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A humbly grateful Ustaz Wan Mohd Khairul Firdaus Wan Khairuldin al-Hafiz (seated centre) with his panel of examiners after his viva voce. Alhamdulillah . praise is indeed to Allah SWT as Ustaz Wan Mohd Khairul Firdaus Wan Khairuldin al-Hafiz served as the 12th   RISDEV (ISDEV Postgraduate student by Research) candidate to have passed his  viva-voce for 2014 . He was awarded a Grade "1" as well as the nominations for the "Best PhD Thesis" award at least at the university's level. Calm, confident and to the point Ustaz Wan Khairul answers the questions posed. Wan Firdaus viva was held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, 25 September 2014 which saw him defending his PhD thesis on ' Aplikasi Proses Penfatwaan Dalam Kaedah Penyelidikan Berteraskan Islam ‘ (Application of the Process of Fatwa  in Islamic-based Research Methods) with a very cool, calm and confident disposition. The Board of Examiners unanimously agreed that his PhD thesis deserved a nomination for the "...

So pray to your Lord and sacrifice (to Him alone)  [al-Kawthar, 108:2] .

It was a weekly routine for ISDEV members to gather every Tuesday for about half and hour starting at 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm to attend the 'Tuesdays Teachings'. A cozy and comfy ambience of C06 for Tuesday Teachings Every week two speakers will be assigned to give the tazkirah (short reminders) and lectures for ISDEV members. However, for this week, the class on 23 September 2014, ISDEV members attended a special edition of Tuesdays Teachings. For this session ISDEV members were given the honour to listen to the tazkiyyah (equivalence of tazkirah but referred to as such by the people of Brunei) and a brotherly advice from a distinguished guest who came all the way from Brunei Darussalam.  Dr Adnan addresses ISDEV members while Prof Syukri (right) looks on. Y.Bhg. Dr Haji Adnan bin Haji Basar, the Deputy Raes, from Kolej Universiti Perguruan Ugama Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam (KUPU SB) graced ISDEV with his presence that day. Dr Adnan took the opportunity which he deemed as a g...

On 15th September 2014, a seven strong entourage from ISDEV consisted of five ISDEV lecturers, one RISDEV (ISDEV Postgraduate by Research) student and one ISDEV alumni student were flown to Indonesia to participate in “Konferensi International Pembangunan Islam – 1 (The First International Conference on Islamic Development) KIPI-1”   The seven-ISDEV entourage (from right): Dr Mohd Shukri Hanapi, Dr Shahir Akram Hassan, Dr Zakaria Bahari, Prof Muhammad Syukri Salleh, Dr Mohd Syakir Mohd Rosdi, Br Zulkifli Muhammad, and Dr Razali Othman With the theme on “ Situasi Terkini Ekonomi Islam ” (The Current Situation of Islamic Economics), the three-day conference was held at Auditorium Fakultas Kedoktoran, Universitas Jember, Indonesia (UNEJ). The conference is held in conjunction with the Islamic Economics and Development Week that was held to commemorate Universitas Jember's 50th anniversary. An informal discussion with lecturers from Universitas Airlangga at Santika Hotel,Surab...

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: Al-Miqdam ibn Shurayh, quoting his father, said: I asked Aisha about living in the desert. She said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to go to the desert to these rivulets. Once he intended to go to the desert and he sent to me a she-camel from the camel of sadaqah which had not been used for riding so far. He said to me: Aisha! show gentleness, for if gentleness is found in anything, it beautifies it and when it is taken out from anything it damages it [Hadith from Sunan Abi Dawud, 4808] .

ISDEV members busy going through the notes of the lecture by ISDEV statistician, Encik Aziz Abd Tahar  ISDEV Graduate Monthly Supervision for August saw a packed C23 Conference Room at the School of Social Sciences. More than 50 ISDEV members were present for this month's programme which is held in the afternoon, 27 August 2014. This Monthly Graduate Supervision was part of of the Social Sciences Colloquium programme. Dr Fadzila Azni Ahmad was the Chairperson of the day throughout the programme. Dr Zakaria (left) giving the " Tarbiyah Pengarah ". With  him is Encik Abd Aziz (right), ISDEV statistician. The programme started with a Tarbiyah Pengarah  but this time around it was delivered by ISDEV Deputy Director, Dr. Zakaria Bahari. ISDEV Director, Prof. Muhammad Syukri Salleh was away due to the demand of his work.  Dr Zakaria addressed ISDEV members on the importance of having both iman (faith)   and taqwa  (piety)   especially in the context of emba...

The believers are but brothers, so make settlement between your brothers. And fear Allah that you may receive mercy [al-Hujurat, 49:10] .

A pleasant personality who is always smiling - Dr Atih Rohaerti Dariah ISDEV Graduate Discourse was held on 4 September 2014 at C23 Social Sciences Conference Room and run entirely by Dr Atih Rohaerti Dariah. Dr Atih is one of the researchers in the ISDEV Research University Team (RUT) on "Mould and Index of Islamic Development". ISDEV members captivated not only with her presentation but also by her warm personality. Dr Atih is an economic lecturer from Facultas Economic, Universitas Islam Bandung, Indonesia (UNISBA). She presented to ISDEV members her current research regarding "Struktur Perencanaan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan Dalam Perspektif Islam: Sebuah Konsep Asal” (The Advanced Development Planning Structure in Islamic Perspective: A Foundational Concept) . Prof Syukri (left - front row) taking the opportunity of asking some questions to Dr Atih (left) The program of the day was divided into two sessions in which the first session was the presentation by Dr. Atih ...

Misdev'14- seated within the first 3 rows from the front ISDEV welcomed it’s seventh batch of Masters in Social Science (Islamic Development Management) students on 5 September 2014 at Dewan Pembangunan Siswa 2, Kompleks Cahaya, Universiti Sains Malaysia. 33 new students have been accepted to pursue their Masters (Mixed-Mode) for the academic year 2014/2015. In continuation of ISDEV tradition, this new batch of students is collectively known as MISDEV'14. Ahmad Saiful in his role as the Master of Ceremony of the day The Ta'aruf Session (or Orientation Programme) for MISDEV'14 started at 10:00am with a welcoming speech by Ahli Bersekutu ISDEV (ABI) representative, Ahmad Saiful Rahman Ab.Rahim, who served as the Master of Ceremony of the program. He started by introducing to the students on what ISDEV is all about. Then he gave a brief general overview of the structure of ISDEV, introduced ISDEV lecturers as well as ISDEV supporting staff. The entire introduction was pres...

It was narrated that Mu’adh bin Jabal said:  “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed one day, and made the prayer lengthy. When he finished we said (or they said): ‘O Messenger of Allah, you made the prayer lengthy today.’ He said: ‘I offered a prayer of hope and fear. I asked Allah for three things for my nation, and He granted me two and refused one. I asked Him not to let my nation be destroyed by enemies from without, and He granted me that. And I asked Him not to let them be destroyed by drowning, and He granted me that. And I asked Him not to let them be destroyed by fighting among themselves, but He refused that.’” [Hadith from Sunan Ibn Majah, Book 36, Hadith No. 4086] .

Azrin presenting her findings and analysis True to ISDEV’s culture, RISDEV student, Azrin Ibrahim presented her PhD thesis to ISDEV fraternity at the ISDEV Graduate Discourse recently. The intellectual discourse which took place at the Dewan Persidangan University (DPU) was held on Wednesday, 27 August 2014 at 9.30 am and chaired by Dr. Fadzila Azni Ahmad.  Dr Zakaria (left) giving his opinion as to how Azrin could improve her PhD thesis Azrin Ibrahim presented her PhD thesis entitled “ Pembentukan dan Pengamalan Hisbah di Malaysia Masa Kini: Analisis Berdasarkan Kitab Al-Hisbat Fi Al-Islam " (The Current Development and Experience of HIsbah in Malaysia: An Analysis Based  on Kitab A-Hisbat Fi Al-Islam )  Dr Fadzila inviting all who are present to pose questions to Azrin She was given the green light by the appointed evaluator, Dr Mohd. Shukri Hanapi to proceed with the next stage, i.e. submission of her thesis to the IPS office. However Azrin had been encouraged to make ...

O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted [al-Hujurat, 49:13] .