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"And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein"   [Surah Qaf (50:16)] .

Based on the wide networking garnered from the ISDEV Research University Team Grant (ISDEV-RUT) which is further catapulted by the recent 5th Workshop on ISDEV-RUT: Islamic Based Development held on 2 - 4 March, 2015, ISDEV is pleased to highlight that most of the appointed ISDEV Associate Fellows as well as ISDEV Honorary Fellows are currently busy initiating further research endeavors in collaboration with ISDEV. YB Senator Dato' Dr. Ashraf Wajdi Dato' Dusuki -  One of ISDEV Honorary Fellows. Among them is ISDEV Honorary Fellow, YB Senator Dato' Dr. Ashraf Wajdi Dato' Dusuki, the Yang Dipertua of Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (YADIM). YB Senator Dato' is currently initiating collaborative research between YADIM-ISDEV on Teens Perception Against Current Issues in Malaysia . The formalities of appointments have already been made on both sides pending the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) by both institutions. Centre - Dr. Haji Norarfan Haji Zaina

Prof.Dato' Dr. Mohammad Haji  Alias was g lad to be able to share his knowledge on Waqf Financing: Management and Administration. ISDEV recently became host to Professor Dato' Dr. Mohammad Haji Alias, Director of Centre for Awqaf Financing Development of Universti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM). Professor Dato' took his busy schedule off to share his experience and findings on Waqf Management and Administration: The Role of State Islamic Religious Council Negeri Sembilan. His working paper was presented during the ISDEV Research Discourse on 17 March 2015 at the Conference Room of Social Sciences (C06). The talk was chaired by ISDEV Deputy Director, Dr Zakaria Bahari and was well attended by ISDEV members. All eyes on the screen to absorb as much as they can the information shared by the speaker. Professor Dato' Dr. Mohammad started his presentation during the first session of the program. With the prepared slides, he took about an hour and half to explain about his resear

Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No one who has the weight of a seed of arrogance in his heart will enter Paradise.” A man said, “Indeed, a man loves to have beautiful clothes and shoes.” The Prophet said, “Verily, Allah is beautiful and He loves beauty. Arrogance means rejecting the truth and looking down on people.” [Source: Sahih Muslim 91; Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim] .

Stating her points succinctly  - Shereeza in action RISDEV (ISDEV Postgraduate by Research) student, Shereeza Mohamed Saniff recently participated in the 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition 2015 organised by the Institute of Postgraduate Studies (IPS), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). The 3MT competition was held at Dewan Pembangunan 2, Kompleks Cahaya Siswa, USM on at 10:00 a.m. on Monday 16 March, 2015. Deputy Dean of Institute of Postgraduate Studies, Prof. Dr. Fauziah Ahmad officiated the competition. The 3MT Competition is the first of such competition organised in USM. It was inaugurated by the Deputy Dean of IPS, Professor  Dr. Fauziah Ahmad. The competition is open to all USM PhD candidates who have been registered as a student of USM for at least two years. Participants from both local and international students were divided into three main categories - the Social Sciences Category, the Engineering Category and the Science & Technology Category. Shereeza was the third contes

A photograph session with ISDEV-UUM Researchers On 12 March 2015, ISDEV delegates led by ISDEV Director Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh went to Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) Sintok with other ISDEV lecturers, Academic Staff Training Scheme (ASTS) and RISDEV (ISDEV Postgraduate by Research) students to attend a meeting with UUM Researchers on common areas of interest for proposed research collaborations endeavours. The researchers focused during the meeting With the initiative of ISDEV Associate Fellow Dr. Helmi Hidthiir (UUM), the delegates successfully met up and discussed potential research collaborations. The session was divided into two parts. For the first part, researchers were grouped according to members' interest and expertise. Members were divided into five groups who were all given the time and opportunity to detail the area of each group's research and focus.  The second part saw the representative from each group presenting a brief research proposal to Profes

And if you should count the favors of Allah , you could not enumerate them. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful [al-Nahl, 16:18] .

The Centre for Islamic Development Management Studies (ISDEV) is organising the ISDEV Research Discourse on "Waqf Management and Administration: The Role of State Islamic Religious Council Negeri Sembilan" by Professor Dato' Dr. Mohammad Haji Alias, Director of Centre for Awqaf Financing Development & Faculty of Economics and Mu'amalat, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) as given in the details below:- Date         :   17 March 2015 Time        :   3.00 p.m. Venue      :   C06, Social Sciences Conference Room                     School of Social Sciences The weekly Tuesday's Teachings study session will be replaced with this discourse. As such ISDEV members are cordially invited to attend.

An academic fulfilling endeavour - the delighted faces of the researchers at the 5th ISDEV-RUT Workshop. With the cooperation of the ISDEV Research University Team (RUT) secretariats, the 5th ISDEV-RUT Workshop was successfully held. With the theme on Islamic Based Development, the workshop was held for three days from 2 until 4 March 2015 at the School of Social Sciences Conference Room (C06), University Sains Malaysia. Dr Siti Sara (right - in pink hijab ) is the head of the academic delegates from Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA), Brunei Darussalam, presenting her paper regarding " Strategy on Language and Education of Negara Zikir".  (Right) Dr. Heri Kusmanto, Deputy Rector of Universitas Medan Area and (Left) Azrin Ibrahim, ISDEV ASTS presenting their research findings. A total of 37 papers were presented by the 32-strong RUT team members from Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam as well as Fellows of ISDEV Academic Staff Training Scheme (ASTS). These

It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Masa that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) deputed any of his Companions on a mission, he would say: Give tidings (to the people); do not create (in their minds) aversion (towards religion) ; show them leniency and do not be hard upon them [Hadith from  the Translation of Sahih Muslim, 1732] .

The three ISDEV Researchers about to embark on their academic mission in Jakarta and Bandung. ISDEV Researchers, Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh, Dr. Mohd Syakir Mohd Rosdi and Dr. Wan Norhaniza Wan Hasan were recently flown to Indonesia to conduct a field work of their research study at the Centre for Islamic Studies in Finance, Economic and Development  (CISFED) in Jakarta as well as Daarut Tauhiid in Bandung and Universitas Islam Bandung (UNISBA). The trip was from 14 until 18 February 2015. Focused Group  Discussion with the members of "Perhimpunan Baitulmal Wa Tamwil" (PBMT). The first day of the trip saw ISDEV Researchers having a Focused Group Discussion with "Perhimpunan Baitulmal Wa Tamwil" (PBMT, Islamic Microfinance) led by Bapak Saat Suharto, President and Director of PBMT Ventura. Bapak Saat Suharto explained to ISDEV Researchers about PBMT programme   in helping to improve the local economy through Islamic   Microf inance. Moreover ISDEV Res

They shall not be affected with headache thereby, nor shall they get exhausted, [al-Waqi'ah, 56:19] .

Starting from 2 to 4 March 2015, ISDEV will host the 5th ISDEV-RUT (Research University Team) Workshop at C06, Social Sciences Conference Room, Universiti Sains Malaysia. 40 RUT team members from Malaysia, Indonesia as well as Brunei Darussalam will present a total of 38 papers, from their final stages of their researches based on their respective project cluster. The research, entitled Islamic-Based Development and led by ISDEV Director, Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh, contains 7 clusters  viz. ‘ Istibdal Waqf', 'Etika dan Sistem Pengawasan dalam Pengurusan Insaniah', 'Pengurusan Kualiti Institusi Pembangunan Islam', 'Tanggungjawab Sosial Korporat,' 'Strategi Politik Pembangunan Berteraskan Islam', 'Dasar Pembangunan Berteraskan Islam dalam Konteks Negara Zikir di Brunei' and 'Tasawur dan Acuan Pembangunan Berteraskan Islam'. The schdule of the workshop can be assessed through http://isdev.usm.my/index.php/publications/downloads  a