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And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember? [al-Qamar, 54:17]

It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (salallahu 'alaihi wassalam) said: It is obligatory for you to listen to the ruler and obey him in adversity and prosperity, in pleasure and displeasure, and even when another person is given (rather undue) preference over you [Hadith from Translation of Sahih Muslim, Book 020: The Book on Government ( Kitab Al-Imara ), Hadith Number 4524] .

9 Feb - With the time allotted for 30 minutes each, two ISDEV PhD candidates, Suraya Ismail and Mohamad Hilmi Hidhir took the opportunity wisely to present their Phd research proposal in front of more than 50 attendees consisting of ISDEV lecturers and postgraduate students at the Conference Room, C06, School of Social Sciences. The first candidate, Suraya Ismail presented her proposal on 'The Thinking of Shari'ah Advisor Council in Malaysia and Its Implications on the Construction of Islamic Bank's Products", while the second candidate, Mohamad Hilmi Hidthir presented his proposal on 'The Macroeconomic Condition and Debt Financing Mode: An Empirical Analysis of Financing Risk, Liquidity Risk, and Financial Stability on Islamic Banks in Malaysia". Suraya Ismail (above) and Mohamad Hilmi Hidthir (below) listening to questions fielded to them During the presentations, both of them tried their best to explain in detail about their proposals. Scores of questions...

23 Feb - As usual, the Tuesday Study Session this week was divided into two sessions, the Tazkirah and the lecture session. This week the Tazkirah was delivered by ISDEV ASTS Fellow Ustazah Azrin Ibrahim. She talked about a Pencil. To her, there are 5 types of lessons that can be extracted from a pencil. Firstly, pencil reminds us that we can do great things in this life. But one has to be conscious that there is always a guiding hand in this life. It's Allah SWT. He always guide us according to His will. Secondly, when sharpened, a pencil could hurt but this is not its aim. Its sharpness is meant to smoothen the writings. In lives, trials and tests certainly make us feel sore and painful. But be assured that there are wisdoms behind them, at least to make us better than ever. Thirdly, a pencil always give us the opportunity to capitalize on the eraser, correcting the wrong words. Therefore, eliminate our wrong-doings to get better attitude. Fourthly, the most important pa...

2 Feb- 30 undergraduate students from Agder University and Bergen University College, Norway, were at ISDEV to participate in the 4th Annual Lecture Series on Contemporary Islam in Malaysia. They were led by Professor Dr Levi Geir Eidhamar. It was an annual occasion resulting from a signing of an MoU between ISDEV and the Norway Universities four years ago. This year, Dr Shaikh Abdullah from the School of Distance Education delivered a talk on 'The Use of the Name of Allah SWT' while Associate Professor Dr Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid from the same School delivered a talk on 'Bumiputera Policies in Malaysia'. Dr Zakaria Bahari from ISDEV serves as the chairman of the program. Back row from left: Dr Zakaria Bahari, Dr Shaikh Abdullah and Associate Professor Dr Ahmad Fauzi Second from left: Professor Dr Levi Geir Eidhamar The talk in progress

(He) who created death and life to test you (as to) which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving [al-Mulk, 67:2] .

Suhrawardi (sitting, right) with the Board of Examiners after the viva 18 Jan 2012 - Being hard working and without feeling tired in the pursuit of knowledge, Saudara Suhrawardi is now able to smile because he finally will get the title of Doctor of Philosophy. Suhrawardi defending his thesis, observed by Dr Zahri Hamat, one of the internal examiners Located at the Institute of Post Graduate Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, almost 50 people from ISDEV consisting of lecturers and students came to support and give full encouragement to the candidate as early as 8.30 am. Before that, solat-ul-hajat as usual was observed by ISDEV's male members at Al Malik Khalid Mosque, USM. The solat-ul-hajat led by Dr Sukiman from Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Medan At 9.30am sharp, the viva began. Even though not all ISDEV members could be in the viva room for the lack of space, prayers and support from all of them have never broken even by just watching on the television screen provided...