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Farahdina presented her thesis findings On 24 January 2018, another two RISDEV students finally presented their PhD draft thesis and  PhD proposal. Farahdina Fazial, who is the under the supervision of Associate Prof Dr Zakaria Bahari, presented her PhD draft thesis findings titled "Potensi Institusi Pondok Negeri Kedah dalam Membiayai Pembangunan Wakaf Lestari" Amir Mohd Nason's turn to present his thesis proposal The second candidate, Amir Mohd Nason presented his PhD thesis proposal titled "Pendekatan Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Berasaskan Qalbu: Tumpuan Khusus Terhadap Sirah-sirah 4 Mazhab" . Amir is under the supervision of Dr Mohd Shukri Hanapi.  Among the RISDEV and MISDEV students attended to give moral supports and gain knowledge from the presentations Both of the PhD thesis draft and proposal were evaluated by Dr Mohd Syakir Mohd Rosdi. Both of them obtained approval to continue their research. Congratulations to Farahdina and Ustaz Amir!

Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, there is certainly an hour of the night in which a Muslim man does not ask for good in the affairs of the world and the Hereafter but that he is given it, and that is for every night.” [Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 757; Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim] عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ فِي اللَّيْلِ لَسَاعَةً لَا يُوَافِقُهَا رَجُلٌ مُسْلِمٌ يَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ خَيْرًا مِنْ أَمْرِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ إِلَّا أَعْطَاهُ إِيَّاهُ وَذَلِكَ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ   757 صحيح مسلم كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرها باب في الليل ساعة مستجاب فيها الدعاء Source: https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2018/02/26/hadith-on-nights-every-night-has-an-hour-for-supplications-to-be-answered/

In matters of faith, 1   He has ordained for you that which He had enjoined upon Noah - and into which We gave thee [O Muhammad] insight through revelation 2 - as well as that which We had enjoined upon Abraham, and Moses, and Jesus: Steadfastly uphold the [true] faith, and do not break up your unity therein. 3   [And even though] that [unity of faith] to which thou callest them appears oppressive to those who are wont to ascribe to other beings or forces a share in His divinity, God draws unto Himself everyone who is willing, and guides unto Himself everyone who turns unto Him [Translation of Surah al-Shura, 42 Ayah 13] . Notes: 1 : See first paragraph of note [249] on 2:256 of Asad Translation. Since, as the sequence shows, the term din cannot apply in this context to "religion" in its widest connotation, including religious laws - which, by their very nature, have been different in each successive dispensation (cf. note [66] on 5:48 of Asad Translation) - it obviously den

ISDEV with the cooperation of the Institute of Postgraduate Studies (IPS), recently co-organised the 12th International Graduate Workshop 2017 (INGRAW 2017). The 12th INGRAW was successfully held from 12th-13th December 2017 at the University's Conference Hall (DPU), Universiti Sains Malaysia with more than 100 participants attending. The two days conference was held with the focussed aim to provide the platform for research students at the Master or PhD levels to present and share their researches to fellow participants. Among the presenters present their papers in two-days concurrent sessions Chaired by Dr Murni Yusoff, the new appointed ISDEV lecturer, INGRAW 2017 was organised with two Keynote Addresses delivered at INGRAW 2017. The first Keynote Address was delivered by ISDEV Director, Associate Professor Dr. Zakaria Bahari on “Assessment on Viva Report” who had also officiated the opening of the International Workshop. The second keynote was delivered by Dr. Wan Norhaniza Wan

Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Know that there is much good in being patient with what you detest, that victory will come with patience, affliction will come with relief, and hardship will come with ease.” [Source: Musnad Aḥmad 2800 Grade: Sahih  (fair) according to Ahmad Shakir] عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ   وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ فِي الصَّبْرِ عَلَى مَا تَكْرَهُ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا وَأَنَّ النَّصْرَ مَعَ الصَّبْرِ وَأَنَّ الْفَرَجَ مَعَ الْكَرْبِ وَأَنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا 2800 مسند أحمد ومن مسند بني هاشم 4/287 المحدث أحمد شاكر خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده صحيح في مسند أحمد

A group photo - ISDEV members with the Norwegian Undergraduate Students from Agder University  On 30 January, 2018, 25 undergraduate students from Agder University, Norway were at ISDEV to participate in the 10th Annual Lecture Series on Contemporary Islam in Malaysia. They were led by Professor Dr. Levi Geir Eidhamar. It was an annual occasion resulting from the signing of an MoU between ISDEV and the Agder University. ISDEV Director, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zakaria Bahari with Dr. Shahir Akram Hassan served as Chairman of the programme. The programme took place at Lecture Hall A (DKA), USM.  Dr. Shaik Abdullah Hassan Mydin and En Noor Muhamed Mohd Yousuf in action for the talk The session was divided into two parts. The first session started with the topic on "Life After Death" delivered by Dr. Shaik Abdullah Hassan Mydin from the School of Distance Education, USM while the second session was delivered by Encik Noor Muhamed Mohd Yousuf, a member of IPSI (Islamic Propagation Socie

And of the people is he whose speech pleases you in worldly life, and he calls Allah to witness as to what is in his heart, yet he is the fiercest of opponents. [Translation of al-Baqarah, 2:204]