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Dr Bibi Hamida Sayed (right) giving her parting speech 31 May - A simple “Fare Thee Well” was held on 28 May, 2013 at the Meeting Room of C05 in honour of ISDEV Post Doctoral Fellow, Dr. Bibi Hamida Sayed. Both Dr. Bibi and her husband Abdur Raheem, were given the opportunity to deliver a short but heartfelt parting speech to all ISDEV members present. Dr. Bibi Hamida is an Assistant Professor and teaches the Arabic Language at the J.C.W Peshawar University  in Pakistan. She was attached to ISDEV for her Post Doctoral Fellowship for almost a year embarking on a research on "The Need to Adapt Islamic Literature as Per Modern Contemporary Trends". Dr Bibi's husband Abdur Raheem (standing) saying his goodbyes in Urdu Brother Taha (standing) translating Abdur Raheem's  speech It is hoped that her findings and scholarly writings of her research had not only be of benefit to the academia world but to the entire Muslim community at large. A solemn atmosphere at C05 upon hea

And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness [al-Dhariyat,51:18] .

A captive audience at the DPU of USM 23 May – The ISDEV Monthly Supervision for May 2013 was held at the University Conference Hall (DPU) of Universiti Sains Malaysia on 17 May, 2013. The focus of this month’s graduate supervision was on the “Mini-INGRAW 2012” (ISDEV International Graduate Workshop). Dr Fadzila Azni (left) chairing the " Tarbiyah Pengarah " The program started at 9.30am sharp with the “ Tarbiyah Pengarah ” delivered by ISDEV Director, Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh. Dr Fadzila Azni Ahmad served as the Chairperson for this session. Prof. Syukri Salleh delivering his " Tazkirah Pengarah " The “ Tarbiyah Pengarah ” emphasized on the importance of ‘ Menikmati Kaedah Hati ke Hati ’ (Benefitting from the Heart to Heart Method). In his Tazkirah , Prof. Syukri firstly gave an introduction on the term “ Nikmat ” and the importance of muhasabah (reflections) to assess how far the “ Nikmat ” has been achieved. Prof. Syukri also took the time to outline seve

Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: That the Prophet said, "No Caliph is appointed but has two groups of advisors: One group advises him to do good and urges him to adopt it, and the other group advises him to do bad and urges him to adopt it; and the protected is the one whom Allah protects." [Hadith from the translation of Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 75: The Book of al-Qadar (Devine Preordainment), Chapter 4, Hadith Number 2140]

ISDEV members at the waiting bay before boarding the flight 13 May - The journey of ISDEV academic expedition began on 21st April, 2013 until 27th April, 2013. A total of 51-strong delegation from ISDEV led by ISDEV Director, Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh left for Medan Indonesia. ISDEV - A strong presence felt at WAPI-6 Participants of WAPI-6 posing with Prof. Syukri (centre) The first task was on the 22nd April 2013, where all the delegates presented their respective papers in the 6th International Workshop on Islamic-based Development (WAPI-6) at Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara (UMSU). The well attended "ICID the 5th" at the Conference Room of Hotel Madani On the 23rd April 2013, ISDEV delegates then attended the 5th International Conference on Islamic Development (ICID the 5th) that was held at the Conference Room of Hotel Madani, Medan with the theme on Islamizing Development (Islamisasi Pembangunan). Prof. Syukri Salleh delivering his opening remarks Prof. M

Great is hatred in the sight of Allah that you say what you do not do [al-Saf, 61:3] .

A mixture of intensity yet calmness was felt in the Meeting Room of C05 10 May - When it comes to the end of the semester, each student would be busy with final assignments and preparations for the final examinations. The same goes with ISDEV Master students (MISDEV’12). The last three weeks of this month is akin to a nightmare to all of them because each of them will be presenting the proposal of their dissertations. Mohd Hafez Sabri (left) presenting his proposal For the first week, a total of 6 students had presented their dissertations. They were Mohd Hafez Sabri, Surita Hartini Mat Hassan, Farah Farhana Johari, Rhodhiyah Johari, Mohd Syahmi Mohd Miswan and Nurul Nadiah Md. Salleh.    Farah Farhana presenting her proposal Their proposal presentations which was held at the Meeting Room of C05 started at 10am and only ended after 1pm. This group of MISDEV’12 students presented their dissertation proposals in front of their supervisors as well as three other ISDEV lecturers who all

Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah ( ) said, "The believer who recites the Qur'an is like a citron whose fragrance is sweet and whose taste is delicious. A believer who does not recite the Qur'an is like a date-fruit which has no fragrance but has a sweet taste. The hypocrite who recites the Qur'an is like basil whose fragrance is so sweet, but its taste is bitter. The hypocrite who does not recite the Qur'an is like a colocynth which has no fragrance and its taste is bitter." [Hadith from Al-Bukhari and Muslim, Book 9, Hadith Number 995] .

Wan Nor Haniza Wan Hasan approaching USM VC, Professor Dato' Dr. Omar Osman to receive her award 3 May - Wan Norhaniza Wan Hassan, ISDEV’s PhD student (or RISDEV) recently received the “Anugerah Persada Kencana- Penyelidikan Terbaik PhD Sastera Tulen” (The Persada Kencana Award – Best PhD Research (Pure Arts)) during the ‘Majlis Persada Kencana’ held at Dewan Budaya, Universiti Sains Malaysia on Thursday 11 April, 2013. She received the award in recognition of her academic excellence and the huge potential of her research. Wan Norhaniza (centre) with ISDEV lecturers, student and research assistant (from right to left) Dr Zakaria, Dr Zaini, Shereeza and Nur Inani According to Wan Norhaniza, this award was totally unexpected to her. Nonetheless she is grateful to Allah SWT and described the acknowledgement as a sign of recognition of her research area. She also added that the award given to her is extremely meaningful and she valued the trust that has been placed on her by the unive