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Academic Qualifications
- PhD in Sharia And Law - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Sultan Abdul Halim Mua'dzam Shah
- Master in Sharia and Law - Masters Degree, Kolej Universiti Insaniah
- Bachelor Degree in Sharia and Law - Bachelor Degree, Al-Azhar University
- Diploma in Arabic Language - Diploma, University of Cairo
Hassan Suleiman (Dr.)
Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
ABDULHAMID ABUSULAYMAN KULLIYYAH OF ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES
abuxzubair@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Dr. Hassan Suleiman is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Fiqh and Uṣūl al-Fiqh, AbdulHamīd AbūSulaymān Faculty of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (AHAS KIRKHS), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Gombak campus. He memorized the Qur’an in his youth and pursued his undergraduate studies in Sharīʿah at Al-Azhar University, Cairo. He later earned his Master’s degree from Kolej Universiti Insaniah (KUIN) and completed his Ph.D. in Uṣūl al-Fiqh (Islamic Legal Theory) at Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah International Islamic University (UniSHAMS), Malaysia. Between 2013 and 2017, Dr. Hassan lectured in Arabic linguistics, Qur’anic sciences, and Qirāʾāt at Kolej Islam Darul Ulum (KIDU) in Kedah, before joining IIUM in September 2018. At IIUM, he teaches a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including:
At the postgraduate level, he offers and supervises courses such as:
He also supervises Master’s and Doctoral students in areas related to Islamic legal theory, jurisprudential methodology, and applied Sharīʿah research. Dr. Hassan’s scholarly interests focus on legal maxims, maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah, and the integration of Qur’anic and Sunnah-based reasoning in addressing contemporary social, legal, and economic issues. He publishes regularly in peer-reviewed journals dedicated to fiqh, uṣūl al-fiqh, and broader Islamic legal studies. He regards both research and teaching as acts of ʿibādah (worship) and amānah (trust), striving to guide his students in bridging classical Islamic legal sources with modern-day realities and challenges.
Uṣūl al-Fiqh: Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence
Fiqh al-Jināyāt: Juristic Study of Crimes and Punishment
Al-Fiqh al-Muqāran: Comparative Jurisprudence
Qadāyā Fiqhiyyah Muʿāṣirah: Contemporary Juristic Issues
Al-Qawāʿid al-Fiqhiyyah: Islamic Legal Maxims
Qawāʿid wa Furūq Fiqhiyyah: Legal Maxims and Juristic Variations
Mabāḥith al-Ḥukm: Issues on Islamic Rulings
Adillat al-Aḥkām: Evidences of Legal Rules
Al-Madkhal ilā al-Fiqh al-Islāmī: Introduction to Islamic Jurisprudence.
At the postgraduate level, he offers and supervises courses such as:
General Theories in Islamic Jurisprudence
Studies in Analogical Reasoning and Effective Causes (Dirāsāt fī al-Qiyās wa al-Taʿlīl)
He also supervises Master’s and Doctoral students in areas related to Islamic legal theory, jurisprudential methodology, and applied Sharīʿah research. Dr. Hassan’s scholarly interests focus on legal maxims, maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah, and the integration of Qur’anic and Sunnah-based reasoning in addressing contemporary social, legal, and economic issues. He publishes regularly in peer-reviewed journals dedicated to fiqh, uṣūl al-fiqh, and broader Islamic legal studies. He regards both research and teaching as acts of ʿibādah (worship) and amānah (trust), striving to guide his students in bridging classical Islamic legal sources with modern-day realities and challenges.
Area of Specialisation
- Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Syariah Law ~ Islamic Jurisprudence - Fiqh & Usul al-Fiqh
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Religious Studies ~ Quranic and Hadith Studies - Qiraat
Teaching Responsibilities
| ADILLAT AL-AHKAM (EVIDENCES OF LEGAL RULES) | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
| ADILLAT AL-AHKAM: EVIDENCES OF LEGAL RULES | 2023/2024 2022/2023 |
| AL-FIQH AL-MUQARAN (COMPARATIVE JURISPRUDENCE) | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
| AL-FIQH AL-MUQARAN: COMPARATIVE JURISPRUDENCE | 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
| AL-MADKHAL ILA AL-FIQH AL-ISLAMI (INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE) | 2024/2025 |
| AL-QAWA'ID AL-FIQIYYAH: ISLAMIC LEGAL MAXIMS | 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
| AL-TADRIB AL-'AMALI: PRACTICAL TRAINING | 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
| DIRASAT FI AL-QIYAS WA AL-TA'LIL | 2024/2025 |
| FINAL YEAR PROJECT I | 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 |
| FINAL YEAR PROJECT II | 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
| FIQH AL-JINAYAT: JURISTIC STUDY OF CRIMES & PUNISHMENT | 2018/2019 |
| GENERAL THEORIES IN ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE | 2024/2025 |
| INDUSTRIAL TRAINING | 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
| MABAHITH AL-HUKM (ISSUES ON ISLAMIC RULING) | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
| MABAHITH AL-HUKM: ISSUES ON ISLAMIC RULING | 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
| QADAYA FIQHIYYAH MU'ASIRAH: CONTEMPORARY JURISTIC ISSUES | 2019/2020 |
| QAWA'ID WA FURUQ FIQHIYYAH: LEGAL MAXIMS & JURISTIC VARIATIONS | 2018/2019 |
| RESEARCH PAPER I | 2023/2024 2020/2021 |
| RESEARCH PAPER II | 2022/2023 2020/2021 |
| STUDIES OF ANALOGICAL REASONING AND CAUSES | 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
| USUL AL-FIQH: PRINCIPLES OF ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE | 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
Supervision
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مسؤولية الخطأ في عقود المعاملات المالية المعاصرة: دراسة فقهية تطبيقية. Accountability For Mistake In Contemporary Financial Contracts: An Analytical Juristic Study.
Ph.D
Completed
2024
Co-supervisor
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تعليل الأحكام عند ابن تيمية وأثره في فقه الإمام أحمد في "شرح عمدة الفقه" أنموذجا
Justification of Rulings (Ta'līl al-Ahkām) According to Ibn Taymiyyah and Its Implications for Clarifying the Hanbali School of Thought: A Case Study of Sharh Umdat al-Fiqh. Justification Of Rulings (Ta'Līl Al-Ahkām) According To Ibn Taymiyyah And Its Implications For Clarifying The Hanbali School Of Thought: A Case Study Of Sharh Umdat Al-Fiqh.
Ph.D
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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زواج القاصرات بين القانون الكيني والمواثيق الدولية: دراسة فقهية تقويمية. (Underage Marriage Between Kenian Law And International Conventions: A Juristic Evaluative Study).
Ph.D
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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تعليل الأحكام عند ابن تيمية وأثره في فقه الإمام أحمد في "شرح عمدة الفقه" أنموذجا
Justification of Rulings (Ta'līl al-Ahkām) According to Ibn Taymiyyah and Its Implications for Clarifying the Hanbali School of Thought: A Case Study of Sharh Umdat al-Fiqh. Justification Of Rulings (Ta'Līl Al-Ahkām) According To Ibn Taymiyyah And Its Implications For Clarifying The Hanbali School Of Thought: A Case Study Of Sharh Umdat Al-Fiqh.
Ph.D
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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القواعد الأصولية المتعلقة بالأمثال في النصوص الشرعية وتطبيقاتها في استنباط الأحكام: دراسة تحليلية في قضايا المعاملات المالية المعاصرة
Principles of Jurisprudence Related to Proverbs (Al-Amthāl) in Sharia Texts and Their Applications in Deriving Rulings: An Analytical Study of Contemporary Financial Transactions
. Principles Of Jurisprudence Related To Proverbs (Al-Amthāl) In Sharia Texts And Their Applications In Deriving Rulings: An Analytical Study Of Contemporary Financial Transactions.
Ph.D
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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قياس الشبه في "تهذيب الفروق" للشيخ محمد علي المكي المالكي (1367ه) : دراسة تحليلية مقاصدية في تطبيقات مختارة
. The Maqasidic Analogical Reasoning From The Book Of "Tahdzib Al-Furuq" By Sheikh Muhammad Ali Al-Makki Al-Maliki (1367h) : Analytical Study In Selected Applications .
Master
Completed
2024
Main Supervisor
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ثار تصرف المريض النفسيّ في قانون الأحوال
الشخصية بولاية ترنجانو ماليزيا: دراسة تحليلية تطبيقية
. Effects Of The Behavior Of The Psychiatric Patient In The Family Law In Terengganu Malaysia: An Applied Analytical Study(Malaysia) .
Master
Completed
2023
Main Supervisor
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الفتاوى الإلكترونيّة، شروطها وضوابطها: دراسة تطبيقيّة لموقعي "إسلام ويب" و"إسلام سؤال وجواب". The Conditions And Parameters Of Electronic Fatwas: An Applied Study Of "Islam Web" And "Islam Question And Answer".
Master
Completed
2023
Main Supervisor
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فقه التعايش بين المسلمين وغيرهم عند حمكا من خلال كتاب "تفسير الأزهر": دراسة تحليلية. Fiqh Of Coexistence Between Muslim And Non-Muslim According To Hamka In His Book "Tafsir Al-Azhar": An Analytical Study.
Master
Completed
2022
Main Supervisor
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تطعيم الأطفال في ضوء مقاصد الشريعة: إندونيسيا أنموذجًا
. Vaccination Treatment In Light Of Maqasid Shari'Ah: Indonesia As An Example.
Master
Completed
2021
Main Supervisor
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منهج الشيخ عبد الله بن زيد آل محمود في رعاية المصالح في الفتوى: دراسة تحليلية تقويمية. Shaikh Abd Allah Ibn Zaid `Al Mahmud` Method In Observing Maslahah For Fatwa: An Analytical Study.
Master
Completed
2021
Main Supervisor
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طبيق نظام الحسبة في هيئة الشريعة الإسلامية في ولاية باوتشي بنيجيريا: دراسة تحليلية. The Application Of The Hisbah System In The Islamic Shariah In Bauchi State Of Nigeria.
Master
Completed
2020
Main Supervisor
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زواج القاصرات في عُرف ولاية كانو بنيجيريا: دراسة فقهية تقويمية. Marriage Of Minors In The State Of Kano In Nigeria: Study Of Jurisprudence .
Master
Completed
2020
Co-supervisor
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القواعد الأصولية وتطبيقاتها عند ابن الملقن في البيوع من خلال كتابه "الإعلام بفوائد عمدة الأحكام":دراسة تحليلية
. Principles Of Islamic Legal Theory And Their Applications According To Ibn Al-Mulaqqin In Transactions (Buyū) In His Book “IʿLām Bi-FawāʾId ʿUmdat Al-Ahkām”; Analytical Study.
Master
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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قاعدة اقتضاء النهي الفساد وتطبيقاتها في أبواب العبادات من "إعانة الطالبين" للبكري الدمياطي: دراسة تحليلية لطبيقات مختارة
The Rule of Prohibition Implies Invalidation and Its Application in the Field of Worship from the book ‘I'anah al-Talibin’ by al-Bakri al-Dimyati: An Analytical Study of Selected Applications
. The Rule Of Prohibition Implies Invalidation And Its Application In The Field Of Worship From The Book ‘I'Anah Al-Talibin’ By Al-Bakri Al-Dimyati: An Analytical Study Of Selected Applications .
Master
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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الكفاءة الزوجية وأثرها في الاستقرار الأسري بولاية كانو نيجيريا: دراسة فقهية مقاصدية
Compatibility (al-Kafā’ah) in Marriage and its Impact on Family Stability in Kano State, Nigeria: A Jurisprudential and Maqasid-Based Study
. Compatibility (Al-Kafā’Ah) In Marriage And Its Impact On Family Stability In Kano State, Nigeria: A Jurisprudential And Maqasid-Based Study .
Master
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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Research Projects
Completed
| 2023 - 2024 | Propagating Beneficial Worldly Knowledge: An Islamic Perspective (Pembelajaran Ilmu Duniawi yang Bermanfaat: Perspektif Islam) |
| 2023 - 2024 | Ibn 'Ashur and Islamic Reformism |
On-Going
| 2025 - Present | Jamiat Kheir, Hadrami Community, and Islamic Revivalism in Early 20th Century Dutch East Indies |
| 2025 - Present | Aligning Sustainable Development Goals with Maqasid al-Shariah Principles to Address Poverty Alleviation Challenges in Malaysia |
| 2025 - Present | Jamiat Kheir, Hadrami Community, and Islamic Revivalism in Early 20th Century Dutch East Indies |
| 2024 - Present | Addressing The Climate Change Crisis: An Islamic Perspective |
| 2024 - Present | Maqasid Shariah-Based Measuring Instruments in the Halal Economy: A Systematic Review and Prospective Research Directions |
Awards & Recognition
| 21 Nov, 2023 | Certificate of Achievement - The 4th International Seminar On Dakwah 2023 (ISOD IV) | International |
| 25 Jul, 2023 | Certificate of Recognition - INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION ON ISLAMIC STUDIES AND HUMAN SCIENCES (ICONISHS 2023) | International |
| 28 Dec, 2022 | Best Presenter Award (Silver Award) - 2nd International Conference on Islamic Contemporary and Management Muamalat and Financial Wellbeing | International |
| 10 Jun, 2022 | Certificate of Attandance , WRITING AN E-BOOK - Others | University |
| 07 Feb, 2022 | Basic Teaching Methodology Course No. 3/2022(BTMC) - Others | University |
| 07 Dec, 2021 | Best Paper Award - International Conference on Islamic Contemporary & Management 2021 | International |
| 09 Nov, 2021 | No.8 Highest Number of Join Publications from 2019-2021 (RMC, IIUM) - International Islamic University Malaysia | University |
| 10 Sep, 2021 | Certificate of Ta'aruf & Intellectual Discourse (TIDE) No. 51, For IIUM Academic Staff - Center for professional development | University |
| 30 Jul, 2021 | KULLIYYAH REPRESENTATIVE THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ISLAMIC STUDIES IN THE DIGITAL ERA (ICISDE) ORGANIZED BY THE FACULTY OF ISLAMIC STUDIES, UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYYAH YOGYAKARATA 25TH-26TH AUGUST 2020 - Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences | International |
| 19 Nov, 2020 | Certificate of Presentation - The Inaugural Jamalullail Chair For Prophetic Sunnah International Conference (JCIC1) - Office of Jamalullail Chair for Prophetic Sunnah | International |
| 01 Feb, 2020 | E- Certificate Bahasa Melayu Placement Test - Others | National |
| 29 Oct, 2019 | Certificate of Appreciation for Participating - 2nd International Conference on The Philosophy of Interpretation & Arabic Linguistic - Faculty of Art, Menoufia University Egypt | International |
Publications
Articles
Conference or Workshop Items
| 2023 | Surah Yūsuf dari lensa dakwah dan pendidikan: kajian analitikal. In: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION ON ISLAMIC STUDIES AND HUMAN SCIENCES (ICONISHS 2023), |
| 2023 | Sustainability and operational challenges of Islamic microfinance in Nigeria: the case of Al-Hayat Microfinance Bank. In: International Conference on Business and Technology, ICBT 2022, |
| 2023 | المقاصد الدعوية للمؤلفة قلوبهم في ماليزيا. In: International Seminar on Da’wah IV (ISOD IV) 2023, |
| 2021 | املآالت وقواعدها األصولية: دراسة تطبيقية. In: International Conference on Islamic Contemporary and Management 2021 (ICICM 2021), |
| 2021 | دور الزكاة في التمويل الاجتماعي في ظل أزمة كورونا .. ماليزيا نموذجا Role of zakat in social finance in light of Covid-19 Pandemic: a Malaysia study. In: 2nd Kedah International Zakat Conference 2021 (i-KEIZAC 2021), |
| 2020 | شر كة العنان بين مقاصد األموال وإدارة األعمال Company unleashes the purposes of money and business management. In: 3rd UUM International Islamic Business Management Conference (IBMC 2020), |
| 2020 | ظاهرة الطلاق المبكر في ماليزيا: دراسة فقهية = Early divorce issue in Malaysia: a juristic study. In: The 2nd National Seminar in Contemporary Fiqh (NSCF2020) on Family Fiqh In Malaysia, |
| 2020 | منهجية التعامل مع مشكل الحديث دراسة تأصيلية تطبيقية. In: The Inaugural Jamalullail Chair for Prophetic Sunnah International Conference (JCIC1), |
| 2019 | التأويل عند الإمام الغزالى(ت505ه) مفهومه وضوابطه The concept of interpretation and its control according to al-Imam al-Ghazali. In: المؤتمر العلمي الدولى الثاني مسارات التأويل وعلوم اللغة العربية, |
| 2018 | A transmutation with added substances and its contemporary applications. In: 1st International Conference Contemporary Issues and Maqasid Al-Shariah (ICCIMS) Proceedings, |
Book Sections
| 2025 | معالجة ارتفاع معدلات الطلاق في ماليزيا في ضوء الشريعة الإسلامية = Addressing the rising divorce rates in Malaysia in the light of Islamic law. In: Contemporary Fiqh Research Unit (CFRU), IIUM and Islamic Book Trust, ISBN: , pp. 28-48 |
| 2025 | مقاصد القوامة في الشريعة الإسلامية بين الحقوق والواجبات = The objectives of qiwamah in Islamic law: between rights and responsibilities. In: Contemporary Fiqh Research Unit (CFRU), IIUM and Islamic Book Trust, ISBN: , pp. 171-192 |
Monograph
| 2019 | مقاصد الشريعة في الوصيّة : دراسة تحليلية. In: , |