Nur Suriya binti Mohd Nor is an Assistant Professor and the former Head of Department of Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion (January 2019-July 2021), AbdulHamid A. AbuSulayman Kulliyyah Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (AHAS, KIRKHS), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). She is currently the Deputy Dean of Academic Affairs and Student Management at IIUM Academy of Graduate and Professional Studies (IIUM Academy). She is also the Academic Quality Assurance Liaison (AQAL) for IIUM Academy. She was the Deputy Director for Centre for Islamisation (CENTRIS), IIUM (January-December 2018) and the Academic Advisor for Department of Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion (January-December 2017). She obtained her Bachelor (2006) and Master's (2008) degrees as well as Doctor of Philosophy (2015) in Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Heritage (Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion) from IIUM. She specializes in the study of religions with special focus on Buddhism and has contributed greatly in the field of numerous publications on diverse areas, including Islam and other religions, Mahayana Buddhism, Muslim scholars of Nusantara, Islamic Da’wah, and Bediuzzaman Said Nursi.

• Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Religious Studies ~ Comparative Religion - Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism, and Studies of Religions
• Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Religious Studies ~ Islamic Studies - Da'wah

FINAL YEAR PROJECT I	2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II	2021/2022 2020/2021
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING	2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
ISLAMIC AQIDAH	2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015
ISLAMIC DA'WAH	2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
ISLAMIC WORLDVIEW	2017/2018 2016/2017
METHODS OF DA'WAH	2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015
METHODS OF DAKWAH	2016/2017
MORAL CODES IN WORLD RELIGIONS	2022/2023
PRACTICUM	2018/2019 2017/2018
RESEARCH PAPER I	2016/2017
STUDIES OF RELIGION	2017/2018 2015/2016
STUDY OF RELIGIONS	2017/2018
STUDY OF RELIGIONS II	2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015
WORLD RELIGIONS I	2022/2023
WORLD RELIGIONS II	2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018

Completed

2022 - 2022	Kehidupan Rohani: Inspirasi Said Nursi ( Kerohanian Jiwa)
2016 - 2019	Bediuzzaman Said Nursi and "Medresetuz-zehra": A Comparison with International Islamic University Malaysia

On-Going

2017 - Present	Said Nursi's iman-Oriented Understanding of Serving Islam The place of Risale-I Nur the Mainstream Islamic Movements and Its Methodology (Hayrat Foundation, Turkey)
2017 - Present	The Encyclopedia of Muslim Scholars of Nusantara Project (Part 2: 19th - 20th Century)

21 Jun, 2021

Most Promising Academic Award (Silver) - AHAS Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences

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Article

2022	New Atheism and the ethics of new millennium. Al-Itqān Journal of Islamic Sciences and Comparative Studies, 6 (1) pp. 111-129
2021	Islamic and Western Higher Education Systems: A Comparative Analysis. Al-Itqan: Journal of Islamic Sciences and Comparative Studies, 5 (2) pp. 71-97
2021	Meat-Eating vs. Vegetarianism: the Practice of Karuna in Theravada Buddhism and Chinese Mahayana Buddhism. AL-ITQĀN: JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC SCIENCES AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES, Vol. No. 5 (Issue No. 1) pp. 51-63
2021	Social cohesion in the views of Islam and Buddhism: a textual analysis. Al-Itqān Journal of Islamic Sciences and Comparative Studies, 5 (2) pp. 137-158
2021	The Uniqueness of Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion Programme at IIUM. IIUM TODAY, 22 January 2021 () pp.
2021	Veganism sentiments and preferences among Muslims. Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 29 (2) pp. 1431-1447
2020	Promoting inter-religious harmony through university community engagement project: a case study of the educational visit to places of worship (Edvist). Al-Itqan: Journal Of Islamic Sciences And Comparative Studies, 4 (2) pp. 19-31
2020	The genesis of the phenomenon of Korean wave (hallyu) and its influence on youths in Malaysia: an Islamic perspective. Al-Itqan: Journal of Islamic Sciences and Comparative Studies, Special Issue (2) pp. 109-122
2020	Upholding Islamic ethics on social media during COVID 19 pandemic: a reflection from Verses 6 and 12 of Surah al-Ḥujurāt. IIUM Emotional and Psychological Support Site, June 2020 () pp.
2020	Upholding Islamic ethics on social media during COVID-19 pandemic. The Companion, 11th May 2020 () pp.
2019	Islam and Buddhism: similarities of moral practices. AL-ITQĀN : Journal Of Islamic Sciences and Comparative Studies, Special Issue (2) pp. 23-40
2018	Fiṭrah in Islam and Ren Xing in confucianism: its relation to Islamic and confucian ethics. AL-Itqan (Special Issue 1), 1 (1) pp. 17-27
2018	Fiṭrah in Islam and Ren Xing in Confucianism: their relation to Islamic and Confucian ethics. AL-ITQĀN JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC SCIENCES AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES, Special Issue (1) (1) pp. 17-27
2018	The Chinese Mahayana Buddhist community in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Al-Itqan, 2 (2) pp. 57-82
2018	The Chinese Mahayana Buddhist Community in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Al-Itqan: Journal of Islamic Sciences and Comparative Studies, 2 (2) pp. 57-80

Conference or Workshop Item

2021	Integrating "Learning to Live Together" in the university curriculum as a platform to promote Inter-Religious harmony: a case study of RKUD 2250. In: Scholarship Advancement Project 2021,
2020	Approaches in dealing with the impact of COVID 19 pandemic: Islamic and Buddhist perspectives. In: The International Seminar (Webinar) on the Roles of the Universities in Responding to Psychosocial Issues in the Community 2020 (ISRUPIC 2020),
2020	The use of creative methods in disseminating da'wah : a case study of selected da'wah projects of the IIUM students. In: Scholarship Advancement Project of Department of Usul al-Din & Comparative Religion (SAP 2020),
2019	Islam and Buddhism: similarities of moral practices. In: International Conference on Religious Issues in Indonesia and Malaysia (ICRIIM) 2019,
2019	Promoting inter-religious harmony through university-community engagement project: a case study of the educational visit to places of worship (EDVIST). In: International Seminar on the Roles of University in Responding to Psychosocial Issues in the Community (ISRUPIC),
2017	Fitrah in Islam and Ren Xing in Confucianism: its relation to Islamic and Confucian ethics. In: International Seminar on Islam, Confucianism and the Moderate Path of Civilization,
2017	Madrasatuzzahra: Nursi’s model of the integration of knowledge. In: International Conference On Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Thought On Wasatiyyah And An Exemplary Society,
2016	Karuna (compassion): The practice and its impacts on Chinese Mahayana Buddhists in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. In: Seminar Antarabangsa Agama & Pembangunan ke-IX:Agama dan Perdamaian,

Book Section

2023	Peranan dan manfaat ibadah dalam kehidupan manusia menurut Badiuzzaman Said Nursi. In: AHAS KIRKHS & Penerbitan Hayrat, ISBN: 9786299829218, pp. 125-156
2021	Upholding Islamic ethics on social media during COVID 19 pandemic: a reflection from Verses 6 and 12 of Surah al-Ḥujurāt. In: IMPACT, Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, ISBN: 9789671981207, pp. 256-262
2021	Upholding Islamic ethics on social media during COVID 19 pandemic: a reflection from Verses 6 and 12 of Surah al-Ḥujurāt. In: IMPACT, Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, ISBN: 9789671981207, pp. 256-262