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And We have not sent you, (O Muhammad), except as a mercy to the worlds [al-Anbiya', 21:107] .

The two Keynote Speakers (L-R): Dr Tobrani and Prof Muhammad Syukri Salleh 13-14Dec- With the cooperation of all ISDEV members, the 5th ISDEV International Islamic Development Management Conference (IDMAC2011) was successfully organized as scheduled. The conference was held from 13 till 14 December at the University's Conference Hall with more than 100 participants attending. A total of 62 papers were presented on the one and half-day of conference divided into three segments with five concurrent sessions each. The unique part about IDMAC2011 is the existence of participants that came from Thailand and Pakistan. Prof Syukri with participant from Pakistan, Associate Professor Dr Muhammad Abdullah of Gomal University The Conference in progress Two keynote addresses were delivered during the two day conference. The first Keynote Address was by ISDEV Director, Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh on "Preliminary Understanding of Islamic Marketing and Asset Management". ISDEV...

6 Dec- Proud and arrogant. These are the two negative traits that should not be in all human beings. That was what Ustaz Shukri Hanapi stressed in his Tazkirah for this week Tuesday's lecture. According to him, based from the verses in the Quran there is nothing to be proud of with our abilities and possessions. This is because all that happens is through Allah SWT authority and permission. He gave an example of someone embued with a beautiful face, wealth, position and advantages that are not owned bt other people and that these traits could become the main cause that made that person forget the advantages of these given traits. It should be noted there is no perfect human nature. Perhaps we are given the added advantage in certain traits but we have disadvantages from the perspective of others. So we must not be proud and arrogant because nobody is perfect. The second session continued with Ustaz Syahir who focused on Tajwid. He continued his lessons on the variety of Al-Madud...

2 Dec- The opportunity of visiting Bandung, Indonesia with 3 other ISDEV lecturers recently has given the opportunity for Ustaz Shukri Hanapi to share a- 1001- story with ISDEV members. This was exactly what he did when given the opportunity to deliver Tazkirah during ISDEV Monthly Supervision for the month of December at the Conference Room C06, School of Social Sciences. Ustaz Shukri took this opportunity wisely to share their amazing experiences in Bandung in front of 70 attendees consisting of lecturers and students. According to him, there was definitely lots of experience that could be used as lessons in our daily lives. However one lesson which left an indelible mark in the hearts of the delegates to Bandung was on the "Darul Tauhid Lesson" (Pengajaran Darul Tauhid). What was done by the people of Darul Tauhid ought to be considered as a noble example because they were not informed in advance. Although there was no planning in advance to accept and greet the entourage ...