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The believers are but brothers, so make settlement between your brothers. And fear Allah that you may receive mercy [al-Hujurat, 49: 10].

ISDEV DEPUTY DIRECTOR IN THE NEWS

New Straits Times, 15 July 2011 (Friday)

Showing commitment to her research

Dr Fadzila Azni Ahmad knew that pursuing a postgraduate education would enhance her expertise in her research area and enable her to seek intellectual challenges

DR Fadzila Azni Ahmad is the Chairman of the Islamic Development Management Department and Deputy Director of the Centre for Islamic Development Management Studies (ISDEV). Her expertise includes Islamic Management, Islamic Development Management and Management of Islamic Institutions, which she had studied during her postgraduate years attaining a Masters of Economics (Islamic Economics) and a doctorate in Islamic Development Management, from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).

Dr Fadzila came to know about USM at an education road show, after which she enrolled in the USM Science Matriculation course. Her postgraduate years at ISDEV have proved to be crucial in her career advancement.

There she had her fundamental training in writing academic articles, conducting research projects and lectures, and organising programmes.

Dr Fadzila notes, "A postgraduate qualification ' is, important as it indicates commitment and expertise in your research area."

"I decided to pursue further studies to enhance my expertise in my research area, skills in research and writing and seek intellectual challenges," shares Dr Fadzila.

She completed her master's and doctorate in USM as it was the only university which offered the Islamic Development Management field at the postgraduate level. The programme was tailored to train experts in the field of Islamic Management.

Postgraduate students involved in ISDEV research projects as research officers, present papers in workshops organized by ISDEV, conduct lectures on their research topics as well as organise academic programmes.

By the time she graduated, Dr Fadzila had drawn an impressive resume, having been awarded the IDMP-Malacca State Award, the 2008 USM Persada Kencana Best PhD Thesis Award and the 2009 Tan Sri Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin Best PhD Thesis Award.

She had also accrued 10 years of research experience and eight years of teaching various university courses.

Dr Fadzila's area of study covered the Management of Islamic Development Institutions which focused on the management methods applied by the Islamic Development Institutions from the Islamic worldview, epistemology, and ontology perspectives.

Because of this she is able to relate her postgraduate knowledge and experience with her current work as the Chairman of Islamic Development Management Studies, where she is much involved in organising postgraduate programmes offered in the department.

FAREWELL TO ISDEV’S POST DOCTORAL FELLOWS

Farewell cake Dr Masakaree Ardae (Thailand) and Dr Esharat Hussin Basri (Pakaistan)

The ISDEV fraternity congregated for the Monthly Graduate Supervision at 9:30am on a beautiful Friday, 17 June, 2011 morning. They were there to attentively listen to the talk given by, ISDEV Deputy Director, Dr Fadzila Azni Ahmad on “OBJEKTIF KAJIAN DAN HUBUNGANNYA DENGAN PERNYATAAN MASALAH DAN PERSOALAN KAJIAN” (Research Objectives and its Relations to the Problem Statement and Research Questions).

However this monthly affair for the month of June ends with a sweet tasting bud for all those present. An enormous 2kg farewell cake had been specially ordered for the farewell ceremony that ensued immediately after the supervision. It was time for ISDEV to bid goodbye to Dr. Eshrat Hussin Basri and Dr. Masakaree Ardae.

Dr. Basri gave his parting words to the ISDEV fraternity with a promise that he intends to write a book of his memoirs in Malaysia after spending time in this country for a year. He also hoped that the ukhuwwah developed can be further strengthened and expanded upon his return on 19 June, 2011 to his home country in Pakistan.

Dr Esharat Husin Basri giving his farewell speech

Dr Masakaree Ardae aka Dr Nik Wan Muhammad Syukri

In the meantime Dr. Masakaree Ardae was unfortunately unable to attend the ceremony as he had to attend the funeral of his wife’s maternal aunt in Thailand. However Dr. Ardae whose post doctoral fellowship at ISDEV lasted for two terms will definitely be missed by those who are close and dear to him especially the team at Anjung ISDEV. His tenure as a Post Doctoral Fellow ends on 23 June, 2011.

Goodbye and all the best to Dr. Basri and Dr. Ardae.

Dr Fadzila Azni Ahmad during her lecture

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Ibn Umar (radhiallahu 'anhu) reported that whenever Allah's Messenger (salallahu 'alaihi wassalam) mounted his camel while setting out on a journey, he glorified Allah (uttered Allah-o-Akbar) thrice, and then said: Hallowed is He Who subdued for us this (ride) and we were not ourselves powerful enough to use It as a ride, and we are going to return to our Lord. O Allah, we seek virtue and piety from Thee in this journey of ours and the act which pleaseth Thee. O Allah, lighten this journey of ours, and make its distance easy for us. O Allah, Thou art (our) companion during the journey, and guardian of (our) family. O Allah, I seek refuge with Thee from hardships of the journey, gloominess of the sights, and finding of evil changes in property and family on return. And he (the Holy Prophet) uttered (these words), and made this addition to them: We are returning, repentant, worshipping our Lord. and praising Him [Hadith from Translation of Sahih Muslim, Book 7: The Book of Pilgrimage (Kitab al-Hajj), Chapter 73: What is to be Uttered When One Sets Out For Hajj or Any Other Journey, Number 3113].

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Allah does not charge a soul except (with that within) its capacity. It will have (the consequence of) what (good) it has gained, and it will bear (the consequence of) what (evil) it has earned. "Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people" [al-Baqarah, 2: 286].

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Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (salallahu 'alaihi wassalam) as saying: Charity does not in any way decrease the wealth and the servant who forgives, Allah adds to his respect, and the one who shows humility, Allah elevates him in the estimation (of the people) [Hadith from the Translation of Sahih Muslim, Chapter 17: The Merits of Forgiveness and Humility, Book 032, Hadith Number 6264].

ISDEV IN MOMENTUM – TWO MORE CANDIDATES GET THE NOD

On the afternoon of Friday, 17 June, 2011, the Islamic Development Management Section of the School of Social Sciences gave the nod of approval to Farid Wajdi and Mulia Saputra to continue with their PhD theses. They presented their proposals before the ISDEV members at the Conference Room of C06.

Farid Wajdi was first to present his PhD research proposal on “Logo Halal di Sumatera Utara, Indonesia: Undang-Undang, Pentadbiran dan Penggunaan” (The Halal Logo in North Sumatera, Indonesia: Law, Administration and Consumption). He gets the verification to continue with his research proper from Dr Zahri Hamat who evaluated his PhD proposal. Wajdi’s main supervisor is Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh whilst his co-supervisor is Dr. Zakaria Bahari.

Farid Wajdi presenting his PhD proposal

Thereafter Mulia Saputra presented his PhD proposal on “Tadbir Urus Korporat, Pengurusan Pendapatan dan Nilai Firma: Kajian Kes Syarikat-Syarikat Tersenarai di Jakarta Islamic Index (JII), Bursa Efek Indonesia” (Corporate Good Governance, Income Management and Firms’ Value: Case Study of Listed Companies in the Jakarta Islamic Index (JII), Indonesia Stock Exchange). His proposal was assessed by Dr. Fadzila Azni Ahmad. Saputra is currently conducting his PhD research under the guidance of Dr. Zahri Hamat and Dr. Zakaria Bahari.

Mulia Saputra

Congratulations Farid Wajdi and Mulia Saputra.

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It is He who sent down tranquillity into the hearts of the believers that they would increase in faith along with their (present) faith. And to Allah belong the soldiers of the heavens and the earth, and ever is Allah Knowing and Wise [al-Fath, 48:4].

ISDEV DIRECTOR AT UniSZA

Announcing Prof Syukri's Discourse Series

On 6th till 9th June 2011, ISDEV Director Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh was at Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) in Kuala Terengganu, fulfilling his first trip as a Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Business Management and Accounting of the university.

His four-day presence was filled with academic discourses and consultancies, viz. Teaching-Learning Discourse: Heart-to-Heart Method in Teaching-Learning Process on the first day; Graduate Discourse: Proposal Presentation on the second day; Writing Discourse: Integrity in Academic Writing - Free Riderism? on the third day; and Research Discourse: Islamic Research Methodology - Why and What on the fourth day. Academic consultancies with lecturers and graduate students were held in between the discourses.

Professor Muhammad Syukri was appointed as a Visiting Professor of UniSZA since 1st May 2011 till 30th April 2012. He is expected to be at UniSZA two times more during the remaining duration.

Currently Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh is also in his second term of his appointment as a Visiting Professor at Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia ending on 30th November 2011. During the last two years, in 2010 and 2011, he was also a Visiting Professor at Institut Islam Hadhari of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Islamic Finance and Wealth Management Institute (IFWMI) of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Visiting Fellow of Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies in Oxford UK, and Visiting Scholar of Islamic Research and Training Insitute (IRTI) of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Some of the participants

A farewell shake hand from Acting Dean of the Faculty of Business Management and Accounting, Dr Ahmad Azrin Adnan (left)

ISDEV MEMBERS AT DBP MANUSCRIPT ACQUISITION WORKSHOP

Some of ISDEV members listening to DBP's lecture

On 24 and 25 May, 2011, ISDEV members were at the Bengkel Pemerolehan Manuskrip (Manuscript Acquisition Workshop) jointly organized by the Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka (DBP) and the School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia. The 19 strong members were briefed by the editorial personnel of DBP on the procedures and process involved prior to submission of any manuscripts. ISDEV members learnt that the secret yet first essential step towards a successful approved manuscript is in the title.

During the second day members were grouped together by DBP at the Conference Room of PPIK and were guided to the formal process of submitting manuscripts in the form prescribed by DBP. All members presented their proposed title of the manuscripts to the DBP officer, totalling 17 altogether.

This has definitely paved the way for ISDEV publication relationship with DBP. The rest as they say is history. ISDEV works written by ISDEV members are definitely on its way for publication by DBP in this near future. DBP in principle has agreed to mark it with a detailed discussion in early July on the publication process and signing of MoU with ISDEV on the endeavour.

Tea-break

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Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba: The Prophet (salallahu 'alaihi wassalam) used to pray so much that his feet used to become edematous or swollen, and when he was asked as to why he prays so much, he would say, "Shall I not be a thankful slave (to Allah)?" [Hadith from the Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 76: To make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq), Hadith Number 478].

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So be patient for the decision of your Lord and do not obey from among them a sinner or ungrateful (disbeliever) [al-Insaan, 76:24].

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Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Faith (Belief) consists of more than sixty branches (i.e. parts). And Haya (This term "Haya" covers a large number of concepts which are to be taken together; amongst them are self respect, modesty, bashfulness, and scruple, etc.) is a part of faith." [Hadith from the Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 2: Belief Volume 1, Hadith Number: 9].

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And obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not dispute and (thus) lose courage and (then) your strength would depart; and be patient. Indeed, Allah is with the patient [al-Anfaal, 8:46].

APA YANG DILAKUKAN DI ISDEV?

Ada orang bertanya, apa yang dilakukan di ISDEV? Jawapannya antara lain ada dalam gambar-gambar di bawah - a picture is worth a thousand words.

MENEROKA BIDANG KEILMUAN BARU

Keratan akhbar NST tentang program Ijazah Tinggi di ISDEV

MENGUTIP ILMU UNTUK PEMBANGUNAN MINDA DAN JIWA

Warga ISDEV menghayati tazkirah setiap kali selepas solat secara berjemaah

MEMUPUK RASA BERTANGGUNGJAWAB SEBAGAI HAMBA ALLAH

Mentradisi solat berjemaah

MELATIH MENGHASILKAN YANG TERBAIK

Puan Radieah Mohd Nor, pelajar MISDEV2008, diiktiraf di peringkat kebangsaan sebagai pemenang Anugerah Tesis Sarjana Terbaik Tan Sri Muhyiddin Haji Mohd Yassin 2010

MENERIMA PENGHARGAAN DAN PENGIKTIRAFAN ATAS USAHA DAN JERIH PAYAH DALAM MENGHASILKAN YANG TERBAIK

Anugerah untuk menghargai pelajar cemerlang - Shafiza (MISDEV09) antara 6 pelajar yang memenangi Anugerah Disertasi Cemerlang MISDEV 2010 yang dibiayai pensyarah-pensyarah ISDEV

MELATIH MEMBENTANG DAN MENYAMPAIKAN IDEA DAN PEMIKIRAN SECARA LISAN DI KHALAYAK

Di sepanjang tempoh pengajian pelajar ISDEV dilatih membuat pembentangan dalam wacana ilmiah sama ada di peringkat dalaman ISDEV, di peringkat USM, peringkat nasional dan juga peringkat antarabangsa

MENEMPUH KAEDAH PEMBELAJARAN YANG UNIK DAN BERBEZA

Malam Restu Ilmu MISDEV2009 untuk menghalalkan segala ilmu yang telah disampaikan kepada pelajar agar ilmu tersebut ada keberkatannya, mudah diamal, dihayati dan diperjuangkan serta dapat memberi manfaat pada Islam, sesuai dengan kaedah pengajaran-pembelajaran "hati ke hati" yang dilagang ISDEV

MENCUNGKIL BAKAT-BAKAT TERPENDAM

Syakir Mohd Rosdi (MISDEV2009) dan Ahmad Anwar Rosli (MISDEV2008) mendendangkan nasyid bersempena Malam Graduasi ISDEV 2011. Mereka juga merupakan sebahagian ahli Shoutul ISDEV, kumpulan nasyid ISDEV

MELAKUKAN MUSAFIR ILMU SEBAGAI MENERUSKAN TRADISI PENCARIAN ILMU ULAMA SILAM

Musafir ilmu ke Acheh pada Oktober 2010 yang dianjurkan oleh pelajar MISDEV2010

WISATA ATAU RIHLAH UNTUK LEBIH MENGENALI RAKAN SEPERJUANGAN DAN GURU-GURU SERTA MEMPERKUKUH UKHWAH DAN SILATURAHIM SESAMA WARGA ISDEV

Wisata rihlah ke Danau Toba, Indonesia pada Mac 2011 untuk lebih mengenali sahabat-sahabat dan guru-guru yang mendidik

MENGHASILKAN DAN MERASAI UKHWAH DAN SILATURAHIM YANG LUAR BIASA SESAMA RAKAN

Aksi dan tingkah para pelajar MISDEV2010 selepas majlis Berbuka Puasa ISDEV 2010

DAN SESAMA PELAJAR DENGAN GURU

Abdullah Fahimy (MISDEV2009) sedang mengurut kaki Profesor Syukri yang keletihan kerana jauh berjalan dalam musafir sambil diperhatikan Mohd Syakir (MISDEV2009)

SERTA DENGAN AHLI KELUARGA PELAJAR

Profesor Syukri mendukung anak sulung sdr Khairul Faizi (MISDEV2009) sambil diraikan bersama para pelajar MISDEV2010

DAN PARA IBU BAPA

Ahli keluarga pelajar terutamanya para ibu bapa turut diraikan pada Malam Graduasi ISDEV apabila pelajar MISDEV dan ISDEV yang lain akan berkonvokesyen

JUGA... MENERIMA SEGULUNG IJAZAH

Pelajar MISDEV2008 selepas berkonvokesyen pada Mac 2010

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Abu Dharr reported: Allah's Apostle (salallahu 'alaihi wassalam) said to me: Don't consider anything insignificant out of good things even if it is that you meet your brother with a cheerful countenance [Hadith from Sahih Muslim, Book 032: The Book of Virtue, Good Manners and Joining of the Ties of Relationship (Kitab Al-Birr was-Salat-I-wa'l-Adab), Hadith Number 6359].

ISDEV'S JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT POLITICS

ISDEV is now having a journal called Journal of Islamic Development Politics (JISDEV). It is a bi-annual journal, co-published in Indonesia with Centre for Islamic Political Development (CISDEV) of Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) and Graduate Programme of Universitas Medan Area (UMA), in English and Indonesian languages.

The journal was launched by ISDEV Director Professsor Muhammad Syukri Salleh, who is also the Chairman of the journal's Board of Advisors, on 15 March 2011 during the International Workshop on Islamic-Based Development (WAPI) at Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara (UMSU), Indonesia.

The first issue of the journal was out in January this year, containing 4 articles in Indonesian language and 2 articles in English. The Editor-in-Chiefs are Dr Fadzila Azni Ahmad of ISDEV and Heri Kusmanto of UMA, while its Executive Editor is Warjio of USU. They could be contacted at suekainah@yahoo.com, heri.kusmanto@gmail.com, and mywarjio@yahoo.com respectively. Articles for the journal are welcome.

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So remember Me; I will remember you. And be grateful to Me and do not deny Me [al-Baqarah, 2:152].

ROSLAN & MOHD. SHUKRI GET THE NOD TO PROCEED THEIR MASTER & PHD RESPECTIVELY

Roslan bin Hassan presenting his Master proposal

Mohd Shukri Hanapi presenting his PhD proposal

On Wednesday, 4 May, 2011, the Islamic Development Management Section of the School of Social Sciences gave the nod of approval to Roslan Hassan and Mohd Shukri Hanapi to proceed with their Master thesis and PhD thesis respectively. They presented their proposals before a packed room at the Meeting Room of C05.

Roslan, a full-time Master (by Research) student, was first to present his research proposal on “Pengurusan Konflik Dalam Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam: Satu Analisis Dari Perspektif Islam” (Conflict Management in the Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam: An Analysis from the Islamic Perspective). He gets the affirmation to proceed from ISDEV Director, Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh who evaluated his proposal. Roslan’s supervisor, Dr. Mohamad Zaini Abu Bakar, who is currently on sabbatical leave was represented by Dr Zahri Hamat.

Thereafter Mohd Shukri Hanapi presented his proposal on “Tasawur Pembangunan Dalam al-Quran: Kajian Tafsir al-Mawdu'iy” (Development World View in the Quran: A Study of Tafsir al Mawdu’iy). His proposal was assessed by Dr Fadzila Azni Ahmad who gave him an excellent grade for the well-written proposal. Mohd Shukri is currently conducting his PhD research under the guidance of Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh and Dr. Mohd. Nizam Sahad from the School of Humanities.

Congratulation Mohd Shukri and Roslan.

Some of ISDEV graduate students listening to the presentations

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Narrated 'Aisha, "The most beloved action to Allah's Apostle salallahu 'alaihi wassalam was that whose doer did it continuously and regularly [Hadith from the Translation od Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 76: ar-Riqaq, Hadith Number: 469].