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With reference to Associated Press of Pakistan dated 14th February 2009, Dr. Abdul Hameed Khan Abbasi (pic), ISDEV Post-Doctoral Fellow has been conferred the prestigious Presidential Award for Academic Distinction named Izaz-i-fazeelat for the year 2008 by the President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan on Jan 27, 2009. The award was conferred on Dr. Abdul Hameed for his outstanding contribution in producing most excellent quality text-books. His text-books have been recognized as the Best Text-Books on the national level in Pakistan. Dr Abdul Hameed Khan (Abbasi) is an Assistant Professor (BPS-19) at the Department of Quran & Tafseer, Faculty of Arabic and Islamic Studies, at the Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan. These eight award-winning text-books, all written in Urdu, have the following titles: 1. Talkees-w-Tasheel Alfauz Alkabeer Fi Usul Altafseer 2. Principles and History of Tafseer 3. Research Methodology 4. Sciences of Tafseer and its Evaluation 5. Textual

Those who witness no falsehood and, if they pass by futility, they pass by it with honourable (avoidance) [al-Furqaan, 25:72] .

Narrated Ibn Abbas: Allah's Apostle used to say at the time of difficulty, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the Majestic, the Most Forbearing. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the Lord of the Tremendous Throne. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the Lord of the Heavens and the Lord of the Honourable Throne [Hadith from Sahih Bukhari, Book No. 93: Oneness, Uniqueness of Allah(Tawheed), Hadith No. 526] .

Dr Fadzila Azni (left) receiving the Award from Prof Roshada Hashim, the Dean of Institute of Graduate Studies The Malam Persada Kencana organized by the Institute of Graduate Studies, which was held on 19 December, 2008 proved to be yet another milestone for members of ISDEV. On the said historic night, our beloved member, Dr Fadzila Azni binti Ahmad represented postgraduate student at the PhD level for the School of Social Sciences to receive the Best PhD Thesis Award ( Anugerah Tesis PhD Terbaik ) for the Pure Arts Cluster. In honour of her achievement, Dr Fadzila Azni (or Dr Sukainah as she is affectionately known) was presented with RM1,000 cash, a certificate and a plaque from Universiti Sains Malaysia on that momentous occasion. The title of Dr Fadzila Azni's thesis is Management Methods of Islamic Development Institutions in Malaysia. The Plague The Certificate The Cheque The dinner gala held at The Gurney Hotel & Resort, Penang was organized to celebrate and commemor

A farewell cake for Dr Muhammad Abdullah March, 2009 represented a sad time for Dr Muhammad Abdullah, who hails from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. It signified the end of his one year tenure as the Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at ISDEV. Dr Muhammad Abdullah commenced his Post Doctoral Research Fellowship on 21 March, 2008 at ISDEV under the supervision of ISDEV Director, Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh. Dr Muhammad Abdullah assigned topic was on “Hadith Methodology and Sciences” which has immense importance in the field of Islamic Studies. He shared his findings on the said topic with fellow members of ISDEV through a 10 series of monthly seminar. Amongst the papers presented at the monthly seminars were as follows: ”The necessity of Hadith”, “Collection and Compilation of Hadith”, “Classification of Hadith”, “Introduction to Hadith Literature/Traditionists”, and “Authenticity of Hadith”. These papers will be compiled and there are plans to publish these findings in the near fut

Ye have indeed in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful pattern (of conduct) for any one whose hope is in Allah and the Final Day, and who engages much in the praise of Allah [al-Ahzaab, 33: 21] .

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: The Prophet said, "Convey (my teachings) to the people even if it were a single sentence..." [Hadith from Sahih Bukhari, Book No. 56: Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions, Hadith No. 667].

O ye who believe! If ye will aid (the cause of) Allah, He will aid you, and plant your feet firmly [Muhammad, 47: 7] .