Dr. Ibrahim Mohamed Zain Abdelwahid

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    1989 …2023

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    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.

    Biography

    • 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

    Biography

    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

    Education/Academic qualification

    Religion, PhD, Temple University

    … → 1989

    Religion, Master, Temple University

    … → 1986

    Philosophy, Master, University of Khartoum

    … → 1984

    Philosophy, Bachelor, University of Khartoum

    … → 1980

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