Dr. Spahic Omer is an Associate Professor at the Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). He studied in Bosnia, Egypt and Malaysia. His research interests cover early Islamic history and civilization, as well as the history and theory of Islamic built environment.
He has published several books and a number of scholarly articles. He has also participated as a paper presenter in a number of international and local conferences and seminars. Currently, he teaches in the Department of Fundamental and Inter-Disciplinary Studies and researches topics relating to the islamization of architectural education and its sciences.

• Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Religious Studies ~ Islamic Studies

A SURVEY IN ISLAMIC HISTORY & CIVILIZATION	2008/2009
COMPARATIVE BUSINESS ETHICS	2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015
ETHICS & FIQH FOR EVERYDAY LIFE	2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007 2005/2006 2002/2003
ETHICS AND FIQH IN EVERYDAY LIFE	2014/2015 2010/2011 2007/2008
ETHICS AND VALUES IN MANAGEMENT	2021/2022
FINAL YEAR PROJECT I	2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II	2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
FIQH FOR EVERYDAY LIFE	2001/2002
HISTORY OF ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE	2001/2002
HISTORY OF ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE II	2001/2002
INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY AND CIVILISATION	2023/2024 2022/2023
INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION	2021/2022 2020/2021
ISLAM IN THE MODERN WORLD	2021/2022 2020/2021
ISLAM, KNOWLEDGE & CIVILIZATION	2016/2017 2003/2004 2002/2003 2001/2002
ISLAMIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE	2022/2023 2020/2021
ISLAMIC CIVILISATION	2023/2024
ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION	2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVES IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY	2015/2016 2014/2015
ISLAMIC PLANNING PRINCIPLES	2001/2002
ISLAMIC URBANISM	2001/2002
ISLAMIC WORLDVIEW	2013/2014 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008
ISLAMIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE	2016/2017 2015/2016
QUR'AN, SUNNAH & BUILT ENVIRONMENT	2006/2007 2005/2006 2004/2005 2003/2004
QURAN, SUNNAH & BUILT ENVIRONMENT	2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007
RISE & FALL OF CIVILIZATIONS	2009/2010
SURVEY OF ISLAMIC HISTORY & CIVILISATION	2001/2002
SURVEY OF ISLAMIC HISTORY & CIVILIZATION	2002/2003 2001/2002
THE ISLAMIC WORLDVIEW	2015/2016 2014/2015 2002/2003 2001/2002
THE ISLAMIC WORLDVIEW, KNOWLEDGE AND CIVILIZATION	2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
VALUES, ETHICS & BUILT ENVIRONMENT	2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008
VALUES, ETHICS AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT	2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007 2005/2006 2004/2005 2003/2004 2002/2003

Completed

2019 - 2021	Appreciating the Architecture of Madinah
2017 - 2019	Lesson is Islamic Architecture from the History and Development of the Prophet's Mosque
2015 - 2017	Appreciating the Architecture of Shamiyyah
2013 - 2014	From Mosques to Khanqahs: The Origins and Rise of Sufi Institutions
2010 - 2012	Islam, Muslims and The Mosque Institution: Ideologi Institutional Harmony in Islamic Society
2010 - 2012	The Mosque Institution in History: Lessons for Today
2008 - 2011	The Lessons of Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) in Housing
2007 - 2011	Integrating Islamic Values into the Functions of Muslim Dwellings.
2006 - 2008	THE EVOLUTION OF ISLAMIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE FROM THE TINE OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD TILL THE END OF THE ABASSID PERIOD
2004 - 2006	Original Title: The Origins and Functions of Courtyards in Islamic Architecture New Title: The Origins and Functions of Courtyards in Islamic Domestic Courtyards
-	READING OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF RICH DECORATION IN ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE

On-Going

2021 - Present

Tradition vs Modernity in Islamic Architecture: The Case of Jeddah

16 Nov, 2015	-	National
22 Feb, 2004	Quality Research Award (Kulliyyah) - International Islamic University Malaysia	Kulliyyah
04 Mar, 2003	Excellent Researcher Award - International Islamic University Malaysia	Kulliyyah
04 Mar, 2003	Ismail Al'Faruqi Publications Award - International Islamic University Malaysia	Kulliyyah

Article

2023	Factors contributing to the achievement of the Ottoman conquest of the Balkan in the 14th century. International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 11 (1) pp. 1023-1029
2022	Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje on Makkah as a centre of pan-Islamism and anticolonialism. IIUM Journal of Religion and Civilisational Studies, 5 (1) pp. 66-97
2022	Mashāʿir in the early Islamic sources: the role of al-azraqi’s “akhbār makkah”. Itqan KIRKHS Journal, 6 (2) pp. 117-131
2022	The first non-muslim in Makkah and Madinah. Journal of Islam in Asia, 19 (1) pp. 196-217
2022	The Sultanate of Murad II (1421-1451) of the Ottoman Empire. International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 10 (08) pp. 792-798
2021	Examining the concept of Pan-Islamism. AL-ITQAN - JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC SCIENCES AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES, 5 (2) pp. 21-51
2021	Historic Jeddah as a Unique Islamic City. IIUM Journal of Religion and Civilizational Studies, 4 (1) pp. 60-81
2021	Is Islamic architecture synonymous with mosque architecture?. al-Itqan, 5 - Special Issue (3) pp. 135-163
2021	Lessons in decoration from the Qur’ānic Sūrah al-Zukhruf (Gold Adornments). al-Burhān: Journal of Qurʾān and Sunnah Studies, 5 (1) pp. 1-18
2021	Lessons in decoration from the Qurʾanic Sūrah al-Zukhruf (Gold Adornments). Al-Burhan: Journal of Qurʾān and Sunnah Studies, 5 (1) pp. 1-16
2021	Makkah Al-Mukarramah in the Pan-Islamic Thought of Jamaluddin Al-Afghani. Hamdard Islamicus, 44 (4) pp. 11-42
2021	Misconceptions about Islamic architecture: the role of Richard Francis Burton. Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society (Historicus), 69 (1) pp. 7-35
2021	Vincent le Blanc as the second non-muslim in Makkah and Madinah. Islamic Thought and Civilization (JITC), 11 (2) pp. 270-289
2020	The profundity and dynamism of Islamic architecture. Al-Itqan: Journal of Islamic Sciences And Comparative Studies, 4 (1) pp. 51-77
2019	14 lessons from the story of Qabil and Habil. IIUMToday, () pp.
2019	Abdullah b. Rawahah - as an embodiment of heavenly justice. AboutIslam, () pp.
2019	All Islam ever wanted was freedom. IIUMToday, () pp.
2019	An anatomy of murder. IslamiCity, () pp.
2019	Are we achieving or missing the objectives of fasting?. islamicity.org, () pp.
2019	Be a soldier of truth. IIUMToday, () pp.
2019	Beauty versus ugliness. IIUMToday, () pp.
2019	Can man ever be rich?. IslamiCity, () pp.
2019	Communicating with Allah. islamicity, () pp.
2019	Confrontations between good and evil are here to stay. AboutIslam, () pp.
2019	Has modern architecture failed?. IIUM Today, () pp.
2019	Integration of knowledge as a way forward. IIUMToday, () pp.
2019	Lessons in art and architecture from the Qur’anic surah al-Shu’ara’ (the Poets). KEMANUSIAAN The Asian Journal of Humanities, 26 (1) pp. 113-141
2019	Let’s examine our relationship with the Qur'an. islamicity.org, () pp.
2019	Man is created to love. IslamiCity, () pp.
2019	Masjid al-Haram expansion: acceptance or criticism?. islamiCity, () pp.
2019	Need for sustainable architecture. IIUMToday, () pp.
2019	Preserving traditional mosques in Madinah. islamicity.org, () pp.
2019	Publish and cherish. IIUMToday, () pp.
2019	Rationalizing Islam’s prohibition of drawing images and erecting statues of humans. IIUMToday, () pp.
2019	Reconciling the views of ‘Umar b. ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (d. 101 AH/720 CE) on mosque decoration. Hamdard Islamicus, XLII (1 & 2) pp. 57-81
2019	Sustainability and piety. IIUMToday, () pp.
2019	The beauty of Allah's creation. IslamiCity, () pp.
2019	The modernity that Islam wants. AboutIslam.net, () pp. 1-17
2019	The mosque of the Two Qiblahs in Madinah. IslamiCity, () pp.
2019	The Qur’ān and Sunnah as a conceptual foundation of Islamic architecture. The Islamic Quarterly, 63 (1) pp. 85-114
2019	The Srebrenica genocide: lest we forget. Islamicity, () pp.
2019	Two sides of modernity and its architecture = Dua sisi kemodenan dan senibina. Journal of Islam in Asia, 16 (2) pp. 273-299
2019	While the dust is settling in New Zealand. IslamiCity, () pp.
2019	While the dust is settling in New Zealand. AboutIslam, () pp.
2019	Why can’t we see Allah?. IIUMToday, () pp.
2018	Live and die with dignity. islamicity.org, () pp.
2018	Need for sustainable architecture. IslamiCity, () pp.
2018	Old versus new in the Sa'udi expansions of the mosque of the Prophet (S.A.W). Hamdard Islamicus, XLI (1&2) pp. 227-266
2018	The contributions of the Mamluks to the architecture of the Prophet’s Mosque = Sumbangan dinasti Mamluk kepada senibina Masjid Nabawi. Journal of Islam in Asia, 15 (2) pp. 329-362
2018	The Islamic worldview, knowledge and civilization: implementing the vision and mission of IIUM. islamicity.org, () pp.
2018	Towards an Islamic application of visual privacy principles on Malaysian terrace housing: a conceptual framework. Planning Malaysia: Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners, 16 (2) pp. 1-11
2018	Why all Muslims should know the Islamic worldview. islamicity.org, () pp.
2017	An analysis of the expansion of the mosque of the prophet by caliph 'Umar B. Al-KhattāB (d. 24 A.H./744 C.E.). Hamdard Islamicus, 40 (1) pp. 31-50
2017	Islamic housing between yesterday and today = Perumahan Islam antara semalam dan hari ini. Islam in Asia, 14 (1) pp. 200-247
2017	The expansion of the Prophet’s mosque in Madinah by Caliph al-Walīd (d. 97 AH/ 715 CE) as an epitome of the evolution of Muslim architecture. The Islamic Quarterly, 61 (2) pp. 209-235
2016	An analysis of the expansion of the prophet’s mosque by Caliph ‘Uthman b. ‘Affan (d. 36 AH/656 CE). al-Shajarah, 21 (2) pp. 135-156
2016	Rationalizing the permissibility of mosque decoration. JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE, 4 (1) pp. 14-26
2016	Rationalizing the phenomenon of converting Hindu temples into mosques. Islam in Asia, 13 (2) pp. 169-207
2016	Sustainability in Islamic architecture. Islamic Quarterly, 60 (1) pp. 79-107
2016	The Abbasids and the Architectural Development of the Prophet’s Mosque: the Consequences of a Political Disintegration. Ilahiyat Studies: A Journal on Islamic and Religious Studies, 7 (2) pp. 207-231
2016	Towards an islamization of housing = Menuju ke arah Islamisasi Perumahan. Journal of Islam in Asia, 13 (1) pp. 160-193
2015	A conceptual Framework for sustainability in Islamic architecture: the significance of the concepts of man and the environment. Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization, 5 (2) pp. 1-14
2015	al-Wasatiyyah and some of its implications for Islamic built environment. Pertanika Journal of Social Science & Humanities, 23 (4) pp. 995-1014
2015	God as the only creator: some implications for conceptualising Islamic architecture. KEMANUSIAAN The Asian Journal of Humanities, 22 (1) pp. 101-126
2015	Issues in contemporary Islamic housing. Journal of Islam in Asia, 12 (2) pp. 172-218
2015	Mosque decoration between acceptance and rejection. The Islamic Quarterly, 59 (4) pp. 401-422
2015	Some observations on the origins of the Dome of the Rock. Journal of Architecture, Planning and Construction Management, 5 (1) pp. 13-21
2015	The dome of the rock: an analysis of its origins . Journal of Islam in Asia, 12 (1) pp. 200-214
2015	The social significance of Mr. Nazeer Khan’s architecture. Journal of Islamic Architecture, 3 (4) pp. 154-170
2014	From mosques to khanqahs: the origins and rise of Sufi institutions. KEMANUSIAAN The Asian Journal of Humanities, 21 (1) pp. 1-19
2014	Observations on housing planning and development in Madinah during the Prophet’s time. The Islamic Quarterly, 58 (3) pp. 239-257
2013	The ahl al-sunnah wa al-jama’ah factor and the rise of sufi institutions. Journal of Islam in Asia, 10 (1) pp. 151-175
2012	Tawhid and its implications for Islamic architecture. Journal of Architecture, Planning and Construction Management, 1 (2) pp. 21-35
2011	Appreciating beauty in Islam. Al-Shajarah , 16 (1) pp. 47-84
2011	Islamic architecture and the prospect of its revival today. Journal of Architecture, Planning and Construction Management, 1 (1) pp. 1-17
2011	Prophet Muhammad’s observations and guidance on the construction of buildings . Insights, () pp.
2010	A conceptual framework for sustainability in Islamic architecture: the significance of the concepts of man and the environment. TAFHIM: IKIM Journal of Islam and the Contemporary World, 3 () pp. 49-74
2010	Conceptualizing Islamic architecture. Al-Shajarah , 15 (2) pp. 199-228
2010	Sectional analysis of pendentive dome mosques during Ottoman era= Analyse sectionalle des mosquees a dome pendentif pendant l'epoque Ottomane. Journal of Canadian Social Science, 6 (5) pp. 124-136
2010	Some lessons from Prophet Muhammad(SAW) in architecture: the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah. Intellectual Discourse, 18 (1) pp. 115-140
2009	Some lessons from the holy Qur'an on housing . Al-Shajarah , 14 (1) pp. 59-93
2009	The evolution of the identity of Islamic architecture after prophet Muhammad(PBUH):some observations. Al-Shajarah , 14 (2) pp. 207-241

Conference or Workshop Item

2017	Revolutionizing Malaysian terrace housing design by adopting Islamic visual privacy principles: a pilot study on Malay occupants. In: Dakam's International Architecture Studies Meeting March 2017,
2008	Issues, problems and strategies of waqf land development in Malaysia literature review. In: 7th Annual Conference Management in Construction Researchers’ Associations MICRA 2008,

Book

2022	Islamophobia and Islamic moderation. Dar Al Wahi Publication, ISBN: 978-967-0729-46-6
2022	The Qur'an on art, architecture & built environment. IIUM Press, IIUM; UNISSA Press, UNISSA, ISBN: 978-967-491-137-9
2022	Tradition vs. modernity in Islamic architecture : the case of Jeddah. Dar Al Wahi Publication, ISBN: 978-967-0729-47-3
2021	Appreciating the architecture of Madinah. Dar Al Wahi Publication, ISBN: 978-967-0729-37-4
2021	Islam, Ethics and Civilization. Dar Al Wahi Publication, ISBN: 978-967-0729-43-5
2021	Islamic Spirituality and Modern Challenges. Dar Al Wahi Publication, ISBN: 978-967-0729-41-1
2020	Decoration in Islamic architecture. International Islamic Publishing House (IIPH), ISBN:
2020	Islamic domestic courtyards. International Islamic Publishing House (IIPH), ISBN:
2019	Appreciating the architecture of Shamiyyah. Dar Al Wahi Publication, ISBN: 978-967-2008-94-1
2019	History and theory of Islamic architecture. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-491-003-7
2019	Islamic spirituality and civilization. Dar al-Wahi, ISBN: 978-967-0729-35-0
2018	History and architecture of the Prophet’s Mosque. Dar Al Wahi Publication, ISBN: 9789830729251
2018	The history and architecture of Al-Masjid Al-Haram. Institut Terjemahan & Buku Malaysia (ITBM), ISBN: 978-967-460-785-2
2017	A conceptual framework for Islamic architecture. Alhassanain (p) Network for Islamic Heritage and Thought, ISBN: 1546718184
2016	The origins of the concepts of Shi'ism and Sunnism. Amana Publications, ISBN: 9781590080832
2015	Architecture and society: some lessons on Muslim architecture from India. IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674184025
2015	From mosques to Khanqahs: the origins and rise of sufism and sufi institutions . IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674184148
2014	The Mosque as a Community Center: A Concept and Evolution. AS Noordeen, ISBN: 9789830653587
2013	Studies in the Islamic built environment . IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674182564
2013	The prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and urbanization of Madinah. IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-983-295-727-3
2010	Islam & housing. A.S. Noordeen, ISBN: 9789830653051
2009	Islam, architecture & urban planning. Arah Pendidikan Sdn Bhd., ISBN: 978-967-323-109-6
2009	Islamic architecture : its philosophy, spiritual significance & some early developments. A.S. Noordeen, ISBN: 978-983-065-286-3
2009	The history and character of the Islamic built environment. Arah Pendidikan Sdn Bhd., ISBN: 9789673231522
2009	The philosophy of decoration in Islamic architecture. Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, IIUM, ISBN: 9789675272158
2009	The prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and development of Madinah. Arah Pendidikan Sdn Bhd., ISBN: 9789673231539
2008	Death, graveyards and funerary architecture in Islam. A.S.Nordeen, ISBN: 9789830652757
2008	Death, graveyards and funerary architecture in Islamic civilization. AS Noordeen, ISBN: 9789830652757
2008	The origins and functions of Islamic domestic courtyards. IIUM, ISBN: 983-3855-20-9
2005	Issues in the history and character of the Islamic built environment. IIUM, ISBN: 983-2957-49-4

Book Section

2017	Relationship between man and the environment in Islam. In: The International Institute of Islamic Thought (East and South East Asia) & International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-14480-9-0, pp. 282-301
2011	Islamic domestic courtyards as an avenue to peaceful coexistence with the environment . In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180515, pp. 125-134
2011	Tawhid and its implications for Islamic architecture. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180584, pp. 1-10
2011	The concepts of God, man and the environment in Islam: implications for Islamic architecture. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789670225678, pp. 1-22
2011	The concepts of man and the environment in Islam: implications for sustainability in Islamic architecture . In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180515, pp. 110-123
2011	The lessons of Prophet Muhammad in urban planning and development. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789670225678, pp. 23-42
2011	The role of spirituality in Islamic housing: some observations . In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180515, pp. 135-147
2009	Integrating Islamic values in an ecological outlook of the built environment: a perspective. In: Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, IIUM, ISBN: 9833855575, pp. 19-35
2009	Integrating Islamic values in an ecological outlook of the built environment: a perspective. In: Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, IIUM, ISBN: 9833855575, pp. 19-35

Monograph

2012	Islam, Muslims and the mosque institution: ideology institutional harmony in Islamic society. In: s.n,
2012	The mosque institution in history: Lessons for today. In: s.n,