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Picture For Keeps - the lovable children of Ban Nua 18 Dis - MISDEV'12 successfully  organized an academic cum friendship trip to Ban Nua, Thailand from the  7th until 9th December, 2012. 40 delegates from ISDEV consisting of ISDEV Director, Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh, lectures as well as students joined in this programme. This academic visit also serves as cordial gesture of a return visit of the 90 delegates strong entourage from Ban Nua Thailand, led by Dr Tobrani,  who visited ISDEV on the 23rd October 2012. Officiating the Programme - Dr Tobrani welcoming ISDEV delegates  Officiating the Programme - the affable Prof Muhammad Syukri Salleh  As a request from Dr. Tobrani, the programme was packed with useful activities such as a "Cleanliness Campaign" among Ban Nua school children, a nasyeed teaching session focused on Asma Ul Husna and Salawat ,  reorganizing the Mini Library of the Ban Nua community as well as an IT session with focus on "...

Suhaib reported that Allah's Messenger ( salallahu 'alaihi wassalam ) said: Strange are the ways of a believer for there is good in every affair of his and this is not the case with anyone else except in the case of a believer for if he has an occasion to feel delight, he thanks (Allah), thus there is a good for him in it, and if he gets into trouble and shows resignation (and endures it patiently), there is a good for him in it [Hadith from the Translation of Sahih Muslim, Book 42: Kitab Al-Zuhd Wa Al-Raqa'iq (Book Pertaining To Piety And Softening Of Hearts), Chapter 14: Every Act Of A Believer Is A Blessing For Him, Number 7138] .      

And lower your wing to those who follow you of the believers [al-Shu'ara', 26:215] .

A cross sectional view of  ISDEV fraternity at C06 28 Nov - This month's ISDEV Monthly Supervision was held at the School of Social Sciences Conference Room (C06), USM. The room was packed with more than 70 students, which included RISDEV, MISDEV '11 and  MISDEV'12 as well as ISDEV lecturers attending the supervision. ISDEV Director, Professor Muhamamd Syukri Salleh (right) delivering his Tazkirah The opening slide to Prof. Syukri's Tazkirah The program started off with the customary Tazkirah session which is a continuity on the series of 'The ISDEV Director Tazkirah' given by ISDEV Director, Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh. The Tazkirah is the second in series in which Prof. Syukri reminded ISDEV fraternity this time about the tribulations that ISDEV had to overcome for the present Centre for Islamic Development Management Studies (ISDEV) to be established. A prospective student of ISDEV (centre):  Experiencing life as a student  The second session then con...

Usair b. Jabir reported that a delegation from Kufa came to 'Umar and there was a person amongst them who jeered at Uwais. Thereupon Umar said: Is there amongst us one from Qaran? That person came and Umar said: Verily Allah's Messenger ( salallahu 'alaihi wassalam ) has said: There would come to you a person from Yemen who would be called Uwais and he would leave none in Yemen (behind him) except his mother, and he would have the whiteness (due to leprosy) and he supplicated Allah and it was cured except for the size of a dinar or dirham. He who amongst you meets him should ask him to supplicate for forgiveness (from Allah) for you [Hadith from the Translation of Sahih Muslim, Book 31: Kitab Al-Fada'il Al-Sahabah (Book Pertaining To The Merits Of The Companions ( radhi Allahu 'anhu ) Of The Holy Prophet ( salallahu 'alaihi wassalam ), Chapter 55: The Merits Of Uwais Qarani ( radhi Allahu 'anhu ), Hadith Number: 6170

Presenters and Participants of the 3rd RUT Workshop                                                        28 Nov-  With the cooperation of all RUT secretariats, the 3rd ISDEV Research University Team (RUT) Workshop was successfully held. The workshop was held for two days from 21 until 22 November 2012 at the School of Social Sciences Conference Room (C06), University Sains Malaysia. In action - Wan Nurhaneeza presenting her research paper                                                                  Ustaz Fakhruddin posing a question to one of the presenters A total of 26 papers were presented by the 20-strong RUT team members and Fellows of ISDEV Academic Staff Training Scheme...

And Allah has made for you the earth an expanse [Nuh, 71:19] .