Editorial Team

22 Editors from 14 Countries/Regions

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Editor-in-Chief

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abur Hamdi Usman
  • 56301129900
  • 0000-0001-5179-1648
  • Faculty of Islamic Civilization Studies, Universiti Islam Selangor (UIS), Bandar Seri Putra, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, MALAYSIA
  • Quranic Sciences, Hadith Sciences, Islamic Civilisation
  • A native of Indonesia, he received his graduate and doctoral degrees from the Theology and Philosophy Department, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). Currently, he is a senior lecturer at Dakwah and Usuluddin, Faculty of Islamic Civilization Studies at the Universiti Islam Selangor (UIS), Malaysia. He has published numerous refereed books and articles on theology, Quranic exegesis, and Hadith sciences. He can be contacted at: aburhamdi@uis.edu.my

Managing Editor

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nasimah Abdullah
  • 57195288672
  • 0000-0003-1896-103X
  • Faculty of Islamic Civilization Studies, Universiti Islam Selangor (UIS), Bandar Seri Putra, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, MALAYSIA
  • Arabic-Malay translation (Translation of Quranic text)
  • Dr. Nasimah received her PhD in Arabic Linguistic Studies in 2015 and her Master of Human Sciences (Arabic as a Second Language) in 2000 from International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). In 1997, she graduated with a Bachelor of Human Sciences (Arabic Language and Literature) from the same university. She has 20 years of experience teaching the Arabic language in various subjects such as syntax, morphology, and rhetorical science. She can be contacted at: nasimah@uis.edu.my

Associate Editor

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Mr. Azwar, S.E., M.Si., M.A.P., CBPA.
  • 57221094292
  • 0000-0002-7930-4693
  • Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Islam dan Bahasa Arab (STIBA) Makassar, INDONESIA
  • Expertise: Islamic Economics
  • Mr. Azwar is a lecturer and researcher at Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Islam dan Bahasa Arab (STIBA) Makassar, Indonesia. Holding a Bachelor of Economics, a Master in Economics Science from Universitas Darul Ulum, Indonesia, and a Master in Public Administration from Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia. He can be contacted at: azwar.iskandar@gmail.com or azwar@stiba.ac.id

Editorial Panel

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mariam Abd Majid
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Syarul Azman Shaharuddin
  • 57193527766
  • 0000-0003-1687-1292
  • Faculty of Islamic Civilization Studies, Universiti Islam Selangor (UIS), Bandar Seri Putra, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, MALAYSIA
  • Muallaf Development
  • Dr. Syarul is a senior lecturer in the Department of Dakwah and Usuluddin at Selangor Islamic University (UIS). He received his PhD in Islamic Civilization (Da'wah) in 2015 from the National University of Malaysia and his Master's Degree in Usuluddin in 2007 from the University of Malaya (UM). He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Usuluddin in 2000 from IAIN Jambi, Indonesia. Dr. Syarul has 20 years of experience teaching Dakwah, specialising in the development of Dakwah. He can be contacted at: syarulazman@uis.edu.my
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Dr. Mustafa Kamal Amat Misra
  • 57211801910
  • 0000-0003-1557-7243
  • Faculty of Islamic Civilization Studies, Universiti Islam Selangor (UIS), Bandar Seri Putra, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, MALAYSIA
  • Comparative Religion
  • He is a lecturer at Selangor Islamic University, Department of Da’wah and Usuluddin, in the Faculty of Islamic Civilization Studies. He obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Usuluddin from al-Azhar al-Syariff University in Hadith and Ulum Hadith, a Master’s Degree in Islamic Studies, and a Doctorate in Islamic Studies from the National University of Malaysia in the field of Usuluddin. He is actively engaged in research in interfaith dialogue, religious studies, the Islamic creed, and ‘Ilm Kalam. He can be contacted at: mustafakamal@uis.edu.my
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Mohd Norzi Nasir
  • 57200329761
  • 0000-0003-0735-0428
  • Faculty of Islamic Civilization Studies, Universiti Islam Selangor (UIS), Bandar Seri Putra, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, MALAYSIA
  • Hadith Sciences
  • He is a lecturer in Department of al-Quran and al-Sunnah, FPPI, Universiti Islam Selangor (UIS). He holds a Master's Degree in Islamic Studies (Hadith) from the Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, and a Bachelor's Degree in Hadith from the Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia. He can be contacted at: mohdnorzi@uis.edu.my
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Dr. Nurhanisah Senin
  • 55588113200
  • 0000-0002-2747-6450
  • Faculty of Leadership and Management, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Bandar Baru Nilai, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, MALAYSIA
  • Aqidah and Islamic Thought
  • She is a lecturer in the Faculty of Leadership and Management at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM). She obtained her Bachelor’s Degree and PhD in Usuluddin from the University of Malaya. Her academic interest is in interfaith relations in Malaysia, al-Ghazali’s scholarship in Islamic thought, the religious philosophy of Islam and Judaism, aqidah, and Islamic education. She can be contacted at: nurhanisah@usim.edu.my

International Editorial and Advisory Board Member

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Dr. Mohammad Hannan Hassan
  • 55649591500
  • Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS), Singapore Islamic Hub, 273 Braddell Road, 579702, SINGAPORE
  • Muslim-Jewish Relations, Islamic Law in the Malay Archipelago
  • He is the vice dean and deputy director for capacity building and interfaith engagement at Muis Academy in Singapore. Hassan has always been interested in philosophy and the history of ideas and civilizations, particularly Islamic education. He specializes in Muslim-Jewish relations, interfaith relations, and the history and philosophy of Islamic law in the Malay Archipelago. Under the supervision of renowned professors Wael Hallaq and Jamil Ragep, he successfully defended his doctoral dissertation, Islamic Legal Thought and Practices of Seventeenth-Century Aceh: Treating the Others, at McGill University's Institute of Islamic Studies in Canada. He was also a participant in the International Higher Education Interfaith Leadership Forum. He can be contacted at: Mohammad_Hannan_Hassan@muis.gov.sg
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Dr. Mutsalim Khareng
  • 56398454300
  • 0000-0002-2224-5303
  • Princess of Naradhiwas University (PNU), 8 Khok Khian, Mueang Narathiwat District, Narathiwat 96000, THAILAND
  • Freedom of Religion, Issues of the Muslim Minority, Human Rights
  • Dr. Mutsalim received his PhD in Islamic Studies (Theology and Philosophy) in 2016 and his master of Islamic Studies (Theology and Philosophy) in 2012 from the National University of Malaysia (UKM). He graduated with a Bachelor of Islamic Studies (Theology and Philosophy) from Al-Azhar University, Egypt, in 2009. He has many years of experience in teaching Islam Studies in various subjects such as the Islamic Creed, Islamic Civilization & Globalization, Comparative Religion, Comparative Politic System, and others. He can be contacted at: drmutsalimkhareng@gmail.com
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Dr. Ali Akbar
  • 57192177420
  • Deakin University, 1 Gheringhap St, Geelong VIC 3220, AUSTRALIA
  • Middle Eastern and Iranian Politics, Modern Islamic Thought, Quranic Hermeneutics
  • Dr. Ali is currently a research assistant and tutor at the University of Melbourne. He holds a PhD degree in Islamic studies (from the University of Melbourne, Australia, 2018) and an Honours degree in Arts in Religious studies and Political Science (from Monash University, Australia, 2013). Ali has authored a book in Persian entitled The Political Discourse of Decline and Backwardness among Contemporary Iranian Intellectuals. His articles have been published in internationally renowned peer-reviewed journals such as the British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Arabica, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Middle Eastern Studies, and Islamic Quarterly. He can be contacted at: ali.akbar@unimelb.edu.au
Prof. Dr. M. Zakyi Ibrahim
  • 35279532300
  • California State University, Fullerton, California, 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92831, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  • Quranic Sciences
  • He is a Professor of Comparative Religion at California State University, Fullerton. He teaches all aspects of Islam (including Qur’anic studies, History, and Development of Islamic Thought, Classical and Contemporary Islam), Methods of Studying Religion, World Religions, and African and African-American Religions and Spirituality. He can be contacted at: zibrahim@exchange.fullerton.edu
Dr. Salwa El-Awa
  • 55951865200
  • 0000-0002-1879-633X
  • University of Swansea, Singleton Park, Sketty, Swansea SA2 8PP, UNITED KINGDOM
  • Arabic Linguistics, Contemporary Islamic Movements
  • Dr. Salwa El-Awa is a Senior Lecturer in Arabic and Islamic Studies at Swansea University. She previously was a lecturer in Qur'anic studies in the University of Birmingham's Department of Theology and Religion (2001-2010), where she taught Quran and Hadith Studies. She also taught Arabic philology and linguistics at Ain Shams University in Cairo from 2010 to 2015. Dr. El-Awa authored several publications on the Qur’anic text, including two monographs, The Qur'anic Text: Relevance, Coherence, and Structure (2005), Al-Wujuh Wa al-Naza’ir: dirasa fi Siyaq al-Qur’an (1998), and several academic articles on the issues of text coherence and structure in the Qur’an. Her current research focuses on the textuality of the qur’anic sura, Arabic discourse markers, the role of discourse markers as indicators of textual relations within the qur’anic sura, and the ideologies and histories of Islamic activism in the Middle East. She can be contacted at: s.m.a.s.el-awa@swansea.ac.uk
Prof. Dr. M. Sani Umar
  • 7004174234
  • Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria,  Samaru Campus, Community Market, Zaria 810211, Kaduna, NIGERIA
  • Countering Violent Extremism, Islamic Moments in Nigeria, Islam and Modernity
  • Prof. Umar is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Development, CDD. M. Sani Umar (Ph.D., History, and Literature of Religion, Northwestern University, 1997) is a Professor at the Department of History of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (Nigeria). Before joining Ahmadu Bello University in 2012, Umar was an Associate Professor at Northwestern University (Evanston U.S.A.) from 2007 to 2012. Earlier, Umar taught at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, from 1995 to 1996, and Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, from 1996 to 2006. Professor Umar has served as a consultant on developing a policy framework and action plan for countering violent extremism in Nigeria and UNDP projects on countering violent extremism in Nigeria. He can be contacted at: abulfawaz@gmail.com
Prof. Dr. Walid Ahmad Saleh
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  • University of Toronto, 27 King's College Cir, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, CANADA
  • History of Tafsir, Arabic Manuscript Tradition, Islamic Apocalyptic Literature
  • Professor Walid A. Saleh studied Arabic language and literature at the American University of Beirut (BA 1989). He earned his PhD in Islamic studies from Yale University in 2001. He was a recipient of the DAAD scholarship from 1996 to 97 and studied with the late Albrecht Noth in Hamburg during this period. Professor Saleh is the editor of the Routledge Qur’an Series. He is also on the editorial board of the Journal of the American Academy of Religion and the Journal of Quranic Studies. Professor Saleh teaches courses on Islam, the Qur’an, and Tafsir tradition; he is also a specialist on Arabic paleography and teaches advanced courses on the manuscript tradition of Arabic written literatures. He has published dozens of articles on the Qur’an, Tafsir, apocalyptic literature, and Mirabilia literature in Islam. He can be contacted at: walid.saleh@utoronto.ca
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Dr. Lilly Suzana Shamsu
  • 571992102399
  • 0000-0003-3797-5568
  • Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali, Simpang 347, Jalan Pasar Gadong, Bandar Seri Begawan, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
  • Hadith Sciences
  • Dr. Lilly Suzana Shamsu is Dean of Students Affairs at the Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University (UNISSA) and lecturer in the Faculty of Usuluddin in UNISSA, Brunei Darussalam. As a senate member of UNISSA and an executive committee of the university, she has to juggle between realizing the vision and mission of the University as well as strengthening the student’s programs, not to mention doing research and providing personal guidance to the students. A key reason for her passion in this field is that she believes in developing human capital and the community holistically through the teaching of Quran and Sunnah. Dr. Lilly obtained her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) from the International Islamic University of Malaysia in the field of hadith, while her Master’s Degree was obtained from Jordan University. She can be contacted at: lilly.shamsu@unissa.edu.bn
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Ramzi Murziqin
  • 57215528990
  • 0000-0003-3420-1110
  • Ar-Raniry State Islamic University Banda Aceh, Jl. Syeikh Abdul Rauf Darussalam, Banda Aceh 23111
    INDONESIA
  • Political Sciences
  • Ramzi Murziqin earned a bachelor's degree in the Study Program of Comparative Schools and Law, Faculty of Syari'ah Ar Raniry State Islamic Institute, and a master's degree in the Department of Politics and Government, Concentration of Local Political Science and Regional Autonomy, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Yogyakarta, Indonesia. He is currently serves as Editor in Chief of the Peuradeun Scientific Journal and Al Ijtima'i Journal: International Journal of Governance and Social Sciences at UIN Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh. He is actively involved in research in the fields of dialogue on religious studies, organizing and administering general elections, and political parties. He can be contacted at: ramzimurziqin@ar-raniry.ac.id
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Victor A. Pogadaev
  • 36024196100
  • 0000-0003-1877-8112
  • Lomonosov Moscow State University, GSP-1, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991, RUSSIA

  • History, Islam in Russia

  • Dr. Victor A. Pogadaev is a Russian historian, lexicographer and translator. In 1970, graduated from the Institute of Oriental Languages, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University. In 1975 he finished PhD Studies at the Institute of Asian and African Studies (IAAS). In different years he was working at IAAS and at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, now he is a lecturer of the Diplomatic Academy and the Moscow Institute of International Relations. He published more than 200 books and articles in Russian, English, Malay, Bengali and Indonesian on the history, culture, literature, languages of South-East Asian countries, compiled several Malay and Indonesian dictionaries. He is the Vice-President of Nusantara Society, a full member of the Russian Geographical Society, a lifetime member of the Association of Modern Languages of Malaysia. In 2009 and 2011 was named by "International Biographical Centre" (Cambridge) among the 100 leading educationists of the year. He can be contacted at: povial@yahoo.com
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Prof. Dr. Alexandre Papas
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  • CNRS Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, 3 Rue Michel Ange, 75016 Paris, FRANCE
  • Turkish World and the Islamic Mysticism
  • Prof. Dr. Alexandre Papas is Senior Research Fellow at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Professor at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (EPHE, Sorbonne) and Director of the Center for Ottoman Studies at the College de France in Paris. He can be contacted at: alexandre.papas@college-de-france.fr
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Humaira Ahmad
  • 57214145741
  • 0000-0002-2686-8217
  • University of Management and Technology Lahore, Lahore, C-II Block C 2 Phase 1 Johar Town, Lahore, Punjab 54770, PAKISTAN
  • Islamic Intellectual Thought, Islamic Civilization, Muslim Societies, Orientalism
  • Besides having a decade long experience of teaching wide range of courses on Islamic Civilization,Comparative Study of Civilizations, Orientalism, Islamic Thought and Hadith Sciences at post Graduate level, Dr. Humaira has also been editing Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization for past 10 years. She has also supervised M.Phil and PhD theses. She can be contacted at: humaira.ahmad@umt.edu.pk
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Dr. Muhammad Touseef
  • 58147519200
  • 0000-0003-0345-7113
  • Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris, Les Patios Saint-Jacques, 4-14 Rue Ferrus, 75014 Paris, FRANCE
  • Pre-Modern and Contemporary Sufism, Sufi Manuscripts, Indo-Muslim Culture
  • Dr. Hafiz is a a lecturer at CFP, Le Plessis Bouchard, France. His work deals mainly with Sufi Islam, Sufism, ritual studies, Islamic Studies and the philosophy of religion of Islam in South Asia. Based on the study of Arabic, Persian, and Urdu. Dr. Hadiz got his PhD from EPHE-PSL, Paris, France, in ‘The history of religion and religious anthropology’. He did two Masters. One is in Islamic Studies at BZU, Multan, Pakistan, and the second is in History and Civilization at EHESS, Paris, France. Dr. Hafiz wrote many articles, including the History of Sufism in Multan, Pakistan. And some short entries about hagiographical studies in EI3, Brill. He can be contacted at: htouseef60@gmail.com.
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Dr. Ala Rabiha Alhourani
  • 57190072685
  • University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700, SOUTH AFRICA
  • Religion in Contemporary Society, Virtue Ethics, Postcolonial Critique, Aaesthetic Theory.
  • Dr. Ala Alhourani is lecturer and researcher affiliated to the project Islam, African Publics and Religious Values, since 2017. His PhD ethnography focused on Islam and Muslim in South Africa. He can be contacted at: ala.alhourani@uct.ac.za

System Administrator

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Mr. Mohamad Zulhilmi Mohd Nazar - Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Bandar Baru Nilai, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, MALAYSIA