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Take what is given freely, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the ignorant [al-A'raf,7:199] .

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Syukri Salleh breaking the ice with welcoming speech to ISDEV new students at Dewan Kuliah A (DKA), USM For the academic year 2016/2017 Semester I, ISDEV welcomes of new batch of  Masters (Mixed-Mode)  students on 2 September 2016 at the DKA, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). 16  new students have been accepted to pursue their Masters in Islamic Development Management. In continuation of ISDEV tradition, this new batch of students is collectively known as MISDEV16.1. All line up - Prof. Dr. Muhammad Syukri Salleh introducing ISDEV lecturers and administrative staffs  The  Ta'aruf  Session (or Orientation Programme) for MISDEV16.1 started at 9.00 am with a welcoming speech and briefing by ISDEV Director, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Syukri Salleh. He started by introducing the students on what ISDEV is all about. Then he gave a brief general overview of the structure of ISDEV, the courses to be attended to by the students, introduced ISDEV lecturers and administrative staff

Dr. Mohd Shukri Hanapi with Prof. Dr. Pribanus, Dean of Faculty Economy and Business, Universitas Trunojoyo Madura On 22 August 2016, Dr. Mohd Shukri Hanapi was flown to Madura island that located in northern eastern coast of Java, Indonesia to fulfill his duty as the visiting fellow at Universitas Trunojoyo Madura (UTM). UTM is a public university that was founded in 2001 and officially accredited by the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia. This four days fruitful trip taken by Dr. Mohd Shukri Hanapi aims to enhance the academic and research collaboration between ISDEV and UTM in particular. Visiting Fellow- Dr.Mohd Shukri Hanapi reports his duty at UTM Dean's office of Faculty Economic and Business  Starting the day by reporting his duty as the visiting fellow at UTM Dean’s office of Faculty Economic and Business, he then had a chance to give public lectures on Tauhid Asas Pembentukan Nilai dalam Proses Ta'alim ( Tauhid as the

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Give each other gifts and you will love each other.” [ Source: al-Adab al-Mufrad 594; G rade:  Hasan  (fair) according to Ibn Hajar]

Musmuliadi's mock viva at D04 one day prior his viva voce Praise to Allah SWT for the success of RISDEV (ISDEV postgraduate by research) candidate Musmuliadi Kamaruding in his viva voce on 25 August 2016. The viva took place at C23, Social Science Conference Room, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). Calm and confident - Musmuliadi  answers the questions posed in his viva voce The chairman for his viva was Prof. Dato' Dr. Sohaimi Abdul Aziz while the External Examiner was Dr. Nor Azzah Kamri. His two Internal Examiners were  Associate Prof. Dr. Mohd Wira Mohd Shafiei  and Dr. Fadzila Azni Ahmad. Musmuliadi was supervised by Prof. Dr. Muhammad Syukri Salleh and co-supervised by  Dr. Shahir Akram Hassan. He defended his thesis on Konsep Pengurusan Kepadatan Manusia Berteraskan Islam: Kajian Pengurusan Kepadatan Jemaah Haji Lembaga Tabung Haji di Mekah   ( The Concept of Islamic Crowd Management: A Study On The Crowd Management of Hajj Pilgrims By Lembaga Tabung Haji In Mecca). Part o

ISDEV lecturers with Islamic Relief Malaysia in the meeting room at D04, USM On, 24 August 2016, ISDEV has taken a big step to enhance the networking and collaborate with Islamic Relief Malaysia (IRM) for sustainable and integrated humanitarian project for community development. The community development project is located at the small island in South Seberang Perai, Penang named as Aman Island or well known by the locals as Pulau Aman .  Established in 2005, IRM has expanded to a bigger family with 36 full-time and short-term staff and more than 3000 volunteers. IRM is the Malaysia-based Islamic humanitarian NGO. Recognized by United Nation (UN), Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Islamic Development Bank as well as the European Union (EU), IRM practiced a high transparency in financial and professionalism management that involved a wide scope of humanitarian sectors locally and abroad.  ISDEV Director giving his best to succeed the project Community Development planning at

And the camels and cattle We have appointed for you as among the symbols of Allah; for you therein is good. So mention the name of Allah upon them when lined up (for sacrifice); and when they are (lifeless) on their sides, then eat from them and feed the needy and the beggar. Thus have We subjected them to you that you may be grateful [al-Hajj, 22:36] .

Group photo of ISDEV and  KUIS - A  memento picture as the sign of official networking Centre for Islamic Development Management Studies (ISDEV), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) was recently honoured with the visit from the Research Management Centre (RMC), International Islamic University College Selangor or best known as Kolej Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Selangor (KUIS). KUIS representative paid an honourary visit to ISDEV on 23 August 2016 at the new ISDEV meeting room in D04, USM. Focusing on the details explained by Prof. Dr. Muhammad Syukri Salleh at the New ISDEV meeting room, D04 The four members of RMC KUIS entourage was led Dr. Mohd Farid Ravi Abdullah, The Director of RMC KUIS , Encik Ahmad Yani, Puan Azimah Mohd Masri and Puan Siti Nor Ahmad while ISDEV team was lead by ISDEV Director, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Syukri Salleh. The visit is part of the networking and potential collaboration between ISDEV-KUIS in order to share the knowledge and research idea as well as strengtheni

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not hate each other, do not envy each other, do not turn away from each other, but rather be servants of Allah as brothers. It is not lawful for a Muslim to boycott his brother for more than three days.”  [Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5718; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 255 9;  Grade: Muttafaqun 'Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Syukri Salleh (left) and Dr. Shahir Akram Hassan (right) at Penang International Airport before depature to Vietnam Two ISDEV delegation led by Dr. Shahir Akram Hassan and Prof. Dr. Muhammad Syukri Salleh were in Vietnam for seven days starting on 31 st July 2016 for the CLMV Research on Leadership in Islamic Service Management: Indigenous Versus Exogenous Leadership in Vietnam. The research is under marketing program on national education at Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) where the program was organized by Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE). The main purpose of the research is to enable Malaysia to offer its expertise to the regional countries, and other developing countries in term of research, learning and teaching, community networks, quality assurance and leadership. The research includes the scope of Islamic hospitality which target the Islamic service providers such as restaurants, hotel, tourist guide and others.   Some of the restaurants in Vi