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Allah has revealed (from time to time) the most beautiful message in the form of a Book consistent with itself (yet) repeating (its teaching in various aspects): the skins of those who fear their Lord tremble thereat; then their skins and their hearts do soften to the celebration of Allah's praises. Such is the guidance of Allah: He guides therewith whom He pleases but such as Allah leaves to stray can have none to guide [Translation of al-Zumar, 39:23 by Abdullah Yusuf Ali] .

On 29 September 2017, ISDEV participated in the fire drill that was conducted by Universiti Sains Malaysia Occupational Safety and Health Unit (Unit Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan Universiti, UKKPU). The live-fire exercise is an effort to create awareness among USM staff on the fire safety rules and evacuation during fire emergency. It is also a standard of procedure that need to be follow as the training step to avoid any emergency occurrence in the near future. The assembly area - at present on the fire drill were the staffs from ISDEV, GSB and CenPRIS  UKKPU is responsible for the management of occupational safety and health (KKP) in USM that is in line with the requirements of the national legislation, particularly the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 and the Atomic Energy Licensing Act 1984.   En Mohd Asro Ramli from UKKPU, USM is giving a simple brief on the procedure during emergency The fire drill was led by Dr. Mohd Syakir Mod Rosdi who was in charge for ...

Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah did not send me to be harsh or obstinate, but rather he sent me to teach and to put at ease.” [ Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1478; Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim] عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يَبْعَثْنِي مُعَنِّتًا وَلَا مُتَعَنِّتًا وَلَكِنْ بَعَثَنِي مُعَلِّمًا مُيَسِّرًا 1478 صحيح مسلم كتاب الطلاق باب بيان أن تخيير امرأته لا يكون طلاقا إلا بالنية

A photo session of Dr Azreen Hamiza Abdul Aziz and Dr Murni Yusoff in front of Hall entrance at PWTC From 19 to 20 September, delegates from ISDEV, Dr Murni Yusoff and Dr Azreen Hamiza Abdul Aziz went to Muslim World Biz Exhibition and Conference 2017 that was held at Putra Word Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur. The conference was organized by OIC International Business Centre and divided into several themes such as OIC-Asia-Africa Trade & Economic Forum, World Islamic Tourism Conference & Expo, Round Table Talk on The Jewels of Muslim World, Women’s Summit, OIC Higher Education Fair, and Summit of Science & Technology Development in Islamic Countries. On 19 and 20 September 2017, Dr Murni Yusoff participated in OIC-Asia-Africa Trade & Economic Forum that was held in Tun Dr Ismail Hall B, in Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur. The forum was organized to provide platform for businesses in various sectors to tap the opportunities and information about Asian and African mark...

Vile women are for vile men, and vile men for vile women, and good women are for good men, and good men for good women; They are innocent of what they say. Theirs is forgiveness and a generous provision. [al-Nur, 24:26]

Dr. Mohd Shukri Hanapi giving his Keynote Speech at the ICLES2017, Swiss-BelInn Tunjungan, Surabaya On 11 September 2017, Dr. Mohd Shukri Hanapi was honoured to deliver a keynote speech at the International conference on Law, Economic and Social 2017 (ICLES2017) with the theme of The Challenge of Law, Economic and Social in Local And Global Issues. The ICLES2017 was organised by Universitas Trunojoyo Madura (UTM) and was held at Swiss-BelInn Tunjungan, Surabaya, East Java. Departed from Penang on 10 September 2017, the three hours journey provide a plenty of time for Dr. Mohd Shukri Hanapi to organise before ICLES2017.  Group Picture - Dr. Mohd Shukri Hanapi with participants and keynote speakers at ICLES 2017 Dr. Mohd Shukri Hanapi keynote address was on ‘ The wasatiyyah-Consumerism Concept an Equivalent To The Consumerism Phenomenon in Conventional Economy ’. The other four keynote address were by Assoc Prof. Dr. Giao Vu Cong (Vietnam National University), Prof. Dr. Ahmad Erani ...

Hudhaifa ibn Al-Yaman reported: The people used to ask the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, about good, but I would ask about evil for fear it would overtake me. I said, “O Messenger of Allah, we were in ignorance and evil and Allah sent us this good. Will there be evil after this good?” The Prophet said, “Yes.” I said, “Will there be good after that evil?” The Prophet said, “Yes, but within it is smoke.” I said, “What is its smoke?” The Prophet said, “A people who are not guided by my guidance. You will recognize them and reject them.” I said, “Will there be evil after that good?” The Prophet said, “Yes, callers to the gates of Hellfire. Whoever answers them will taste it from within.” I said, “O Messenger of Allah, describe them to us.” The Prophet said, “They are from our progeny and speak our language.” I said, “What do you command me should that overtake me?” The Prophet said, “Hold fast to the community of Muslims and their leader.” I said, “What if there is n...

Prof Syukri shared his valuable experience and knowledge to participants On 07 September 2017, ISDEV was honoured by Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies (ACIS) Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Kedah by an invitation to the founder of ISDEV, Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh to share his experience and knowledge on researches and writings. The occasion was held at Dewan Sarjana, UiTM Kedah under the Academy's Knowledge Slot programme.  Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh delivered two lectures at the programme, firstly entitled "Why Research and How to Research?" and secondly, "Why Writing and How to Write?". Both lectures were attended by academic staffs of UiTM Kedah, Kolej Universiti Insaniah (KUIN), and Institut Pendidikan Guru Malaysia (IPGM) . Group photo session with all participants including Dato' Bukhari Abdullah, The Deputy Rector  (Student Affairs) of Kolej Universiti Insaniah (third from left) Prior to the lectures, Prof Muhammad Syukri Salleh ha...

ISDEV welcoming it’s twelfth batch of Masters in Social Science (Islamic Development Management) students on 8th September 2017 at Dewan Kuliah A, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). 12 new students have been registered to pursue their Masters (Mixed-Mode) for the academic year 2017/2018. In continuation of ISDEV tradition, this new batch of students is collectively known as MISDEV 17.1. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zakaria Bahari in his welcoming speech during the orientation programme with new MISDEV 17.1 The Ta'aruf Session (or Orientation Programme) for MISDEV 17.1 started as early as 9:00am with two sessions. The first session started with a welcoming speech and briefing by ISDEV Director, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zakaria Bahari. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zakaria started by introducing to 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 by the students, introduced ISDEV lecturers and administrative staffs as well as the mann...

Say, (O Muhammad), "My Lord has ordered justice and that you maintain yourselves (in worship of Him) at every place (or time) of prostration, and invoke Him, sincere to Him in religion." Just as He originated you, you will return (to life) - [al-A'raaf, 7:29]