Ongoing Research

Research Updates - (January - April 2022)

Professor Dato’ Dr. Mohammad Hashim Kamali

Publications

Book chapter, “Between Separation and Unity: The Interplay of Law and Morality in Islamic Jurisprudence” (10,245 words) in Sharia Law in the Twenty-First Century, Hana Muro and Khalid Masud, World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd., (2022).
‘Afghanistan after four months under the Taliban’ (943 words). IAIS Bulletin #65.
‘What is the Best Form of Worship (‘Ibadah) in Islam’ (933 words) IAIS Bulletin #66.
‘Lack of Recognition Haunts Taliban’ (944 words), 9 January 2022, New Straits Times
‘Taliban Ban on Schooling for Girls’ (863 words) 1 April 2022, New Straits Times
‘Nuzul Quran’ (903 words), 19 April 2022, New Straits Times.

Conference and other research activities

Panellist, Roundtable Discussion on ‘Peaceful Coexistence’, 8 February 2022 organised by Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia. It was telecast on Astro Awani on 20 February.
Delivered the welcoming speech for IAIS Seminar on Introducing Persian Language, Arts and Literature, 10 February 2022.
Attended IAIS webinars:
1. Islamic Education Talk Series: Insan Rabbani Concept as a Basis for Educational Sustainability, 17 February 2022,
2. Online Forum ‒ Facing the Impact of Climate Change on Global Food Security: An Islamic Perspective”, 24 February 2022,
3. Islamic Civilisation Talk Series: Global Superpowers in the Geopolitics of Security and Peace, 15 March 2022,
4. Forum ‒ Child Conversion in Malaysia: Issues and the Way Forward, 24 March 2022 and Islamic Finance Talk Series – Rethinking the Global Halal Market: Current State and Future Prospects, 21 April 2022.
Consulted by Dr Fadlullah Wilmot on his research proposal, ‘Islamic Law in Malaysia: The Promotion of Maqasid or Shari’itisation?’, 19 January 2022.
On the invitation from Dr Dawood Azami, an Afghan historian and Mr Sayed Isa Gailani, submitted a chapter, ‘The Life and Teachings of Sufis of Afghanistan: Pir Akhundzada Saifur Rahman,’ (3,899 words) to a book titled, Mystics of the Past | Lessons for the Future the Life and Teachings of Sufis of Afghanistan.
Upon the request from Professor Mohamed Ariff, Professor Kamali wrote a foreword (733 words) for his book, ‘The Amazing Qur’an: A Content Analysis’.
Wrote a foreword (527 words) translated into Bahasa Melayu for the book, ‘Perikatan Ulama-Negara: Punca Authoritarianisme dan Kemunduran Dunia Muslim’.

Ahmad Badri Abdullah

Publications

Completed an article under the Occasional Paper Series (OPS) entitled, “Pandemic and Sustainable Recovery with Circular Economy”. Co-author: Dr Shahino.
Co-edited with Dr Shahino Mah Abdullah a book compilation of papers presented during the previous ‘International Seminar on Islam and Ecological Sustainability’, entitled “Islam and Ecological Sustainability” and contributed a chapter entitled ‘Ecological Sustainability: The Role of Shariah in Maintaining Environmental Fitrah’ for the book.
Completed an OPS co-authored with Prof. Dato’ Dr Mohamad Hashim Kamali and Dr Mahbubi Ali entitled: ‘The Shariah Purpose of Contracts and Financial Transactions’.
Published 3 op-ed articles:
1. ‘How to fix our broken food system’ (27 Jan, NST),
2. “Insurans Tanaman Perkukuh Sistem Makanan Berdaya Tahan’ (27 Jan, Berita Harian).
3. Caring for the Environment during Ramadan and Beyond’(18 April, NST).
‘Husn Muamalah and Ihsan: Islamic Tenets for Environmental Preservation’. IAIS Bulletin 67 (March-April 2021).

Conference and other research activities

Currently, he and Dr Shahino Mah is preparing another OPS for this year entitled “Addressing climate change through greener energy transition” and will be followed by two other PIPs which are research projects in the Science, Technology, Environment and Ethics unit.

M. Maububi Ali

Publications

Completed an OPS on Maqasid al-Shariah in Muamalat and Contracts.
Completed an ICR viewpoint entitled Zakat as a Microfinancing Instrument for Asnaf Affected by COVID-19.
He also published three articles:
1. The Role of Zakat in Addressing Inflation and Unemployment, IAIS Bulletin No. 65, Nov-Dec 2021.
2. Zakat for Microfinancing: A Fiqhi Analysis, IAIS Bulletin No. 66, Jan-Feb 2022.
3. Commodity Murabahah Platform in Indonesia in Islamic Finance News, vol 19 issue 16 dated 20 April 2022.
He finalised two edited books:
1. Islam and COVID-19: A Multidimensional Perspective
2. Maqasid al-Shariah in Muamalat and Contracts.

Conference and other research activities

His ongoing research includes two policy issue papers on the use of zakat for financing asnaf affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and the Shariah perspective on new asset classes.

Nurul Ain Norman

Publications

“Bullying Prevention Starts from Home”. IAIS Bulletin no. 66.
Event Report “Seminar on Introducing Persian Language, Art and Literature”. IAIS Bulletin no. 66.
“Developing a Malaysian Framework for Peaceful Coexistence: An Islamic Perspective”. IAIS Bulletin no. 67 (March-April).

Conference and other research activities

Moderator, Seminar on Introducing Persian Language, Art and Literature on 10th February 2022.

Teamed up with IKRAM Musleh for the Islamic Education Talk Series and several publications on Islamic Education in the 21st century.

Received the “Sahabat Perpustakaan” award from the Selangor Public Library Cooperation on the 15th of April 2022.

She is currently working on a PIP entitled "Towards Understanding the Malaysian Educational Blueprint Policy of Initiative of Critical Thinking: A Conceptual Analysis”, writing a book review on Prof Dr Osman Bakar’s Environmental Wisdom for Planet Earth, and planning a research project with Islamic Museum Arts Museum Malaysia.

Shahino Mah Abdullah

Publications

“The need for efficient collection, segregation and sorting infrastructures for sustainable recovery”, IAIS Bulletin no. 66 (January-February)
“Sustainable development in addressing flood disaster in Malaysia during the post-pandemic recovery”, Bulletin 67 (March-April 2021).
Viewpoint: “Challenges of the Circular Economy for Post-Pandemic Environmental Recovery” for the ICR journal Vol.13 no.1 (2022).
Completed an OPS: “Pandemic and Sustainable Recovery with Circular Economy”. Co-author: Ahmad Badri.
Co-edited with Dr Ahmad Badri Abdullah a book compilation of papers presented during the ‘International Seminar on Islam and Ecological Sustainability’, entitled “Islam and Ecological Sustainability” and contributed three chapters:
1. “Promoting Ecological Sustainability with Greener Energy Resources” (Chapter 10),
2. “Ecological Sustainability: The Role of Shariah in Maintaining Environmental Fitrah”. Co-author: Ahmad Badri Abdullah (Chapter 4).
3. “Green Sukuk: An Islamic Finance Instrument to Promote Ecological Sustainability”. Co-author: Mohammad Mahbubi Ali (Chapter 8).
Two op-ed articles in Berita Harian:
1. “Berpuasa tingkat kecerdasan spiritual, kesihatan fizikal” published on 15 April 2022,
2. “Keperluan pusat pengurusan sisa buangan yang cekap dalam memacu pemulihan mampan pasca pandemik” is pending publication.

Conference and other research activities

Currently, he and Dr Ahmad Badri is preparing their second co-joint OPS for this year entitled “Addressing climate change through greener energy transition” which will later be followed by two future PIPs as a continuation of their collaborative research works in Science, Technology, Environment and Ethics unit.

Wan Naim Wan Mansor

Publications

Two ongoing book projects as an editor and contributor, one in its final stages, which is “Maqasid Shariah in Public Policy and Governance”, and the other “Islam and COVID-19: A Multidimensional Perspective"
“IAIS Malaysia’s Events and Achievements in 2021”. Co-author: Nur Iman Ramli. Bulletin #66 (January-February).
“Developing a Malaysian Framework for Peaceful Coexistence: An Islamic Perspective”. Bulletin #67 (March-April).

Conference and other research activities

Presenter, (Presenter) IAIS Research Fellow Seminar (RFS): Fiqh al-Ta'ayush in Malaysia: Developing a Contextual Framework. 13 April 2022.

(Moderator) Islamic Civilisation Talk Series (ICTS): Global Superpowers in the Geopolitics of Security and Peace. 15 March 2022.

Sayuti Mansor

Publications

‘Islamisation Theories of Malay Culture: Issues and Responses,’ Sunan Kalijaga International Journal of Islamic Civilization 4, no. 1 (2021): 37-55.
‘Pencapaian dan Sumbangan Alumni Akademi Pengajian Islam Universiti Malaya (APIUM) dalam Pengajian Syariah di Malaysia,’ Jurnal Syariah 29, no. 3 (2021): 343-370.
‘Beri Perhatian Isu Data Peribadi Ketika Fasa Peralihan ke Endemik,’ Berita Harian, 31 March 2022.

Conference and other research activities

Presenter, ‘Introduction to the Shariah/Al-Madkhal ila Dirasah al-Shari‘ah,’ [email protected], 21 January 2022 and 15 April 2022.
Master of ceremony, Regional Strategic Al-Aqsa & Palestine Planning 2022 – 2023 Workshop, organised by MAPIM, IAIS Malaysia and SHURA, 5 January 2022.

M. Fakhrurrazi Ahmad

Publications

Co-authored an article, ‘Utilising Permaculture to Develop Abandoned Waqf Land to Resolve Food Insecurity in Indonesia’ with Mega TR Luik and Ahlis Fathoni for the Global Waqf Conference 2021, which was recently published in the AlBukhary Social Business Journal.
Panellist, IAIS Training Programme: ‘Waqf and Waqf-Based Islamic Financial Products’ on 12 November 2021.
He wrote an obituary of Tun Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid for the ICR.
Completed an event report on ‘Poverty Porn’ vs. Charity and Humanitarian Mission: Empowering Integrity and Professionalism to Establish a World-Class Islamic NGO for ICR Journal Vol. 12 No. 2 (2021).

Conference and other research activities

Presenter, The Implications of Covid-19 Pandemic on Mental Health in Malaysia’ at a Research Fellow Seminar on 6 October 2021.
His ongoing research projects include topics on sustainable development, human well-being, and financial inclusion.

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Sadly, not a day passes that we do not hear of acts of violence, conflict, kidnapping, terrorist attacks, killings and destruction, it is horrible that at times, to justify such barbarism, the name of a religion or the name of God himself is invoked. – Pope Francis addressed the representatives of different religions at Vatican City, November 2016

The sage is self-effacing and scanty of words. When the task is accomplished and things have been completed, all the people say, "We ourselves have achieved it!" – Chinese Text, Tao Te Jing

Food is the chief of all medicines. – Indian Text, Upanishads

One on tip-toe cannot stand. One who parades his own success will not endure. – Chinese Text, Tao Te Jing

It is the fate of every truth to be the object of ridicule when it is first acclaimed. It was once considered foolish to suppose that black men were really human beings and ought to be treated as such. – Albert Schweitzer

I asked the tree to speak to me about God, and it blossomed. – Rabindranath Tagore

There is a variety of gifts, but it is always the same Spirit. There are all sorts of services to be done, but always to the same Lord, working in all sorts of different ways in different people. It is the same God working in all of them. – Paul in 1 Corinthians (12:4-6)

The Native American Cree people say, "Only when the last tree has been cut, the last river poisoned, and the last fish caught, only then will you realize that one cannot eat money. – Thomas Menamparampil

The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. – Albert Einstein (d. 1955)

I have often regretted my speech, never my silence. – Xenocrates (d. 314 BC)

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. – Sir Winston Churchill (d. 1965)

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship. - Thomas Aquinas

He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals. - Benjamin Franklin

The test of a man or woman’s breeding is how they behave in a quarrel. - George Bernard Shaw

Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. - William Shakespeare

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. – Dao de Ching by Lao Tzu

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves. – Dao de Ching by Lao Tzu

Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained. – Dao de Ching by Lao Tzu

People are qualified for civil liberty, in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains on their own appetites. It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters. – Edmund Burke

We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm, and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open. – Jawaharlal Nehru (d. 1964)

Religion is never more tested than when our emotions are ablaze. At such a time, the timeless grandeur of the Law and its ethics stand at our mercy.– Timothy J. Winter (Abdal Hakim Murad)

Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. – Dwight D. Eisenhower

Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love. – Mother Theresa

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Do not resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. – Lao Tzu

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. – George Bernard Shaw

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. – Martin Luther King Jr. (d. 1968)

You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. – Ayn Rand, Russian novelist (d. 1982)

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. – Samuel Johnson, English writer (d. 1784)

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. – Dwight D. Eisenhower (d. 1969)

Justice, mercy, wisdom, righteousness and common good are the basics of Islam. Whatever gets out of justice to injustice is not from Islam. Whatever gets out of mercy to violence is not from Islam. Whatever deviates from common good to harm is not from Islam, and whatever dissents from wisdom to imprudence is not from Islam. – Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah

It is reported that Imam Abu Hanifah was passing through the bazar and a small amount of mud fell on his clothes. He went to the local river and washed it. Someone asked him, "O Imam, you say a certain amount of dirt is exonerated and yet you are washing a little mud!" The imam replied, "Yes that was fatwa and this is taqwa." – Fariduddin Attar

For every sin but the killing of Time there is forgiveness. – Essential Sufism

Enlightenment must come little by little, otherwise it would overwhelm. – Idries Shah

To let go of attachments and belongings doesn’t mean you should own nothing. It means nothing should own you. – Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA)

Hearts are vessels of God on earth. And the most beloved heart to Him is the one most clean, pure and pristine. – Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Knowledge is not what is memorised. Knowledge is what benefits. – Imam Shafi’i

Learn to be quiet just as you learn to talk, because if talking guides you, being quiet protects you. By being quiet, you attain two characteristics: you are able to take knowledge from those more knowledgeable than you and you are able to repel the ignorance of those more ignorant than you. – Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA)

If words come out of the heart, they will enter the heart, but if they come from the tongue, they will not pass beyond the ears. – Al-Suhrawardi (Essential Sufism)

Shall I tell you who is kept away from Hell?...Everyone who is gentle and kindly, approachable and of an easy disposition. – Hadith

God is merciful to those who show mercy to others. – Hadith

A moment of patience in a moment of anger saves a thousand moments of regrets. – Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA)

Lead such a life that, when you die, the people may mourn you, and while you are alive they long for your company. – Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA)

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. – Jalaluddin Rumi

Power consists not in being able to strike another, but in being able to control oneself when anger arises. - Hadith

The highest status amongst the forgiving is of that person who has all the power to avenge, yet chooses to forgive. – Hussain ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib

Hearts are vessels of God on earth. And the most beloved heart to Him is the one most clean, pure and pristine. – Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal

To get what you love, you must first be patient with what you hate. – Imam al-Ghazali

To be humble is to accept the truth and submit to it even when you heard it from the tongue of a child, an educated one, or an ignorant person. – Fudhayl ibn Iyadh

Some people have passed away but their characters keep them alive. Others are alive but their character have killed them. – Imam Shafi’i

And still, after all this time, the sun never says to the earth, "Earth! You owe me". Look at the love like that. It illuminates the whole sky. – Hafez

As the very survival of the world itself is perhaps at stake, we Muslims and Christians should let the unpleasantness between us become a thing of the past. - The Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb's speech in Abu Dhabi

Declare your jihad on twelve enemies you cannot see _ egoism, arrogance, conceit, selfishness, greed, lust, intolerance, anger, lying, cheating, gossiping and slandering. If you can master and destroy them, then you will be ready to fight the enemy you can see. – Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you will become happy. And if you get a bad one, you will become a philosopher. – Socrates

Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing. – Wernher Von Braun (d. 1977)

Buzi, a native of Zhengxian, asked his wife to make him a new pair of trousers. When asked the style of the new trousers, Buzi said: “Just like my old trousers.” His wife put a few holes in them so they would resemble the old pair.

A man was trapped by a tiger. In an attempt to save him, the man’s son took a cutlass and rushed towards the wild beast. At this juncture, the man shouted at the top of his lungs, “My dear son! My dear son! Attack its feet, not its skin, which is worth its weight in silver!”

At an art gallery, a woman and her ten-year-old son were having a tough time choosing between one of my paintings and another artist's work. They finally went with mine. "I guess you decided you prefer an autumn scene to a floral, " I said. "No," said the boy. "Your painting is wider, so it'll cover three holes in our wall."

I once gave my husband the silent treatment for an entire week, at the end of which he declared, “Hey, we’re getting along pretty great lately!”

They say we learn from our mistakes. That’s why I am making as many as possible. I will soon be a genius!

A men fell on the ground, and soon after fell down again. He said to himself: "Had I known I was going to fall a second time, I would have not gotten up so soon."

A government office issued an urgent document to be distributed among its subsidiaries. To ensure that it would be delivered in time, the messenger was provided with a horse. Running behing the horse, the messenger whipped the horse until it was galloping at full speed. Someone asked him in amazement: "If it's such an urgent mission why don't you ride the horse?" The messenger asnwered: "Running on six legs is certainly quicker than on four, isn't it?"

Hija purchased a sack of flour and hired a labourer to carry it. The labourer ran off with the whole sack. On seeing the labourer after a few days, Hija hid from him. "Why are you hiding from him?" the people asked. He replied, "I fear that he may ask for his wage."

The Ameer of the town appealed for funds to build a wall around the graveyard. Mulla Nasruddin, who was also present, got up and responded: "There is absolutely no need for any wall around the graveyard!"

A Mullah's friend asked the mulla how old are you? Forty replied the mullah. The friend said but you said the same thing two years ago! Yes, replied the mullah, I always stand by my word.

Young man: Ya Shaykh, I have repented, Alhamdulillah, but I cannot forget the woman I love. Shaykh: Pray to Allah using various supplications Young man: Please tell me some that I may use Shaykh: Oh Allah, put Iman in my heart, in my hearing, in my sight and in my path The young man interrupted and said, "Ya Shaykh, the woman that I love is called Iman."

Three people were praying salat in congregation. A man walks by and without knowing they are in salat says, "Assalamu Alaykum". One man in salat says "Waalaykum Assalam". The second person angrily says, "Astaghfirullah, you are not supposed to talk in salat." The third person praying says "Alhamdulillah, I didn't talk."

Here is the story of an Imam who got up after Friday prayers and announced to the people: "I have good news and bad news. The good news is, we have enough money to pay for our new building programme. The bad news is, it's still out there in your pockets".

During a Q&A session, a scholar was asked, "Will we get cigarettes in Jannah?" to which he replied, "Maybe, but you'd have to go to Jahannam to light it".

A man who was an adherent of the Magian religion died and left behind a huge debt. Some of his creditors said to his son, "Sell the house and pay off your father's debt." The son said, "If I sell the house and pay off his debt, will he enter paradise?" They said, "No". He said, "Then leave him wherever he is and leave me in the house."

Hasan bin Sahl asked Dinar bin 'Abdullah,: "What is your religion?" He said, "I never thought that anyone alive would have to answer this question, for it is the question the angels of death, Nakir and Munkar, ask the dead."

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