Staff Directory


Mohamed Shafeen Mohamed Ashath

Academic Qualifications

  • PhD in Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion - Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia
  • Master of Arts in Religion and Philosophy - Masters Degree, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India
  • Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies - Masters Degree, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka
  • Bachelor of Arts in Islamic Studies - Bachelor Degree, University of Peradeniya

Mohamed Shafeen Mohamed Ashath (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

ABDULHAMID ABUSULAYMAN KULLIYYAH OF ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES

drashathsiraas@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation


  • Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Religious Studies ~ Buddhist Studies - Buddhist Teachings & Ethics
  • Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Religious Studies ~ Philosophy of Religion - Philosophy, Modern Ideologies
  • Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Religious Studies ~ Islamic Studies - Religious Philosophy, Theology, Comparative Religion, Buddhist-Muslim Understanding, Peace and Conflict Resolution, Interfaith Dialouge, Buddhist Studies


Teaching Responsibilities


BASIC PHILOSOPHY AND ISLAMIC WORLDVIEW 2025/2026
KNOWLEDGE & CIVILIZATION IN ISLAM 2025/2026


Research Projects


Completed
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On-Going
2026 - Present Buddhist?Muslim Relations in a Civilizational Dialogue Perspective: A Study of History, Intellectual Exchange, and Cultural Interaction
2026 - Present Buddhist?Muslim Relations in a Civilizational Dialogue Perspective: A Study of History, Intellectual Exchange, and Cultural Interaction


Publications


Articles

2026 Ethical leadership for Muslim-Buddhist engagement: prophetic compassion as a universal framework. IIIT Students' Magazine, 3 (2) pp. 1-43
2026 From monasteries to hospitals: Buddhist and Islamic medical traditions. Study Buddhism, NA (NA) pp. NA-NA
2026 From violence to transformation in Buddhism and Islam: lessons from the stories of angulimāla of Buddhism and repetent killer in Islam.. Study Buddhism, N/A (N/A) pp. 1-7
2026 Maqasid al-Aqeedah as a frame work for comparative religious studies and interfaith dialogue. Islam on Web, N/A (N/A) pp. 1-4
2026 Mission-oriented life and the illusion of worldly pursuits: an analysis on Surah Al-Fath (48:29) and Surah Al-Hadid (57:20). Maklumat: Journal of Da'wah and Islamic Studies, 4 (1) pp. 1-14
2026 The Maqasid al-aqidah in the thought of Imam al-Ghazali. IslamCity, NA (NA) pp. 1-13
2025 A study on inter-religious interactions: an analysis of buddha’s and prophet Muhammad’s experiences with the other faiths of their eras. Studies in Interreligious Dialogue, 35 (1) pp. 1-29
2025 A theological comparative exploration of tolerance in Islam and Buddhism. AFKAR: Jurnal Akidah & Pemikiran Islam, 27 (2) pp. 39-68
2025 Islam, Buddhism and the 2025 Asian floods: religious reflections in a time of climate catastrophe. Islam on Web, 0 (0) pp. 0-0
2025 Natural disasters in Islam: between divine punishment and a test, how science and religion differ. Islamicity, NA (NA) pp. 1-2
Books

2025 Buddhist–Muslim dialogue: a manual for Buddhist–Muslim understanding. Tanweer Institute, ISBN: 978-624648004-2