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Academic Qualification
- Doctor of Philosophy in Usuluddin - Doctor of Philosophy, Islamic University of Medina
- Master in Usuluddin - Masters Degree, Islamic University of Medina
- Bachelor of Science - Bachelor Degree, Portland State University
- Bachelor in Dakwah & Usuluddin - Bachelor Degree, Islamic University of Medina
Jamal Ahmed Bashier Badi (Prof. Dr.)
Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
ABDULHAMID ABUSULAYMAN KULLIYYAH OF ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES
badi@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Professor Dr. Jamal Ahmed Bashier Badi graduated from Portland State University in 1982 with a B. SC. in Science with minor in Psychology. He obtained his B. A. in Da’wah & Usuluddin from International Islamic University of Madinah in 1986. He furthered his postgraduate studies in Madinah Islamic University and obtained his M.D. and Ph.D. in Usuluddin in 1990 and 1994 respectively. Finally he obtained a High Diploma in Human Sciences from IIUM in 2001.
He joined Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences in July 1994-1998, 1999-2005 & 2006-2018.
He is currently a Professor at the said Kulliyyah. He has authored his first book: Creative Thinking an Islamic Perspective in 2004. He published his book: Commentary on Forty Hadith in 2008 and the second edition in 2016. His book: Islam and Creative Thinking is scheduled to be launched by November, 16 2017. He is currently working on a student textbook titled: Islam: the Spirit of Creativity. He has written a number of articles published in both local and international journals and has also presented papers at conferences in the area of Creative Thinking from an Islamic perspective.
He is also a member of the Editorial Advisory Board and Board of Reviewers of the Journal of Al Tajdid, Islam in Asia and other journals published by other universities such as MEDIU and USIM.
Area of Specialisation
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Religious Studies ~ Islamic Studies - Usuluddin, Islamic Thought, Thinking
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Religious Studies ~ Islamic Studies - Islamic Da'wah
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Arts and Culture ~ Multicultural, Intercultural and Cross-Cultural Studies - Thinking and creativity from Islamic Perspective
Teaching Responsibilities
CREATIVE THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING | 2023/2024 |
Research Projects
Completed
2021 - 2021 | Consultant for College of Sharia Sciences, Oman |
2021 - 2021 | Consultant for International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), USA |
2021 - 2021 | Expert Review for 5 Aqidah Textbooks |
2018 - 2020 | Islam: The Spirit of Creativity |
2017 - 2019 | Creative Thinking & Problem Solving |
2016 - 2019 | Defining Inquisitive Thinking: A Study of the Qur'anic Questions and Questioning Styles |
2014 - 2016 | Textbook Project, International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT, USA) |
2013 - 2016 | Modelling the Control Parameters in the Transformation of Information Between Long Term Memory and Working Memory. |
2011 - 2012 | Effect of Priming on Muslim Personality |
2010 - 2010 | Qur'anic Thinking Terminologies and their Positive Impacts on Human Life |
2010 - 2011 | Islamic Religious Schema and Its Impact on Muslim Behavior |
2009 - 2009 | Academic Performance Measurement : A Professional Development Programme for Faculty of Arts and Humanities King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah Saudi Arabia |
2009 - 2009 | Academic Assessment with Tabuk University |
2009 - 2011 | Study of the Problem and Impediments Facing the Saudi Sponsored Students in Malaysia |
2004 - 2006 | Ethics and Fiqh For Everyday Life |
On-Going
2023 - Present | Review of Academic Textbooks And Research Plans |
Award & Recognition
19 May, 2009 | RM 30,000 for The Fourth Best Paper - KSU | International |
06 Jun, 2005 | ISMAIL ALFARUOQI PUBLICATIONS AWARD (Creative Thinking: an Islamic Perspective) - RMC IIUM | University |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
2022 | استراتيجيات تطوير التعليم العالي بالجامعة الإسلامية العالمية بماليزيا. In: Same as mentioned above, |
2022 | اعتبار مآلات الأقوال والأفعال في الشريعة الإسلامية ودورها في مكافحة الإرهاب الإلكتروني. In: مؤتمر الإرهاب الإلكتروني المستجدات وسبل المكافحة, |
2021 | Intuitive thinking skills & its role in research. In: International Interdisciplinary Research Methodology Workshop, |
2021 | Prophetic inspirations in dealing with pandemic. In: Pandemics and Narcotics: A Religious Perspective, |
2020 | The role of creativity in fulfilling the requirements of vicegerency. In: The International Symposium on Creativity, Values & Sustainability, |
2019 | خبرة الجامعة الإسلامية العالمية بماليزيا في تدريس أساليب التفكير في ضوء القرآن الكريم ودورها في إشاعة وتفعيل تدبر القرآن. In: The 6th International Conference on Quran as a Foundation of Civilisation (SWAT) 2019, |
2019 | سنة الله في الهدى والضلال في القرآن الكريم. In: سنن الله تعالى, |
2017 | Business management & prophetic leadership. In: The International Conference on Green Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Sustainable Development in Islamic Perspective, |
2017 | Islam: the spirit of creativity: textbook proposal. In: KIRKHS-IIIT Islamisation Conference in Conjunction with IIUM World Prosumer Convention 2017, |
2016 | الثابت والمتغير في الدراسات الاستشراقية. In: مؤتمر الاستشراق ماله وما عليه, |
2016 | معالم المنهج التربوي في مواجهة التحديات الفكرية المعاصرة من خلال تفسير صفوة الآثار والمفاهيم للعلامة الدوسري. In: MEDIU First International Conference on Islamic Studies 2016, |
2015 | Psycho-Islamic principles of retaining information in human memory: a conceptual study. In: Seminar Wahyu Asas Tamadun IV Peringkat Antarabangsa (SWAT 2015), |
2015 | Qur’anic Inquisitive Thinking (QIT): a study of the questions and questioning styles in the Qur’an. In: Seminar Wahyu Asas Tamadun V (SWAT 2015) Peringkat Antarabangsa, |
2014 | Barriers hindering tafakkur (thinking) from an Islamic perspective. In: 2nd International Conference on Creativity & Innovation for Sustainable Development (IICI 2014), |
2014 | IIUM's experience in teaching creative thinking skills . In: 2nd International Conference on Creativity & Innovation for Sustainable Development (IICI 2014), |
2014 | Optimizing human memory: an insight from the study of al Huffaz. In: 2014 The 5th International Conference on Information & Communication Technology for the Muslim World (ICT4M 2014), |
2014 | The memory of memorizers: a study of the memorization of Quran. In: International Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition 2014 (IRIIE2014), |
2014 | مرتكزات الوسطية الدينية عند علماء المالكية . In: المذهب المالكي أصوله وقضاياه , |
Book
Book Section
2017 | تعليم الحكمة للمتخصصين في مجال الدعوة إلى الله تعالى. In: University Islam Malaysia (UIM), ISBN: , pp. 1-42 |
2015 | Hadith as a source of Islamic Da'wah. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-410-0 , pp. 116-123 |
2015 | Hadith as a source of Islamic Da'wah. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-410-0 , pp. 116-123 |
2011 | Defining Moderation and extremism in the light of the qur'an and sunnah. . In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789670225630, pp. 61-76 |
2009 | Da'wah to prisoners. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789675272349, pp. 157-189 |
2009 | Da'wah to prisoners. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789675272349, pp. 157-189 |
Monograph
2012 | Effect of priming on Muslim personality. In: s.n, |
2010 | Quality of life and learning experience: issues and impediments facing the Saudi students in Malaysia. In: IIUM Press, |