Ancient Egyptians on papyrussheets.Imam as-Suyuthi wrote that t:a’un in Egypt occurred duringthe time of the Prophet Musa and Pharaoh.After that,theIslamic world experienced a plague pandemic that took thousandsof Muslim lives.This paper aims to provide Muslims withan understanding that the COVID-19 pandemic is not a new thingin the Islamic world.

The Pragmatics of the Rhetorical Question in Selected(English)Qur’an Chapters

This paper interrogates the pragmatic choice of the rhetorical question(RQ)as a linguistic resource in some disputational discourse in the verses of the English translated Qur’an.It argues that the choice of this sentence-type not only puts the speaker in a position of control in powerful assertion of facts,but also strengthens the pragmatic acts in the context to be more emphatic.Adopting Mey’s(2001)Pragmatic Acts theory and Caponigro and Sprouse’s(2007)Concept of Common Ground,the paper does a close reading of the last forty Quranic chapters for a critical analysis and finds that RQ accounts for 15%(61)of the 410 verses in the seventeen(17)chapters that have RQs out of the last forty chapters investigated.We find that the Authorial Voice in the Qur’an employs the RQ as an argumentative strategy to perform the pragmatic acts of challenging,inviting,affirming,reminding,reinforcing,assuring,appealing,and warning in series of intellectual engagements with the addressees in order to put them in a reflective mode.It is concluded that the RQ is an effective,dialogic,evidence-gathering,change-seeking pragmatic tool for securing improved attitude and ideological understanding from the addressees.Addressees are sought after to be convinced by the Speaker in a dialogue,and then left alone to decide,which presents the Speaker as One that uses rational argument in the context of disputation to persuade humans in real dialogues so as to seek change.

简述《古兰经》诵读学的形成、发展与传播

《古兰经》是伊斯兰教最重要、最根本的神圣经典,是穆斯林的经典。自从被搜集成册以后,《古兰经》对穆斯林的生活产生了深远的影响。历代经师们对《古兰经》的传播做出了重要贡献,他们传承并发展了各种读法,使之成为一门新学科——诵读学,并为后世留下了不少扛鼎之作。本文旨在对这一学科在穆斯林世界的形成、发展和传播以及在我国的大概情况做一简单回顾。