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Dr. Ibrahim Mohamed Zain Abdelwahid
Professor
Educational Qualifications
PhD in Religion
MA in Religion
Entity
College of Islamic Studies
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.