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Osman Bin Bakar

Academic Qualification

  • Philosophy in Sciences - Doctor of Philosophy, Temple University, Philadelphia
  • Mathematics (Algebra) - Masters Degree, Univesity of London
  • Mathematic - Bachelor Degree, University of London

Osman Bin Bakar (Prof. Datuk Dr.)

Professor
IIUM KL Campus

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ISLAMIC THOUGHT AND CIVILISATION

osmanbakar@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation


  • Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Philosophy ~ Epistemology - Epistemology and Spirituality
  • Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Religious Studies ~ Religion and Civilisation - Islamic Thought and Civilisation
  • Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Philosophy ~ History and Philosophy of Ideas - Islamic and Modern Science


Teaching Responsibilities


RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND THESIS WRITING 2022/2023 2021/2022


Research Projects


Completed
No data
On-Going
2020 - Present Traditional Soul Biology and Modern Evolutionary Biology
2020 - Present A Preliminary Study of the Content of a 13th Century Manuscript Titled Nafa'is al-Funun fi 'Ara'is Al'Uyun (Treasures of Sciences in the Lovely Realm of Sights) (Persian Manuscript)


Publications


Article

2022 Book Review: Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics, Vol 2: The Mind. Al-Shajarah: Journal of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC), 27 (1) pp. 200-204
2022 Religious authority, Iftā’ culture, and Sectarianism in modern Pakistan: the impact of its intra-Islamic pluralism. Al-Shajarah: Journal of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC), 27 (1) pp. 53-75
2021 Book Review: Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics, Vol. 1: The Physical World. Al-Shajarah: Journal of ISTAC, 26 (1) pp. 136-140
2021 Syed Ahmad Khan’s twin objectives of educational reforms in British India: muslim advancement and Hindu-Muslim unity. Al-Shajarah: Journal of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC), 26 (1) pp. 49-70
2020 Covid-19 and Darwin: a response to Pervez Hoodbhoy. Emotional and Psychological Support, () pp.
2020 Interreligious dialogues in Malaysia. Oxford Islamic Studies Online, () pp.
2020 Issues of Hindu-Muslim relations in the works of Syed Ahmad Khan. Al-Shajarah, 25 (2) pp. 315-334
2020 The link between coronavirus and Darwin according to Pervez Hoodbhoy: a critical response. Intellectual Discourse, 28 (2) pp. 365-386
Book

2019 Al-Ghazali Chair of Islamic Thought Inaugural Lecture: advancing comparative epistemology and civilisational and futures studies. ISTAC-IIUM Publications, ISBN: 978-983-9379-64-8
2019 Classifications of knowledge in Islam: a study in Islamic schools of epistemology (reprint with new preface). Islamic Book Trust, ISBN: 9789670526645
Book Section

2021 Coronavirus in the light of traditional integral ecology. In: The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, ISBN: 978-9957-635-61-9, pp. 209-213
2021 Kata Pengantar. In: The Biblio Press Enterprise, ISBN: 978-967-18976-6-9, pp. iii-x
2021 The concept of human microcosm: exploring possibilities of a synthesis of traditional and modern biomedicine. In: Springer International Publishing, ISBN: 978-3-030-53800-2, pp.
2021 The concept of human microcosm: exploring possibilities of a synthesis of traditional and modern biomedicine. In: Springer International Publishing, ISBN: 978-3-030-53800-2, pp.
2020 Enhancing dialogue between religious traditions: an Islamic perspective. In: Amsterdam University Press, ISBN: 978-94-6298-759-3, pp. 215-234
2020 Islam in China and the challenge of sinicization of religion—past and present. In: The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, ISBN: 978-9957-635-44-2, pp. 233-237
2020 Portugal’s conquest of Malacca and spice monopoly: Manueline imperial policy as the motivating factor. In: ISTAC-IIUM Publications, ISBN: 978-983-9379-70-9, pp. 1-32
2020 Prakata. In: ISTAC-IIUM Publications, ISBN: , pp. iii-v
2020 The civilisational history of the Malay archipelago: arguing for a new narrative. In: ISTAC-IIUM Publications, ISBN: 978-983-9379-70-9, pp. ix-xx
2019 Aspek kesejagatan dan peradaban Falsafah Pendidikan Kebangsaan. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-491-028-0, pp. 34-51
2019 Introduction to New 2019 Edition. In: ISTAC-IIUM Publications, ISBN: 978-983-9379-65-5, pp. 1-12
2019 Kata Pengantar. In: Maqasid Institute Malaysia, ISBN: 9789671558935, pp. vii-xiv
2019 Towards a postmodern synthesis of Islamic science and modern science: The epistemological groundwork. In: The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, ISBN: 978-9957-635-44-2, pp. 197-201
2018 Multiculturalism: a Malaysian perspective. In: College of Religious Studies, Mahidol University & Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, ISBN: 978-616-443-241-3, pp. 88-108