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Hudhaifa reported: We were sitting with Umar ibn Al-Khatab and he said, “Who among you has heard the Messenger of Allah mention tribulation?” Some people said, “We have heard it.” Umar said, “Perhaps it is the unrest a man might experience with his household and neighbor.” They said yes. Umar said, “Such unrest will disappear with prayer, fasting, and charity. Rather, who has heard mention from the Prophet describing a tribulation like the waves of the ocean?” The people were silent and I said I have heard it. Umar said, “You and your father are good men for Allah.” I said I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say, “Tribulation will be presented to the hearts of people like a reed mat woven stick by stick and any heart afflicted by them will have a black mark put into it, but any heart that rejects them will have a white mark put into it. Thus there will be two kinds of hearts: one is pure like a white gemstone and it will not be harmed by any tribulation as ...

The Organizing Committee of The 11th ISDEV International Islamic Development Management Conference 2016 (IDMAC2016) is currently busy in their preparations to welcome presenters and participants to IDMAC2016 with the theme of Islamic Sustainable Development. IDMAC2016 is scheduled on 6-7 December 2016 at Auditorium, Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine Malaysia (INFORMM), University Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang. The conference program schedule is appended below. For further information and latest updates on IDMAC2016, please kindly visit the website at http://11idmac.blogspot.my/.  CONFERENCE PROGRAMME TUESDAY, 6 DECEMBER 2016 0830 - 0900 Registration Foyer in front of Auditorium 0900 - 0930 Opening Ceremony Auditorium 0930 - 0945 Book Launching Auditorium 0945 - 1100 Keynote Address I Dr. Shereeza Mohamed Saniff Honorary Lecturer Centre for Islamic Development Management Studies (ISDEV) Universiti Sains Malaysia Auditorium 1100 - 1130 ...

The opening slide  on Islamic Ethical Governance. Professor Dr. Muhammad Syukri Salleh, ISDEV Director, has proven once again that he is indeed an accomplished academician, researcher and most important a teacher-at-heart when he fulfilled an invitation to wow the hearts and minds of the academia in Medan, Indonesia. Such a feat was attained when he gave his speech as the Invited SpSpeakereaker at The 1st International Conference on Social and Political Development (1COSOP) organised by Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU). Prof. Syukri flew to Medan on 20 November 2016 and he was given a heartfelt and warm welcome at Kualanamu International Airport by Dr. Heri Kusmanto, the Deputy Rector of Universitas Medan Area (UMA) and he is also the Deputy Chairman of the Organizing Committee for 1COSOP as well as an Alumni member of ISDEV, together with two other ISDEV Alumni members, Prof. Sukiman and Pak Isnaini.  Prof Syukri with the top management of USU as well as the Mayor of the...

And (had you been present), you would see the sun when it rose, inclining away from their cave on the right, and when it set, passing away from them on the left, while they were (laying) within an open space thereof. That was from the signs of Allah . He whom Allah guides is the (rightly) guided, but he whom He leaves astray - never will you find for him a protecting guide [al-Kahf, 18:17] .

The participants of INGRAW 2016 Alhamdulillah , indeed praise is to Allah SWT, the Centre for Islamic Development Management Studies (ISDEV), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), with the cooperation of the Institute of Postgraduate Studies (IPS), USM had successfully organized the 11th ISDEV International Graduate Workshop 2016 (INGRAW 2016). The two-day annual workshop which is the 11th in series was held on 19 and 20 October, 2016 at the University Conference Hall (DPU) of USM. It was held with the focused aim to provide the platform for  postgraduate research students boh at the Master and PhD levels to present and share their researches on Islam to fellow participants.  Opening ceremony graced by the new Vice-Chancellor of USM, Prof. Datuk Asma Ismail INGRAW 2016 was honoured to have the new Vice-Chancellor of USM, Professor Datuk Dr Asma Ismail, to grace and officiate the opening of INGAW 2016 and to officially launch the publication of seven edited books by ISDEV. In th...

Group photo with ISDEV lecturers and the postgraduate students of Universitas Airlangga. 12 postgraduate students from Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia completed their academic trip with a 2-day short course organised by the Centre for Islamic Development Management Studies (ISDEV), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) on 17 and 18 Oct, 2016. ISDEV lecturers with their expertise shared their knowledge to the Airlangga students who were eager to obtain new knowledge on matters such as:- 1. Contemporary Issues in Islamic Economic- Micro and Macro (by Associate Prof. Dr. Zakaria Bahari and Puan Azreen Hamiza) 2. Contemporary Issues in Islamic Development Management (by Dr. Fadzila Azni Ahmad and Dr. Wan Norhaniza Wan Hasan) 3. Contemporary Issues in Islamic Finance-Celestrial and Man-made Assets (by Associate Prof. Dr. Zakaria Bahari and Cik Murni Yusoff) 4. Contemporary Issues in Islamic Political Economy (by Dr. Mohd Syakir Mohd Rosdi) Focus - Participants diligently listening ...

An-Nu’man ibn Basheer reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The parable of the believers in their affection, mercy, and compassion for each other is that of a body. When any limb aches, the whole body reacts with sleeplessness and fever.” [Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5665, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2586; Grade: Muttafaqun 'Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to al-Bukhari and Muslim]