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Mohamad Firdaus Bin Mansor Majdin

Academic Qualification

  • Ph.D in History and Civilization - Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia

Mohamad Firdaus Bin Mansor Majdin (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

ABDULHAMID ABUSULAYMAN KULLIYYAH OF ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES

firdausmansor@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


I joined the Department of History and Civilization at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) on 1 September 2019. The courses i have taught at IIUM include History of Malaysia, 1400-1957, Islam in the Malay World, Islam in Modern Southeast Asia, and Introduction to History and Civilization. I'm also currently supervising Final Year Project I & II which meant for History-majoring students. I'm very much interested in the history of Muslims in the Malay World as well as Japanese History during Meiji Era.


Area of Specialisation


  • Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Historical and Civilisation Studies ~ Cultural History - humanities


Teaching Responsibilities


FINAL YEAR PROJECT I 2020/2021 2019/2020
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II 2020/2021 2019/2020
HISTORY OF MALAYSIA, 1400-1957 2020/2021 2019/2020
INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION 2019/2020
ISLAM IN MODERN SOUTHEAST ASIA 2020/2021 2019/2020
ISLAM IN THE MALAY WORLD 2020/2021 2019/2020
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 2020/2021
SOUTHEAST ASIA SINCE THE SECOND WORLD WAR 2020/2021 2019/2020


Research Projects


Completed
2018 - 2022 Analysis Of Ancient Malay-Omani Trans-Indianica Maritime Networks To Improve The Preservation Of National Heritage In Malaysia
On-Going


Publications


Article

2022 Historical references on the presence Of Omani travellers In Malaysia. Specialusis Ugdymas, 1 (43) pp. 207-219
2022 Meiji Japan and the imperial rule: a symbiotic encounter. Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences, 4 (1) pp. 306-316
2022 Meiji Japan’s path towards modernisation in the nineteenth century: a reinterpretation of Japanese policy of hiring foreign workers in the country. International Journal of Business and Technology Management, 4 (1) pp. 101-111
2022 Meiji Japan’s pursuit of a modern nation-state: an interpretation. Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences, 4 (1) pp. 186-195
2022 Meiji modernizers and Turkish reformers’ quest of modernism: a comparative analysis. Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences, 4 (2) pp. 175-187
2022 Meiji prominent leaders and their perceptions of western science and technology: a brief analysis. Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences, 4 (1) pp. 196-209
2022 Muslim disunity and lost in the first crusade. UMRAN International Journal of Islamic and Civilizational Studies, 9 (2) pp. 19-28
2022 Revisiting Omani legacy in Malaya through the Royal Kedah dress: reassessment. Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization, 12 (1) pp.
2022 Sheikh Abdullah al-Qumairi Al-Yamani’s role in the Islamization of Kedah and his connection to the Transindianica Maritime Network Tradition. Journal of Northeastern University, 25 (04) pp. 4125-4135
2022 The Trans-Indianica maritime networks and its impacts on Malay civilivation: revisiting the history of Kedah kingdom. International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education, 14 (03) pp. 2336-2343
2022 The trans-indianica maritime networks and its impacts on Malay civilization: revisiting the history of Kedah Kingdom. International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education, 14 (3) pp. 2336-2343
2021 Malaysian-Omani historical and cultural relationship: in context of halwa maskat and baju maskat. International Journal Of Heritage, Art And Multimedia (IJHAM), 4 (12) pp. 17-27
2020 A brief survey of Meiji Slogan (Fukoku Kyohei) and its influence on the modernization of Japan in the 19th century. Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences, 2 (3) pp. 1-12
2020 Turkey and Japan: the quest of modernism in the 19th century. International Journal Of Modern Trends In Social Sciences (IJMTSS), 3 (13) pp. 9-23
2019 A brief survey of the Anjuman-i Islam in Colonial Malaya. Journal of Islam in Asia, Dec. () pp. 1-19
2019 The Anjuman-i-Islam: brief profiles of its prominent members. Journal of Humanities, Language, Culture and Business (HLCB), 3 (13) pp. 77-86
2018 A survey on Japanese policy on Islam and Muslim community in Malaysia. Journal of Islamic, Social, Economics and Development, 3 (8) pp. 27-40
2018 The administration of Muslim affairs in the Straits Settlements during the 19th century. IIUM Journal of Religion and Civilisational Studies (IJECS), 1 (1) pp. 101-109
2017 Revisiting relations between the British and the Malay establishments in Malaya. Journal of Humanities, Language, Culture & Business, 1 (4) pp. 61-68
Conference or Workshop Item

2022 Meiji Japan and the imperial rule: a symbiotic encounter. In: 4 th Kuala Lumpur International Conference on Education, Economics and Technology (KLICEET2022),
2022 Meiji Japan’s path towards modernization in the nineteenth century: a reinterpretation of Japanese policy of hiring foreign workers in the country. In: International Conference on Economics, Social Sciences, Education and Technology 2022 (ICESET2022),
2022 Meiji Japan’s pursuit of a modern nation-state: an reinterpretation. In: 3 rd International Conference on Education, Social Sciences and Engineering (ICESE2022),
2022 Meiji modernizers and Turkish reformers’ quest of modernism: a comparative analysis. In: 3 rd International Conference on Management, Education, Social Sciences and Innovation 2022 (ICMESSI2022),
2022 Meiji prominent leaders and their perceptions of Western science and technology: a brief analysis. In: International Conference on Social Sciences, Business, Education and Engineering 2022 (ICSBEE2022),
2021 Historiographical study of literature on Oman-Malay world relations: a brief analysis. In: The 1st International Webinar on Ancient Malayomani Trans-Indianica Maritime Networks,
2020 Brief survey of meiji slogan (fukoku kyohei) and its influence on the modernization of Japan in the 19th century. In: Intenational Conference on Management, education,, Social Science and innovation (ICMESSI 2020),
2020 Malaysian-Omani historical and cultural relationship. In: International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches in Social Sciences, Islamic & Technology 2020 (ICMASIT 2020),
2020 The quest of modernism in the 19th century Japan: an assessment. In: Seminar on Colonialism and Modernity,
2020 Turkey and Japan: The Quest of Modernism in the 19th Century. In: 4th International Conference on Social Sciences, Humanities and Technology (4th ICSHT 2020),
2017 Unity and wasatiyyah as prerequisites in creating an exemplary society: a Rısalah An-Nur approach. In: The International Conference on Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Thought on Wasatiyyah and Exemplary Society,
Book

2017 Japanese policy on islam and malay-muslim community during its occupation of Malaya, 1941-1945. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-418-580-0
Book Section

2022 The Malay world relations with The Ottoman Caliphate with special reference to Pan-Islamism in Malaya. In: UMT Press, ISBN: 978-967-279-3328, pp. 133-162
2021 Prophetic seerah: an analysis of Prophet Muhammad S.A.W. leadership qualities in selected events. In: CENTRIS IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-25504-1-9, pp. 274-308