ISDEV News

The 31 strong ISDEV delegates that went to Medan recently touched down at the Penang International Airport (PIA) on Sunday 10 May, 2009. These delegates received a warm welcome from family members and well wishers who missed their presence after their 7 days/6 nights intellectual cum vacation sojourn. In line with the spirit of travelling as envisaged by the Holy Quran and the sunnah of Rasulullah (saw) the trip started with a briefing at the Penang International Airport by ISDEV Director, Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh who reminded the members to specifically invocate ( niat ) to Allah that the change of status of members to be a mussafir receives Allah’s blessings. In addition to the above as the journey is intended to train the intellectual, emotional and physical strength of each delegate, members were at all times to be mindful of the privileges and accolades and tests provided to a mussafiruun . Throughout the trip, the delegates moved as a Jemaah (Congregation) of ISDEV. In en

Yahya related to me from Malik that he heard that Luqman al-Hakim made his will and counselled his son, saying, "My son! Sit with the learned men and keep close to them. Allah gives life to the hearts with the light of wisdom as Allah gives life to the dead earth with the abundant rain of the sky." [Hadith from Malik's Muwatta', Book No. 59: Knowledge, Hadith No. 59.1.1] .

And those who strive in Our (Cause), We will certainly guide them to Our Paths: for verily Allah is with those who do right [al-'Ankabuut, 29:69] .

Narrated Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab: While the Apostle of Allah (salallahu 'alaihi wassalam) was sitting with some of his companions, a man reviled AbuBakr and insulted him. But AbuBakr remained silent. He insulted him twice, but AbuBakr controlled himself. He insulted him thrice and AbuBakr took revenge on him. Then the Apostle of Allah (salallahu 'alaihi wassalam) got up when AbuBakr took revenge. AbuBakr said: Were you angry with me, Apostle of Allah? The Apostle of Allah (salallahu 'alaihi wassalam) replied: An angel came down from Heaven and he was rejecting what the man had said to you. When you took revenge, a devil came down. I was not going to sit when the devil came down [Hadith from Sunan Abu Dawud, Book No. 298: Kitab al-Adab, Hadith No. 4878] .

Do they not travel through the land, so that their hearts (and minds) may thus learn wisdom and their ears may thus learn to hear? [al-Hajj, 22: 46]

Some of the participants of the Workshop On Thursday, 30 April 2009, a total of 15 participants attended a Workshop on Zakat Transformation organised by ISDEV and Pusat Urus Zakat (PUZ) Negeri Pulau Pinang. Held at the School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, the Workshop was intended to stretch out ideas on the transformation of zakat, from subsistence zakat to productive zakat, to be compiled in an edited book by PUZ in conjunction with its 15th Anniversary. The Workshop was chaired by ISDEV Director Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh and participated by General Managers of Pusat Pungutan Zakat (PPZ) Wilayah Persekutuan, Lembaga Zakat Selangor (LZS) and Baitulmal Sarawak, as well as academicians from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Kolej Universiti Islam Selangor (KUIS) and officer from Jabatan Wakaf, Zakat dan Haji (JAWHAR). All agreed to contribute a paper each for the boo

A total of 31 ISDEV members and associates, consisting of lecturers and postgraduate students, will be flying off to Polonia International Airport, Medan Indonesia on Monday 4th May, 2009. They will be part of the delegates attending the “Seminar Antarabangsa Pembangunan Berteraskan Islam Ke-2: Wakaf dan Pemberdayaan Ummah” scheduled on 5th May, 2009. A trip said to be filled with intellectual stimulation will also witness some of these delegates presenting their papers at the “Workshop Antarabangsa Pembangunan Berteraskan Islam Ke-2: Wakaf Dalam Berbagai Perspektif” on Friday 8th May, 2009.

Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (salallahu 'alaihi wassalam) said: The most perfect believer in respect of faith is he who is best of them in manners [Hadith from Sunan Abu Dawud, Book No. 40: Kitab al-Sunnah, Hadith No. 4665] .