Islamisation Scholars Database (IIUM)
Tan Sri Prof. Dr. Mohd Kamal Hasssan
Born: Pasir Mas, Kelantan in 1942 Education: Bachelor (Islamic Studies) from University Malay (UM) in 1965. Masters (M.A) from Columbia University, New York. PhD from Columbia University, New York, USA in 1975.
Dr. ‘Abdul Hamid Ahmad Abu Sulayman
Born: 1936 (Makkah) Education: Bachelor (B.A, Commerce) from University of Cairo in 1959. Masters (M.A, Political Science) from University of Cairo in 1963. PhD (International Relations) from University of Pennsylvania, USA in 1973
Tan Sri Prof. Dr. Muhammad M. Abdul Rauf
Dr. Muhammad Abdul Rauf was my teacher. He was a scholar and a humanitarian who contributed immensely to the development of lslamic Studies in Malaysia and the development of a large class of ulamas steeped in the true lslamic tradition of being moderate and temperate. I was his student in the University of Malaya; and like the many others who went through the hallowed halls of Muslim College where Dr. Abdul Rauf started as Principal, and the lnternational lslamic University (llU) of which he was the first Rector, I am grateful to him. He endeared himself to us with his kindness, his genuine interest in our welfare and our studies, and his concern about lslamic issues. Born: Pasir Mas, Kelantan in 1942
Prof. Emeritus Datuk Dr.Osman Bin Bakar
Osman Bakar, a doctorate in Islamic philosophy from Temple University, Philadelphia (USA) is currently Holder of Al-Ghazali Chair of Epistemology and Civilizational Studies and Renewal at the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). He is also Emeritus Professor in Philosophy of Science at University of Malaya.
Prof. Tan Sri Dr.SYED MUHAMMAD NAQUIB AL-ATTAS’
Born: Bogor, Indonesia in 1931 Education: Bachelor (Malay Literature) from University of Malaya in 1959 Masters (M.A) from McGill University, Montreal in 1962 PhD from University of London in 1965
Professor Dr. Malik Badri
Born: Rufa’a, Sudan in 1932 Education: Bachelor (with Distinction) from American University of Beirut in 1956 Masters (M.A) from American University of Beirut in 1958 PhD from University of Leicester, England in 1961
Prof. Dr. Abdelaziz Berghout
Born: Rufa’a, Sudan in 1932 Education: Bachelor (with Distinction) from American University of Beirut in 1956 Masters (M.A) from American University of Beirut in 1958 PhD from University of Leicester, England in 1961
Hamidon Bin Abd Hamid (Dato')
- Masters of Arts (TAFL – Teaching of Arabic As Foreign Language) – Masters Degree, Khartoum International Institute for Arabic Language
- Bachelor of Education – Bachelor Degree, Omdurman Islamic University
- Diploma of Education (Arabic & Islamic Education) – Diploma, Omdurman Islamic University
Professor Datuk Dr Sidek Bin Baba
Born: Masjid Tanah, Melaka in 1946 Education: Maktab Perguruan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim (Malay Studies) at University of Malaya Diploma in Islamic Studies at National University of Malaysia, UKM Master (Science in Education) at United States PhD (Education) at United States
Dr. Louay M. Safi
Louay M. Safi is a Syrian – American, a scholar of Islam and the Middle East, and an advocate of Arab and Muslim American rights. He published on such issues as social and political development, modernization, democracy, human rights, and Islam and Modernity Born: Damascus
Professor Emeritus Tan Sri Ahmad Bin Mohamed Ibrahim
Born: 15 Mei 1916, Singapura Education: Ahmad was educated in Victoria Bridge School (now Victoria School), Raffles Institution, and Raffles College (now the National University of Singapore). In 1936, he received the Queen’s Scholarship (now known as the President’s Scholarship) to study in St John’s College, University of Cambridge.
Taha Jabir Al-Wani
Born: 1935, Iraq Education: Al-Alwani received his high school diploma from Al-Azhar in 1953 and received his bachelor’s from the College of Shari’ah and Law at al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt in 1959. He continued at the college and earned a master’s degree in 1968 and a doctorate in Usul al-fiqh in 1973.
Jasser Auda
Born: Cairo, November 1966 Education: He has a PhD in the philosophy of Islamic law from the University of Wales, UK, and a PhD in systems analysis from the University of Waterloo. Canada. Early in his life, he memorized the Quran and studied at the Study Circles of Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt.
