114. An-Nas/The People
I/We begin by the Blessed Name of Allah
The Immensely Merciful to all, The Infinitely Compassionate to everyone.
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a. Say:
b. I seek protection and safety with Rabb - The Lord of the people/human being,
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a. The Master and Sovereign of the people/human being,
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a. Elah - the only entity worthy of worship - of the people/human being,
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a. against the subtle evil thoughts, temptations, and viciousness of the satanic enticer -
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a. who incites evil thoughts, temptations, and viciousness into hearts of the people/human being,
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a. whether the satanic enticer be of the satanic jinn and/or the satanic people/human being.
Parental factors impact students’ self-concept and academic performance during the pandemic. Thus, this study determined the students’ self-concept and academic performance and the parental factors related to it. The research design was descriptive-correlational, and 500 nonrandom college students in West Philippines participated in the study. Researcher-made instruments were used, which were subjected to reliability and validity evaluation. Data were collected online from June 2021 to July 2022 and were analyzed using descriptive (frequency counts and percentage) and inferential statistics (Spearman correlation). Results revealed a positive self-concept and satisfactory academic performance among the students. Besides, parental factors such as educational attainment and school/classroom involvement are significantly related to self-concept and academic performance. Further, self-concept is significantly associated with academic performance. This shows that some parental factors are vital in developing the student’s self-beliefs and supporting their studies and academic endeavors amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Future studies may consider more factors related to academic achievement and self-concept. Other researchers may find the mediation or moderation effect of self-concept between parental factors and students’ scholastic achievement.
KEYWORDS: academic performance, COVID-19 pandemic, distance learning, higher education, parental factors, self-concept
Ahmad Shauqi (1868-1932AD) is acknowledged as the father of modern poetry of ArabiaOn account of his literary services. His poetic influence is so great that he has no parallelin last ten centuries. His poetic capacity is so vast that the number of his verses reaches up to twenty three thousand and five hundred. He introduced new literary genres like, dramatic poetry and fictions. His valuable contributions are as under: 1. مجنون ليلى (مسرحية شعرية) 2. الست هدى (رواية شعرية) 3. عذراء الهند (رواية نثرية) 4. الشوقيات (مجموعة شعرية) Many critics have worked on different aspects of his poetry, but according to my knowledge, no one has touched upon the erotic trend of his poetry, which reaches to six hundred and fifteen verses amongst his poetic compilation. Therefore, I have analyzed critically this aspect of his poetry with the following objectives: 1. The development and features of lyrical poetry in various literary eras. 2. A brief analysis of the prose of Ahmad Shauqi 3. A brief review of different aspects of his poetry 4. With the critical assessment, I have studied and analyzed the erotic aspect in his poetry in the light of erotic rules and principles suggested by famous literary figures, and have pointed out its features and deficiencies with detail. Beside its critical value, the open the door for further studies, because it not only answers but also raises questions for the attention of upcoming researchers.