Legal English is known as a complex language system characterized by the use of formal terminology, complex syntax and a complicated style of writing. However, over the last 40 years legal English has been undergoing reforms which were initiated by the proponents of the Plain English Campaign. The main goal of this movement has been to simplify leg...

By Melisa Okičić

The aim of this study was to investigate often used non-standard linguistic occurrences in students’ speech, in order to foster language culture. The methods used were methods of observation of situations and methods of linguistic analysis of students’ papers. The sample were students of Islamic Pedagogical Faculty of the University in Zenica who h...

By Amina Pehlić

Speech is the primary mean of communication and through it man establishes social relationships with other people. In the preschool period, children develop speech rapidly, but it is necessary to provide adequate incentives for its development. This paper points to the importance of preschool attendance, because it is one of the factors affecting c...

By Delila Ramić

The companions of the Prophet (sahaba) were the best generation of men that has ever appeared on the Earth. They implemented the Book of Allah most profoundly, by their strict following of the Prophet, saws. Unfortunately, in time, there were attempts to distort the image of this honourable generation, so different untruths were invented in order ...

By Šefik Kurdić

Imam Abu Bakr ar Razi al-Jassas is one of the prominent Islamic scholars. He is the author of numerous works, most famous of which is his tafsir Ahkam al-Qur'an (the Qur'an Regulations), in which he commented the Holy Qur'an with special reference to the revelations concerning regulations (Ayat al-Ahkam), according to the methodology of the Hanafi ...

By Safvet Halilović

Enrolment of students in a madrasa (secondary school founded by the Islamic Community) is traditionally done through entrance examinations. In Bosnia and Herzegovina there are 6 madrasas for which a unique entrance exam is prepared, which consists of tests of Mathematics, the Bosnian language and literature, History and Religious Education. For the...

By Nezir Halilović

This paper presents the understanding and interpretation of the theme of ‘ibāretun-nass in the Hanafi School of law, which is usually dealt in a branch of linguistics by methodologists of Islamic law. The importance of the branch of Methodology of Islamic law on linguistics and the benefits that a mujtahid has from the principles established by sch...

By Šukrija Ramić

The topic of this paper is the linguistic phenomenon of negation with empasis on English non-verbal negation and its Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian translational equivalents (henceforth, BCS). In this paper theanalysis of negation is developed against the background of the Principles and Parameters framework, more specifically the more recent Minimalist...

By Melisa Bureković

Unemployment is one of great problems of modern society, especially in transition countries. This problem usually affects persons younger than 15-30 years, which is why it is necessary to create adequate employment policy. This paper presents a qualitative study which aimed at gaining an insight into types of support the Country offers to young une...

By Naida Tursić

Islamic scholars agree that without knowing the Arabic language and its disciplines it is impossible to completely understand the Qur’an. In that sense they emphasise that valid are those meanings of the Arabic language from the time of the revelation of the Qur’an, since the Arabic language, as every other language, is capable of changes that are ...

By Safvet Halilović