ISDEV DELEGATES AT SISPEQ 2015

ISDEV Senior Lecturer, Dr. Shahir Akram Hassan and RISDEV student (ISDEV Postgraduate by Research) Nur Sakiinah Ab Aziz recently participated in Seminar Serantau Pengajian Qira’at (SISPEQ) 2015 on 22 December 2015.

The interest in his research is clearly displayed by Dr Shahir Akram Al-Hafiz (right) while presenting his paper.

SISPEQ with a theme on “Qiraat Pemangkin Disiplin Ilmu Islam” (Qira’at Catalysts the Discipline of Islamic Knowledge), was organised by Jabatan Pengajian al-Quran dan al-Sunnah Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Institut Al-Quran Terengganu and Majlis Agama Islam dan Adat Istiadat Melayu Terengganu. The one day seminar was held at Prinzpark Resort, Kuala Terengganu.

The participants of the seminar

Dr. Shahir Akram Hassan al-Hafiz presented his paper on “Pembinaan Kaedah Penyelidikan Islam menggunakan Ilmu Qira’at” (The Construction of Islamic-based Research Methodology using the Sciences of Qira'at). In the meantime, Nur Sakiinah Ab Aziz, presented on “Potensi Konsep Mutawir dalam Ilmu Qira’at sebagai Kaedah Penyelidikan Berteraskan Islam” (The Potentials of the Chain of Narrations Concept in the Sciences of Qira'at as an Islamic-based Research Methodology).

Nur Sakiinah presenting her paper in SISPEQ 2015

According to them, the chance to participate and present their papers in this seminar had indirectly revealed the importance and the rising interest in the field of research on Qira'at. In addition, they shared the view that SISPEQ had paved the way and opportunity for intellectuals and scholars of Islam in multi-disciplinary areas to share research interests, ideas and findings in the sciences of Qira'at especially in expanding their network base within and outside the country.