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Dr. Ibrahim Mohamed Zain Abdelwahid

Acting Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Email

izain@hbku.edu.qa

Dr. Ibrahim Mohamed Zain Abdelwahid

Acting Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Educational Qualifications

PhD in Religion

MA in Religion

Entity

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Program

Master of Arts in Contemporary Islamic Studies

Divison

Islamic Studies

Biography

Dr. Ibrahim Zain is a Professor of Islamic Studies and Comparative Religion at the College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Doha, Qatar). His various academic postings include Dean of the Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (KIRKHS) and Dean of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC) at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). He writes extensively on the history of religions and reform of Islamic education and has authored over 50 publications, including several books, in English and Arabic. Dr. Zain is a leading scholar on the study of the Covenants of the Prophet Muḥammad.

 

PhD in Religion

Temple University, Pennsylvania

1989

MA in Religion

Temple University, Pennsylvania

1986

MA in Philosophy

University of Khartoum

1984

BA (Hons.) in Philosophy

University of Khartoum

1980

  • The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad and Relevancy to the Reconstruction of the Sīra and Inter-religious Dialogue
  • Al-Fitna al-Kubrā (i.e. the First Civil War) and its Implications on Muslim Historiography
  • Teaching and Learning Islam in Contemporary Muslim Institutions of Higher Learning
  • Religion and Art in Tayeb Salih Novels
  • Religion, Legality and the State: the Sudanese Experience
  • Maqāṣid al-Sharī‘a and Codification of Islamic Rulings

Professor of Islamic Studies and Comparative Religion

CIS, HBKU

Aug 2016 – Present

Dean, Kuliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge & Human Sciences

International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC), Malaysia

Jun 2013 – Jun 2016

Dean

International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC), Malaysia

Jun 2007 – Oct 2010

Deputy Dean, Student Affairs, Centre for Postgraduate Studies

International Islamic University in Malaysia (IIUM)

Jul 2004 – Jun 2005

Professor

International Islamic University in Malaysia (IIUM)

Dec 2003 – Jun 2016

Deputy Dean, Academic Affairs, Centre for Postgraduate Studies

International Islamic University in Malaysia (IIUM)

Aug 2003 – Jun 2004, Jul 2005 – Jul 2006

Deputy Dean, Academic Affairs

International Islamic University in Malaysia (IIUM)

Jul 1999 – Jul 2001

Head, Department of Fiqh and Usul Al Fiqh

International Islamic University in Malaysia (IIUM)

Jul 1998 – Jul 1999

Associate Professor

International Islamic University in Malaysia (IIUM)

Oct 1997 – Dec 2003

Head, Department of Islamic Revealed Knowledge & Human Sciences

International Islamic University in Malaysia (IIUM)

May 1996 – Dec 1996

Deputy Dean Pre-sessional Programme

International Islamic University in Malaysia (IIUM)

May 1995 – Apr 1996

Coordinator, Diploma of Islamic Studies, and Usul Din & Comparative Religion

International Islamic University in Malaysia (IIUM)

May 1994 – Apr 1995

Assistant Professor

International Islamic University in Malaysia (IIUM)

May 1993 – Oct 1997

Head, Department of Islamic Studies

University of Khartoum

1992 – 1993

Assistant Professor

University of Khartoum

Sep 1989 – May 1993

Teaching Assistant

University of Khartoum

Jan 1981 – Aug 1989

BOOKS
  • مركز التنوير المعرفي ، الخرطوم ، 2010.
  • Kuala Lampur: IIUM Press.
  • Khartoum: Markaz al-Tanwīr al-Ma‘rifī.
  • Khartoum: Kitāb al-Khartoum al-Jadidah.
BOOK CHAPTERS
  • In El-Mesawi, M. E. (Ed.), Maqāṣid al-Sahrī‘ah: Explorations and Implications.Kuala Lumpur: Islamic Book Trust.
  • In Kamaruddin, Z. & Moten, A. R. (Eds.), IIUM: The Premier Global Islamic University. Kuala Lumpur: IIUM Press.
  • In Yusuf, I. (Ed.), Islam and Knowledge: The Concept of Religion In Islamic Thought. London: I.B. Tauris.
  • In Ahad, A., & Sarif, S. M. (Eds.), Spirituality in Management From Islamic Perspectives. Kuala Lumpur: IIUM Press.
  • في كتاب هذا هو المكان، تحرير د. إيمان عباس. مركز عبد الكريم مرغني، أم درمان، 2010.
  • In Young, S. B., & Al-Ahsan, A. (Eds.), Guidance For Good Governance: Explorations In Qur'anic, Scientific And Cross-Cultural Approaches. Kuala Lampur: IIUM Press and Caux Round Table.
  • In Faessel, V. A. (Ed.), Salvation and Pluralism In Monotheistic Religions. Kyoto: CISMOR.
  • In Pathmanathan, M., & Hass, R. (Eds.), Political Culture: The Challenge of Modernization. Kuala Lumpur: Friedrich Nauman Foundation and Center of Policy Sciences.
  • In Pathmanathan, M., & Hass, R. (Eds.), Civic Education and the Role of Religion. Kuala Lumpur: Friedrich Nauman Foundation and Center of Policy Sciences.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
  • Intellectual Discourse, 24 (2). 217-243.
  • American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, 61 (137). 1-18.
  • At-Tajdid, 20 (39).
  • Islamiyat al-Ma`rifat: Journal of Contemporary Islamic Thought, 20 (79). 125-138.
  • Revelation and Science, 4 (2).
  • Intellectual Discourse, 22 (1). 53-71.
  • Al-Shajarah, 19 (1). 85-130.
  • Al-Tajdid, 17 (33). 11-49.
  • Intellectual Discourse. 16 (2). 187-208.
  • The Muslim World, 87, (1). 34-43.
OTHERS
  • Sarajevo: El-Kalem.
  • Encyclopedia of Islamic Economics.