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Abdulhamid Mohamed Ali Zaroum

Academic Qualification

  • Ph.D of Siyasah Syariyah - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • Master of Islamic Revealed Knowledge & Heritage (Quran and Sunnah Studies) - Masters Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
  • Bachelor of Human Sciences (Political Science) - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
  • IRKH (Quran & Sunnah Studies) - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia

Abdulhamid Mohamed Ali Zaroum (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)

Associate Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

ABDULHAMID ABUSULAYMAN KULLIYYAH OF ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES


alzaroumi@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


Abdulhamid Mohamed Ali Zaroum is an Associate Professor at the Kulliyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge & Human Sciences at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) specialized in Siyasah Shariyyah and Quranic Studies. since he gained his PhD in 2010, he has taught more than twenty-five (25) different subjects at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He was a lecturer of Quranic Studies, Faculty of Quranic & Sunnah Studies, USIM (2011), a Political Analyst and Translator, Embassy of the State of Qatar, Malaysia (2009-2011), a teacher of Arabic Language, International Modern Arab School Malaysia (IMAS) (2008), teacher of Islamic Studies and Arabic Language, International Islamic School Malaysia (2002-2007), a teacher of Islamic Studies and Arabic Language, Integrated Islamic College (IIC) Malaysia (1999-2001). Currently, he is a coordinator of two courses, a supervisor of many Master & PhD students and a member of several committees at the departmental level. Prior to this, he was the Head of Diwan of Fiqh Research & Consultancy (Deprt. of Fiqh & Usul Al-Fiqh), Head of Department of Students Activities, International Modern Arab School Malaysia (IMAS) (2008) and Head, Department of Islamic Revealed Knowledge, International Islamic School Malaysia (2006-2007) during which he initiated and subsequently, was appointed as the coordinator of the first Quran Memorization Competition among local and international Islamic Schools in Malaysia (2005) and the coordinator of first Tilawah Competition (2006). Abdulhamid has published articles and poems in Eritrea, Sudan, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. He has also presented papers in many local, regional and international conferences, seminars and workshops in Japan, Libya, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Brunei, Qatar and Malaysia. Abdulhamid is a member of several academic and professional bodies including Eritrean Ulama League (UK) currently serving as its Head of Higher Education, International League of Islamic Literature (currently serving as the Information Secretary of the League, Malaysian Office), the Founder and first President of Eritrean Students League Malaysia (1996) the Founder and first President of Mahad Anseba Islamic Institute Friends League (2007).


Area of Specialisation


  • Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Political Sciences and Public Policy ~ International Relations
  • Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Management ~ Strategic Management
  • Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Education ~ Other Education n.e.c. - Teaching Arabic, Qur'an & Islamic Studies for nine years, having Teaching Proficiency Certificate from the Kulliyyah of Education, IIUM.


Professional Membership


  • Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Ulama Association of Malaysia (PUM)
  • 2014: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (member), Eritrean Academics Forum
  • 2016: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Chair, Media Committee ), International League of Islamic Literature
  • 2016 - 2021: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (member & Head of Higher Education Section), Eritrean Ulama' League
  • 2017: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Board Member), International Union of Arab Academics
  • 2021: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Chair, Education Affairs Secretariat & Member of Shura Council ), Eritrean Ulam' League
  • 2021 - 2022: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), The British International Studies Association (BISA)
  • 2021: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), American Political Science Association (APSA)


Teaching Responsibilities


NIZAM AL-HUKM: JURISTIC STUDY OF ISLAMIC POLITY 2023/2024


Research Projects


Completed
2016 - 2020 The Timeline of Malay Scholars from 1801-1900 A.D: A Preliminary Study
2016 - 2019 Features of Good Governance: A Quranic Perspective
2014 - 2016 Mental Health: A Contrastive Analysis between Western and Islamic Psychologies
2013 - 2016 The Phenomena of Islamic Nasyid Groups in Malaysia: Establishment, Impacts and Challenges : A case Study of Rabbani, Raihan and Hijjaz
On-Going
2017 - Present The Phenomenon of Euthanasia & Plastic Surgery in Malaysia & Indonesia: An Islamic Perspective
2016 - Present Islam and Democracy: The Question of Incompatibiliy


Award & Recognition


10 Dec, 2017 Rector's Award for Special Contribution - International Islamic University Malaysia University


Publications


Article

2023 Addressing the contemporary jurisprudential issues faced by zakāh institutions in Sri Lanka: an analytical study. Journal of Islamic Shariah, 2 (1) pp. 1-24
2023 Call for a hybrid model of Zakāh disbursement in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Social Science Humanity & Management Research, 2 (6) pp. 320-330
2023 The examination of the social dimension of shari`ah from the viewpoint of maqasid al-Shari`ah: a case study of the preservation of intellect. International Journal of Social Science an Human Research, 6 () pp. 1038-1046
2022 Applying the Islamic law from the viewpoint of maqashid al-shariah: analyzing legal opinions of Sri Lankan muslim scholars. Asy-Syari'ah, 24 (1) pp. 1-18
2022 الآثار الفقهية والنفسية لغياب أحد الزوجين على الحقوق الزوجية: دراسة تحليلية / The jurisprudential and psychological effects of the absence of one of the spouses on marital rights: an analytical study. Al-Hikmah: International Journal of Islamic Studies and Human Sciences, 5 (6) pp. 428- 471
2022 توريث الطفل المتبنى في قانون الميراث الخاص بمسلمي سريلانكا: دراسة فقهية تحليلية = Inheritance of adopted child in Muslim intestate succession law of Sri Lanka: an analytical juristic study. Al Hikmah International Journal for Islamic Studies & Human Sciences, 5 (2) pp. 252-283
2022 مقاربات نقدية في موقف محمد شحرور من الإجماع الشرعي والقياس الأصولي = Critical Analysis of Muhammad Shahrour's Position on Sharia Consensus and Analogical Reasoning. Journal of Islamic Shariah, 2 (1) pp. 63- 83
2021 The failure of former African liberation movements to transition to democracy after ascension to power: a descriptive analysis of eritrean people's liberation front. IIUM Journal of Human Sciences, 3 (2) pp. 68-77
2021 The role of political institutions in Africa in building democratic governments. Al - Hikmah International Journal for Islamic Studies & Human Sciences, 4 (3) pp. 436-451
2021 Universal maqäsid al-sharrah and their modern application: towards ensuring a peaceful and secured environment. Al-Hikmah International Journal for Islamic Studies & Human Sciences, 4 (4) pp. 466-495
2021 Universal Maqasid al-Shari`ah and their modern application: towards ensuring a peaceful and secured environment. Al-Hikmah International Journal for Islamic Studies and Human Sciences, 4 (4) pp. 466-495
2021 إسهامات المجتمع الدولي في مكافحة ظاهرة الهجرة غير الشرعية = Contributions of the international community in combating the phenomenon of Illegal Immigration. Al - Hikmah International Journal for Islamic Studies & Human Sciences, 4 (3) pp. 360-388
2021 الوساطة والتحكيم في المفاوضات السياسية: دراسة مقارنة بين الفقه الإسلامي والقانون الدولي = Mediation and arbitration in political negotiations: A comparative study between Islamic Jurisprudence and International Law. Studies Social & Humanities for University Open Quds-Al of Journal, 3 (58) pp. 25-41
2021 دعوى التجديد الديني الحداثي في الفقه الإسلامي: نظرات تحليلية في فكر محمد شحرور = The modernist religious renewal claim in Islamic jurisprudence: analytical insights into the thought of Muhammad Shahrour. Al-Risalah Journal of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (ARJIHS), 5 (4) pp. 102-142
2020 آليات تعزيز الأمن الاقتصادي والسلم الاجتماعي: رؤية فقهية معاصرة = Mechanisms of promoting economic peace and social security: a contemporary juristic perspective. International Journal of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh Studies (IJFUS), 4 (1) pp. 74-83
2020 الرؤية الإسلامية المقاصدية للمفاوضات السياسية: دراسة تحليلية للمفاهيم النظرية العامة = Political negotiations from the maqasidi perspective: an analytical study of general theoretical concepts = Perundingan politik dari perspektif Maqasid: kajian analitik dalam konsep teori umum. Journal of Islam in Asia, 17 (1) pp. 172-221
2020 القضية الكردية بين الحقوق المشروعة والتسامح المأمول: دراسة تحليلية The Kurdish issue between legitimate rights and hoped- for tolerance: analytical study. Research in Islamic Studies ( RIS), Vol. 5 (No. 3) pp. 105-114
2020 دور الحرية في نهضة الأمة عند مالك بن نبي: دراسة تحليلية = The role of freedom in the rise of the nation by Malik Bennabi: an analytical study = Peranan kebebasan dalam kebangkitan Ummah oleh Malik Bennabi: satu kajian analisis. Al-Tajdid, 24 (47) pp. 189-210
2019 Mental health and psychotherapy: a comparison between Western and Islamic scripturally based psychologies. al-Burhan: Journal of Qurʾān and Sunnah Studies, 3 (2) pp. 15-33
2019 موقع الشورى والمشاركة السياسية في الحكم الرشيد: نظرة إسلامية = The position of shura and political participation in good governance: an Islamic perspective. Al Hikmah International Journal of Islamic Studies and Human Sciences, 2 (3) pp. 120-142
2019 وسائل الدعاية السياسية السلبية والهجوم على المصلحين (رؤية قرآنية - إعالمية) = The means of political propaganda and the attack on the reformers (A Quranic – mass communication perespective). Global Journal Al-Thaqafah, 9 (1) pp. 153-166
2018 Creativity in Islamic entertainment: a case study of Malaysian nashid groups (Rabbani, Raihan and Hijjaz) = Kreativiti dalam hiburan Islam: kajian kes kumpulan nasyid Malaysia (Rabbani, Raihan and Hijjaz). Journal of Islam in Asia, 15 (2) pp. 500-519
2018 The motives behind the deception and propaganda used by the elite & political leaders: a Qur’anic – mass communication perspective. Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 6 (2) pp. 447-453
2017 الإبداع القرآني في كشف أساليب اليهود السياسية في تزييف الوعي والتلاعب بالعقول = The Qur’anic creativity in revealing Jewish political methods of falsifying consciousness and manipulating minds = Kreativiti al-Quran dalam mendedahkan kaedah Yahudi dalam memalsukan kesedaran dan memanipulasi fikiran. Journal of Islam in Asia, 14 (3 (Special Issue Islam and Creativity)) pp. 138-160
2017 التضليل الإعلامي و النخب السياسية رؤية قرآنية – إعلامية = Issue of media disinformation practiced by political elites from a Qur'anic-mass communication perspectives. The Journal of Media and Social Studies for Specialized Researches (JMSSR), 2 (3) pp. 1-16
2017 حفظ الأمن والنظام العام من منظور مقاصد الشريعة الإسلامية: التعاون الدولي نموذجا = Preservation of security and public order in the light of Maqasid Al-Shariah: a case study of international cooperation = Pemeliharaan keselamatan dan ketenteraman awam dalam pandangan Maqasid al-Shariah: kajian kes kerjasama antarabangsa. at-Tajdid, () pp. 111-127
2015 مقاربات الخطاب السياسي عبر الأدب: دراسة تحليلية = Muqarabat al-khitab al-siyasi 'ibar al-adab: dirasah tahliliyah. Journal of Linguistic and Literary Studies, 6 (2) pp. 189-209
2013 أثر الاستقرار السياسي في ماليزيا في تنميتها = Impact of Political Stability on Malaysia’s Development = Kesan Kestabilan Politik Terhadap Pembangunan Malaysia . Journal of Islam in Asia, 10 (2) pp. 40-65
2012 تلاقح الحضارات لا تناطح الحضارات. Arab Journal of Culture, (60) pp. 69-90
Conference or Workshop Item

2019 آليات تعزيز الأمن الاقتصادي والسلم الاجتماعي: رؤية إسلامية معاصرة Mechanisms of Promoting Economic Peace and Social Security: A Contemporary Islamic Perspective. In: TENTATIVE POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS& ACADEMIC COLLOQUIUM 2019,
2019 المفاهيم النظرية العامة للمفاوضات ونظرة الإسلام المقاصدية General Theoretical Concepts of Negotiations and the Islamic Maqasidi view. In: POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS & ACADEMIC COLLOQUIUM 2019,
2018 Science & spirituality: an Islamic perspective. In: Lecture to Chinese Muslim Students of Jannahedu International Sdn.Bhd.,
2017 Mental health: a contrastive analysis between western and Islamic psychologies. In: The International Conference on Interdisciplinary Quranic Studies,
2017 الحرية مقصد من مقاصد الشريعة، وملمح من ملامح الحوكمة الرشيدة. In: 6th International Conference on Islamic Jurisprudence (ICIJ 2017),
2016 تعاون الثقافات والأديان: رؤية إسلامية عالمية. In: The 1st International Conference on Islam and Contemporary Issues in the Islamic World: Challenges and Way Forward (ICIC 2016),
2015 The motives behind the deception and propaganda used by the elite & the political leaders: a Quranic - mass communication perspective. In: The 2nd International Conference on Qur’an and Sunnah (ICQS 2015),
2015 التضليل الإعلامي و النخب السياسية رؤية قرآنية إعلامية. In: Seminar Wahyu Asas Tamadun IV Peringkat Antarabangsa (SWAT 2015),
2013 The hypocrites' methods of propaganda: a Quranic perspective . In: 3rd International Seminar of Wahyu Asas Tamadun 2013 (SWAT2013): Quran: Melonjak Transformasi Ummah,
2013 السياسي والأديب: من يحتاج إلى من؟. In: International Language & Education Conference (ILEC 2013),
Book Section

2022 The application of Islamic Law in a Muslim Minority Community: an examination of Sri Lankan Muslim scholars’ opinions from the perspective of Maqāṣid al-Sharīʽah. In: Department of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh, IIUM, ISBN: , pp. 295-313
2021 Family financial management: organizing the financial aspects of the family-based on Maqasid al-Shariah. In: Contemporary Fiqh Research Unit (CFRU) & Islamic Book Ttust Kuala Lumpur, ISBN: 978-967-0526-83-6, pp. 183-202
2021 Family financial management: organizing the financial aspects of the family-based on Maqasid al-Shariah. In: Contemporary Fiqh Research Unit (CFRU) & Islamic Book Ttust Kuala Lumpur, ISBN: 978-967-0526-83-6, pp. 183-202
2019 العدالة بوصفها ملمحا من ملامح الحوكمة الرشيدة: رؤية إسلامية. In: Mashriq International Book, ISBN: 978-967-17067-8-7, pp. 209-235
2019 العدالة بوصفها ملمحا من ملامح الحوكمة الرشيدة: رؤية إسلامية. In: Mashriq International Book, ISBN: 978-967-17067-8-7, pp. 209-235
2017 Justice ('Adl) 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. 18-46
Monograph

2016 Mental health: a contrastive analysis between western and Islamic psychologies. In: Research Management Centre,
2015 The phenomenon of Islamic nasyid groups in Malaysia: establishment, impacts & challenges: Rabbani, Raihan and Hijjaz as a case study. In: s.n,