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Academic Qualification
- Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic Studies (Shariah) - Doctor of Philosophy, Glasgow Caledonian University
- Syariah - Masters Degree, Universiti Malaya (UM)
- Syariah - Bachelor Degree, University Al-Azhar, Cairo
Safinar Bt. Salleh (Dr.)
Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
AHMAD IBRAHIM KULLIYYAH OF LAWS
safinar@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Safinar binti Salleh obtained her Bachelor in Shari'ah (Hons) from Al-Azhar University, Cairo in 1999. She pursued her Master's in Shari'ah and became a tutor at the Department of Fiqh and Usul, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya. She started developing her expertise in the area of Islamic Law of Contracts and completed a dissertation on Islamic Pawn Broking.
Upon completion of her Master's in 2005, she took up a lecturer's position at Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws (AIKOL), at IIUM. In July 2013, she obtained her Ph.D from Glasgow Caledonian University and her research was on Islamic Insurance (Takaful).
Presently, she is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Islamic Law, AIKOL. She is a Shari'ah Committee member for Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Malaysia) Berhad and Swiss Re Retakaful.
Upon completion of her Master's in 2005, she took up a lecturer's position at Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws (AIKOL), at IIUM. In July 2013, she obtained her Ph.D from Glasgow Caledonian University and her research was on Islamic Insurance (Takaful).
Presently, she is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Islamic Law, AIKOL. She is a Shari'ah Committee member for Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Malaysia) Berhad and Swiss Re Retakaful.
Area of Specialisation
- Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Syariah Law ~ Islamic Law of Transaction - Contracts in Islamic Law
- Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Syariah Law ~ Islamic Banking Law - Islamic Insurance Law
- Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Syariah Law ~ Islamic Law of Transaction - Islamic pawn broking
Teaching Responsibilities
ISLAMIC LAW OF INSURANCE (TAKAFUL) | 2023/2024 |
TRANSACTION IN ISLAMIC LAW I | 2023/2024 |
Research Projects
Completed
2016 - 2019 | The Objectives of Shariah in Nomination for the Payment of Takaful Benefits |
2014 - 2018 | Mis-Selling of Financial Products in the Financial Services Industry - Formulating Comprehensive Investor Protection Mechanism And Enforcement Framework |
On-Going
2021 - Present | Harmonising Shariah principles on debt recovery practices of Islamic banks with regulations related to Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency (AKPK) |
2021 - Present | Developing A Shariah Compliant Model for Funding Islamic Micro Financing Post Pandemic Covid-19 |
Publications
Article
2019 | Methodology on the trend of underlying shariah contracts and legal disputes of decided Islamic banking cases in Malaysia. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE) ,, 8 (3S3) pp. 19-24 |
2018 | الفساد الإداري وأسباب ظهوره والآثار الناتجة عنه- دراسة تطبيقية على دولة ليبيا = Administrative corruption and its phenomenon caused, and the effects of the consequences– applied study on the state of Libya. المجلة العربية للعلوم ونشر الإبحاث (Arab Journal of Sciences & Research Publishing), 10 (2) pp. 113-133 |
2017 | Pematuhan syariah dalam operasi Takaful di bawah akta perkhidmatan kewangan Islam (APKI) 2013. Jurnal Syariah, 25 (2) pp. 247-266 |
2014 | The future of Takaful (Islamic Insurance) business in Malaysia under the Islamic Financial Services Act (IFSA) 2013 . Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 8 (15) pp. 391-395 |
2008 | Upah simpan barang dalam skim ar-rahnu: satu penilaian semula. Jurnal Fiqh , 5 (0) pp. 47-65 |
Conference or Workshop Item
2018 | The objectives of Shariah (Maqasid al-Shariah) in nomination for the payment of family takaful benefits. In: 7th International Conference on Law And Society (ICLAS 7), |
2017 | ADR mechanisms to resolve potential disputes on the payment of takaful benefits under conditional hibah. In: International Conference on Dispute Resolution 2017 - Modern Trends in Effective Dispute Resolution, |
2015 | Legal personality of Takaful fund: myth or reality?. In: 4th International Conference on Law & Society (ICLAS IV) 2015 , |
Book
2016 | Islamic banking and takaful (3rd edition). Pearson Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-349-687-7 |
Book Section
2021 | Kajian terhadap pencapaian Maqasid al-Shari’ah sistem pewarisan Islam dalam amalan penamaan untuk pembayaran manfaat takaful keluarga. In: Jabatan Kehakiman Syariah Malaysia & Kulliyyah Undang-undang Ahmad Ibrahim, IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-0870-88-5, pp. 571-588 |
2019 | The objectives of shariah in nomination for the payment of family takaful benefits. In: Emerald Publishing Limited, ISBN: 978-1-78973-546-8, pp. 33-52 |
2019 | The objectives of shariah in nomination for the payment of family takaful benefits. In: Emerald Publishing Limited, ISBN: 978-1-78973-546-8, pp. 33-52 |
2019 | The objectives of sharīʿah in nomination for the payment of family takaful benefits. In: Emerald Publishing Limited, ISBN: 978-1-78973-546-8, pp. 33-52 |
2019 | The objectives of sharīʿah in nomination for the payment of family takaful benefits. In: Emerald Publishing Limited, ISBN: 978-1-78973-546-8, pp. 33-52 |