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ISDEV GRADUATE DISCOURSE M SOC SC & PHD PROPOSAL PRESENTATION 4 May 2011 (Wednesday) 9.30am - 12.30pm ISDEV Meeting Room 9.30 am - 11.00 am M. Soc. Sc Candidate: Roslan Hassan Topic: Conflict Management in Shah Alam City Council - An Analysis From Islamic Perspective Main Supervisor: Dr. Mohamad Zaini Abu Bakar Supervisor's Representative: Dr. Zahri Hamat Assessor: Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh Masa: 11.00 am - 12.30 pm Candidate: Mohd Shukri Hanapi Topic: Tasawur of Development in al-Quran: A Study of Tafsir al-Mawdu'iy Main Supervisor: Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh Co-Supervisor: Dr. Mohd Nizam Sahad Assessor: Dr. Fadzila Azni Ahmad INDIVIDUAL GRADUATE SUPERVISION 5 May 2011 (Thursday) 8.00am - 5.00pm Venue fixed by respective supervisors ISDEV MONTHLY (COLLECTIVE) GRADUATE SUPERVISION 6 May 2011 (Friday) 9.30am - 12.30pm ISDEV Meeting Room 1. Tazkirah: "Is It Too Difficult To Write A Thesis?" by Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh 2. Lecture: "Problem

Have you not considered how Allah presents an example, (making) a good word like a good tree, whose root is firmly fixed and its branches (high) in the sky? [Ibrahim, 14:41] .

Dr Zakaria at the Awarding Ceremony ISDEV Management Committee Dr Zakaria Bahari has today been awarded by Universiti Sains Malaysia the Excellent Service Award 2010 . He is one of the eight recipients from the School of Social Sciences. The awarding ceremony was held at Gurney Hotel. Congratulation Dr Z! Keep up the good work. Dr Zakaria with ISDEV Director who was together at the ceremony to honour Dr Zakaria's accomplishment

A dying child was once placed in the lap of the Prophet Muhammad (salallahu 'alaihi wassalam). Tears flowed from the Prophet's eyes. When he was questioned about crying for the child, the Prophet said: "(Tears are a form of) mercy that God has lodged in the hearts of His servants, and God is merciful only to those of His servants who are merciful (to others)" [Hadith from Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith No. 373] .

L-R: ISDEV Director Prof Muhammad Syukri Salleh, President of Malaysian Senate Tan Sri Abu Zahar Nika Ujang, member of Nurul Yaqeen Foundation's Board of Director Dato' Dr Ismail Ibrahim, and Foundation's Director Nor Zanah Jamari after the meeting As an effort to improve the management and raise a clearer position of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin Best Thesis Award at national level, the organisation of the Award is now being restructured as follows: 1. Pending on the approval of relevant authority, the name of the Award is now suggested to be called National Best Thesis Award (Anugerah Tesis Terbaik Negara or Anugerah Tesis Terbaik Kebangsaan); 2. The Central Committee of the Award is consisted of prominent Professors from 5 established universities, viz. Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Malaya, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and International Islamic University Malaysia, as well as the Director of the Foundation, Puan Nor Zanah Jama

ISDEV PhD candidate Brother Warjio had superbly succeeded to defend his viva which was held on Thursday 7 April, 2011 at the Mc Clintock Room of the Institute of Postgraduate Studies (IPS) Building. His PhD Thesis was on “ Parti Politik Dakwah di Indonesia: Ideologi, Strategi dan Pencapaian Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS) 1998-2009 ” (Political Da’wah Parties in Indonesia: Ideology, Strategy and Achievements of the Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS) 1998-2000). Warjio’s thesis was supervised by Dr. Zaini Abu Bakar and Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh. He took a minimum duration of just two years to complete his study. Warjio had confidently answered questions posed b y the panel of examiners during the viva chaired by Professor Munirah Ghazali. The three examiners were Professor Dr. Badlihisham Mohd. Nasir of Jabatan Pengajian Dakwah & Kepimpinan, UKM, Dr. Wan Asna binti Wan Mohd Nor @ Wan Zakaria of Pengajian Jarak Jauh, USM and Dr Fadzila Azni of Pengurusan Pembangunan Islam, USM.

And We charge no soul except (with that within) its capacity, and with Us is a record which speaks with truth; and they will not be wronged [al-Mu'minuun, 23:62] .

Narrated Abu Musa: Some people asked Allah's Apostle, "Whose Islam is the best? i.e. (Who is a very good Muslim)?" the Prophet salallahu 'alaihi wassalam replied, "One who avoids harming the Muslims with his tongue and hands." [Hadith from the Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 2: Belief Volume 1, Hadith Number 11] .