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Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful." [al-Zumar, 39:53].

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:  The Messenger of Allah ( ) said, "Allah makes the way to Jannah easy for him who treads the path in search of knowledge.   [Muslim, Book 13, Hadith 1381] .

Let a man of wealth spend from his wealth, and he whose provision is restricted - let him spend from what Allah has given him. Allah does not charge a soul except (according to) what He has given it. Allah will bring about, after hardship, ease [al-Talaaq, 65:7] .

    ISDEV will organize The 7th ISDEV International Islamic Development Management Conference (IDMAC 2013) with the theme "Towards Islamic Research Methodology" for 2 days starting from 9 December until 10 December 2013. The conference will be held at Universiti Conference Hall, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. The deadline for the submission of abstract is 7 November 2013. Abstract could be emailed to Shahir Akram Hassan at shahir_isdev@yahoo.com. Further details of the conference are available at https://idmac7.blogspot.com

  THE HEART OF THE PROBLEMS VIS-A-VIS THE PROBLEMS OF THE HEART With great pleasure and reverence, Professor Ulung of the Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC) International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Professor Tan Sri Dr. Muhammad Kamal Hasan will be delivering the Centre for Islamic Development Management Studies (ISDEV) Lecture Series on Monday 21 October, 2013 at 9:00am at the University Conference Hall (DPU) on "The Heart of the Problems vis-a-vis the Problems of the Heart". A leading scholar who is also the former Rector of IIUM is the expert in the field of Southeast Asia Contemporary Islamic Thoughts,  Prof Muhammad Kamal Hassan  will be covering on issues related to the heart and qalb (spiritual heart) through the lecture. All USM fraternity and the public are cordially invited to attend this lecture. Please convey this invitation to all.

Taken in Rome - Prof Syukri (centre) with postgraduate students from Africa and Indonesia (second from left) 7 Oct – The real, actual and absolute knowledge comes from Allah SWT. In fact Allah SWT states in Surah Al-Kahfi, 18:109 and Surah Luqman, 31:27 that even should the seas and the trees (as ink) be dried up and replenished its supply, they would still be exhausted before the Words of Allah SWT would be finished. This was the strong reminder that ISDEV Director, Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh, gave to ISDEV members in the slot known as Tarbiyyah Pengarah ISDEV during the ISDEV Monthly Graduate Supervision. For this month the programme was held at USM’s University Conference Hall on 27 September 2013 at 9:30am. Prof. Syukri (standing) in a cheerful mood delivering the Tarbiyyah Pengarah ISDEV Verily in fortifying and increasing one’s knowledge and propagating the call to Islam, a Muslim is very much encouraged to travel ( musafir ). ISDEV members need to be instilled with the c...

Narrated Abu Umamah: The Prophet (salallahu 'alaihi wassalam) said: I guarantee a house in the surroundings of Paradise for a man who avoids quarrelling even if he were in the right, a house in the middle of Paradise for a man who avoids lying even if he were joking, and a house in the upper part of Paradise for a man who made his character good [Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud, General Behaviour (Kitab al-Adab), In-book reference: Book 43, Hadith 28; English translation: Book 42, Hadith 4782, Hadith Grade: Hasan] .

Then, to Allah belongs (all) praise - Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, Lord of the worlds [al-Jathiyah, 45:36] .