Terima Kasih & Penghargaan...

Alhamdulillah..Majlis tahlil 3 malam berturut-turut telah selamat diadakan di Kg Manggis Dua, Bandar Seri Begawan dan juga di Sg Haji Dorani, Sg Besar di mana malam ini adalah malam yg terakhir...

Diri ini cuba menyesuaikan keadaan tanpa abah di sisi..sesekali seperti nampak kelibat arwah di setiap pelosok rumah terutama di bilik dan kerusi kegemaran arwah...Naik kereta pun seperti arwah masih lagi di sisi..Tapi aku cepat-cepat menyedarkan diri bahawa semua ini bukan mimpi tapi realiti yang harus aku lalui dan tempuhi...Semoga Allah mengurniakan aku dgn kekuatan berterusan utk bersama-sama meneruskan kehidupan dgn ummi dan adik-adik..Sesekali air mata ummi mengalir tetapi aku memahami perasaannya..Muna pula hanya bersikap cool dan professional..Tiada soalan di mana abah berada tetapi jika kemahuannya tidak dituruti..pasti meragam..jadi tadi aku byk melayannya...nak pergi kedai...bawa pergi kedai..walaupun sebenarnya Muna paling takut dgn aku... tetapi sejak tiga hari yang lalu kemana-mana kakak dia pergi..dia nak ikut..

Di sini...saya (formal sikit) ingin merakamkan sekalung penhargaan dan ucapan terima kasih tidak terhingga kepada setiap insan mulia yang berada bersama kami sekeluarga melalui satu detik yang paling sukar dalam hidup kami..Terutamanya kepada ibu sedara dan ayah sedara kami di Brunei Darussalam dan seluruh kenalan rapat arwah abah dan arwah atuk yang sudah dianggap sebagai keluarga sendiri(Pehin Aziz,Keluarga Pehin Jamil,Keluarga di Mabohai),Pak Cik Saifullah & Mak Cik Alina yang sentiasa bersama dgn kami sejak abah koma dua bulan yang lalu, Pak Long dan Mak Long jiran sebelah kami yang sentiasa menghulurkan bantuan (tidak lupa kepada Pehin Yahya & isteri), Duta Malaysia ke Malaysia & isteri, kenalan arwah abah di UBD terutamanya di FEBPS (Dr Nabil,Dr Rozhan,Dr Ali, Dr Patrick) dan juga staff yang lain(Dr Mohaimin & Mdm Zahrina), jiran kami juga Dr Shamsul & Mak Cik Suhan dan juga Mak Cik Nora, kenalan warga Malaysia, Pihak SICU RIPAS,Jabatan Pendaftaran & Kematian Kerjaan Brunei Darussalam dan juga kepada setiap pihak di Bumi Brunei ini yang telah membantu dalam memudahkan urusan pengkebumian arwah abah dan juga tahlil di rumah kami..

Buat warga Malaysia, terutamanya Pak Cik Megat (wakil alkis) dan juga salah satu rakan rapat arwah abah dan juga wakil KUIS Ustaz Farid Ravi, Ustaz Radhi dan dua lagi staff perempuan yang sanggup terbang ke Brunei pada hari pengkebumian arwah abah..keluarga di Malaysia Pak Lang, Mak Uda, Pak Andak(menemankan aku pulang), Mak Anjang,Pak Uteh dan Ucu,kepada semua kenalan kami, arwah abah dan ummi di Malaysia dan seluruh dunia yang mengirimkan ucapan takziah dan juga panggilan telefon dan kiriman doa yang berterusan..Kakak TESL sekalian,terima kasih atas kiriman doa dari kejauhan...Walaupun anda mungkin tidak dapat bersama kami tetapi kiriman sms dan panggilan telefon sgt memberi erti yang mendalam dgn sokongan yang tidak pernah henti..Juga ahli keluarga besar Fadhlullah Suhaimi di Malaysia, Singapore dan Indonesia, terima kasih atas doa dan juga lawatan semasa arwah abah sakit dua bulan yang lalu..

Dari sy sendiri Ulfah Mansurah, terima kasih kpd kawan2 UIA, KISAS, Maahad Hamidiah Kajang dan SKDU dan kenalan maya...yang memberikan segala sokongan dan kiriman doa..Tidak dapat utk diluahkan perasaan terharu atas keperihatinan anda semua dan juga terutamanya bantuan pada malam 25 October yang lalu..kawan2 sekuliah, my best fren khairun serta sahabat afiqah nur,naemah,hawa,kak has, achik,achoq,yah,nawwar alia,wan,nisya yang naik ke level 4 blok E memudahkan urusan kepulangan saya..izyan yang jumpa before naik kereta..dan has yang call malam itu juga..kepada driver dan kamu..thank u so very much...Dan panggilan telefon yang diterima tak henti-hentui..terima kasih banyak..seingat yang call malam itu ialah Mak Mi, Kaw irwani (wife dr asyraf wajdi), intan, ieda, atie,mak cik lily,angah dan juga dr haniff( my very concern deputy dean student affairs, AIKOL) dan sesiapa yang mmg tak ingat..dan juga kirman sms yang tidak berhenti-henti..

Tidak boleh sy nk ucapkan nama satu persatu insan mulia yang sentiasa mendoakan dan memberikan sokongan dan memberikan bantuan kepada kami sekeluarga tetapi anda tahu siapa anda dan yang lebih penting..Allah yang lebih tahu..

Semoga Allah memudahkan urusan insan-insan mulia ini dalam urusan-urusan seharian mereka sepertimana mereka memudahkan urusan kami sekeluarga..Hanya Allah sahaja yang dapat membalas segala kebaikan kalian...

Kesimpulannya...Sentiasalah berbuat baik dengan orang..tiada ruginya kita tetapi akan sangatlah untung kita kerana lumrah manusia yang akan sentiasa ingat pada kebaikan..Hidup ini hanya sementara..Tidak tahu bila kita pula akan bertemu dgnNya...hidup biar berbudi dan berbakti sementara kudrat masih ada...Di sebalik yang berlaku ada hikmah yang tersembunyi..Allah lebih mengetahui segala-galanya tetapi kita sebagai hambaNya perlu sentiasa Redha dgn ketentuanNya...

He' sgone (Part 2)

Malam itu...Alhamdulillah dpt tiket 1st flight ke Miri via Air Asia for which counter dah nk tutup lagi 3 minit..Ada flight MAS tapi terlalu lambat..Jam 11.55 bru departure..2.15 baru smpai..terlalu lambat..Risau juga decide utk ambil flight ke Miri..Tetapi Alhamdulillah..Allah permudahkan urusan aku & Pak Andak..Pak Long sudah menunggu di sempadan Miri & Brunei utk membawa kami ke Brunei...Kedaan ini sama seperti masa arwah atuk meninggal dunia dua tahun yang lalu di mana..arwah abah pun merentas laut china selatan utk ke Malaysia..tetapi kali ini aku ke Brunei..

Semakin kami mendekati sempadan Brunei..Hati aku mula diruntun perasaan sedih dan sebak yang amat sangat..Sepanjang perjalanan dari Gombak ke LCCT dan sepanjang dlm flight..Aku tenang sahaja..Mungkin kerana aku akan dpt melihat dgn sendiri..Hakikat insan yang sgt sgt aku sayangi sudah tiada lagi di dunia ini..

Memasuki lama rumah..Deretan kerusi bersusun sudah kelihatan di porch kereta..Pasti utk kenduri tahlil mlm ini..Kereta berhenti dan kelibat nafis sudah kelihatan..

Tiba-tiba bdnku terketar-ketar tak semena-mena..Turun dari kereta..Aku memeluk adikku nafis terlebih dahulu dan bersalaman dgn Mak Long (jiran sebelah)

Di tepi pintu..Muna berdiri dan memberitahu aku "Kakak..Abah dah mati" Dalam hati aku.."Ye syg..abh dah takda..Aku memeluknya erat..Kesian Muna..

Aku memasuki rumah...carpet di ruang tamu telah dibentangkan..Aku bersalaman dgn Cik Nur dan tetamu lain yg hadir...Aku tahu jenazah diletakkan di ruang tamu utama rumah...Aku ke bilik air dahulu..Dan before keluar..Aku menarik nafas dalam-dalam...

Muna memimpin tangan aku...membawa aku ke ruang tamu utama rumah..tmpt jenazah diletakkan utk memberikan penghormatan yg terakhir..Aku melihat sekujur tubuh berselimutkan ayat-ayat suci Al-Quran berwarna hijau..Aku mengambil Yasin dan mula membacakan Yasin..Aku menunggu Pak Andak utk membuka kain yang menutupi arwah..Selepas Pak Andak duduk bersebelahan, kami membuka dgn perlahan...Matanya telah tertutup rapat...Siap dimandikan..Aku tidak sempat dlm proses mandi dan kafan tetapi adik2 aku berpeluang mendapat pahala sebagai anak, tiap2 seorang menjirus air ke atas jenazah..Aku menutup kain itu semula..Menyambung semula bacaan Yasin yang terhenti..

Dalam hati:

Ya Tuhan..Engkau mengambil abah dari kami Ya Allah dengan segala kasih sayang dan kerahmatanMu..Aku redha dgn segala ketentuanMu Ya Allah...Engkau lebih menyayangi Abah..

Kucupan kasih sayang terakhir disertakan dgn bisikan memohon keampunan atas segala salah dan silapku..Aku melalui setiap detik dan melihat jenazah dari keluar pintu rumah..sehingga masuk ke liang lahad..dan tanah ditimbus...Tak dpt ku gbrkan perasaanku saat itu..Hanya aku pgg hati dan perasaan agar tenang sentiasa dan Al-Fatihah dan doa yg tidak putus-putus utk arwah..

Sehingga ke akhir hayatnya..bakti utk Ilmu dan Islam tidak pernah luntur even selepas didiagnos lung cancer final stage..Setiap detik dan langkah abah sebelum akhir hayatnya diisi dengan aktiviti-aktiviti dan perkara yang sgt dicintainya iaitu ilmu pengetahuan Allah yang tidak pernah jemu-jemu dicurahkan utk Ummah..Nyata aku gembira abah dapat melakukan apa yang membawa kegembiraan padanya sebelum beliau menghembuskan nafasnya yang terakhir..sentiasa positif melalui ujian Allah padanya... Arwah abah pernah memberitahu aku..

"Selagi abah larat dan ada kudrat..abah akan teruskan segala kerja-kerja abah..if abah tak larat..abah ckp abah tak larat ok"

Itulah abah..insan yang tidak pernah kenal erti kalah..insan yang sentiasa mempunyai tahap spiritual dan kekuatan yang tinggi..

Dan petang itu..aku meninggalkan pusara abah..dan mengucapkan selamat tinggal tetapi aku tahu bahawa abah tetap dan sentiasa selamanya ada dekat di hati..Sebagai anak yang paling banyak berkongsi segala-galanya dgn abah..Pelajaran, keluarga dan peribadi..Pasti..aku sgt-sgt akan terasa kehilangannya tetapi aku berbangga dgn semangat dan perjuangan abah yang tidak pernah berhenti sehingga ke akhir hayatnya...

I love u abah..love u so much..ur the greatest dad that a child could ever have..I've always missed u since we are far away from each other..but now u've have gone more far..lagi jauh dari kakak..tapi i know..i know that Allah will take care of you..Allah love u more than we do..

I will continue your dream for us..I'll take care of ummi...InsyaAllah with Allah's guidance and will..Take care abah..i love u..

He's gone...( Part 1)

Beberapa hari lalu..mimpi aku didatangi abah yang sudah boleh bangun tetapi rebah beberapa saat kemudian...Amatan aku mungkin ini petunjuk yang abah akan sihat semula..So..aku hanya menenangkan diri aku and berdua moga abah akan kekal kuat dan kembali sihat seperti sedia kala....

Pagi ahad yang hening itu..aku ke library utk study 3 test the following week...seperti biasanya aku menjalani weekend bila nk menjelang exam...Pulang ke bilik lebih kurang pukul 5 kerana hasrat terbantut gara-gara hujan yang sangat lebat..

Aku tertidur smpai 6.30 sbb terlalu kepenatan..bangun solat..dan baring semula apabila aku menerima panggilan telefon kira-kira jam 6.40 pm..

Pak Uteh: Akak kat mana..?

Me: Akak kt bilik..napa..?

Pak Uteh: Abah dah tak ada akak...

Me: innalillah..ok..orait..

Aku tidak tau kenapa..air mata aku tidak kuar terus time itu..Aku tidak terkejut..Petang sblm itu..Safwah ada memberitahu yg BP abah agak rendah..Terus aku teringat seorang mak cik di micu dulu yang meninggal keesokan harinya selepas BP nya rendah hari sebelumnya..Hati aku sudah mula rasa lain...Perasaannya sama bila menanti keadaam abah time abah sakit dulu...

Tapi aku tenangkan sahaja diri ...Kerana aku sudah tinggalkan abah dulu dgn segala keredhaan di hati andai ini yang terpaksa aku hadapi..Dan aku puas dpt menjaga abah and even buat suction utk tracheastomy kali terakhir sebelum aku pulang ke Malaysia selepas raya lebih kurang sebulan yang lepas...Tak tau kenapa tangan aku pantas sahaja mencapai sarung tangan and peralatan yang diperlukan sbb tak pernah buat pun before this...

Sejurus selepas tahu...3 org insan yang aku beritahu dulu..afiqah terus dtg naik ke bilik dan aku kalut mencari top-up...Aku call ismah di alex and aku telah menyampaikan berita itu dalam nada penuh ketenangan sebaik mungkin...kesian adik ismah..die nk exam keesokan harinya..aku masih berkira2 nk beritahu atau tidak...Tiada syak apa-apa yg buruk..iya..nada suara aku sgt biasa..Aku perlu tenang..Di kala aku tgh bercakap..putus..arrrgghhh..kredit aku abis pula! Ismah terkejut dan dia terus menangis..Kesian syg..

Kedua-dua handphone aku berbunyi tidak henti-henti...dan rakan-rakan mula memenuhi bilik...Aku mcm jadik buntu sekejap..Top-up yang ku cari..Tiba juga..Aku call ismah sekali lagi..tapi suara dia kini tampak tenang..

Me: Redha syg...

Ismah: Ismah ok...jgn risau..umi camne..?(pertanyaan lain ditujukan)

Aku hang kejap n anything i will let her know..Aku try utk call ummi byk kali tapi xdpt2...akhirnya...aku sayup2 mendengar suara halus ummi di hujung talian..

Me: Ummi...

Ummi: Kita redha...

Me: Ya ummi..Kita redha yer..Abah salu pesan kt kita kene redha selalu kan ummi...

Bila aku terdengar suara ummi..Tidak sanggup aku mendengar suara ummi..Insan yang telah betul2 melalui segalanya..Ummi..Moga Allah memberikan ganjaran terbesar atas segala kesabaran dan ketabahan ummi...

Dalam jam kul 8...bilik aku telah dipenuhi dengan kawan-kawan adalah dlm 10 org..Sorang-sorang dtg ke bilik aku yang dekat level 4 tuh..ada yang jumpa aku dalam keadaan tenang..Ada yang menangis memeluk aku..Mereka mendesak aku utk terus ke airport to utk carik tiket yg paling cepat..

Me: Sempat ker nk kejar flight mlm ni...?

Kawan-kawan: Sempat ulfah..dah-dah siap-siap...Kitaorang tolong kemakan brg ufah..ufah nak bawak apa...?

Ada yang mengemaskan brg aku..ada yang terus on laptop aku carik connection utk tgk flight yang available...Ada yang call kwn-kwn lelaki utk membawa aku ke klia..Ada yang sms kwn-kwn lain..Dalam waktu yang singkat itu..msj masuk bertalu-talu..Bukan sahaja Malaysia tetapi juga dari kawan-kawan di pelosok dunia lain...

Aku dihantar ke bwh, masuk dalam kereta diiringi dengan sokongan, kasih sayang dan erti persahabatan dari kawan-kawan yang berada utk aku pada ketika itu... Tidak tahu bagaimana utk digambarkan perasaan terharu atas kedatangan kalian..Hanya Allah sahaja yang dapat membalas segala kebaikan kalian..

Khairun, Afiqah,Naemah, Wan, Nawwar Aliah, Nabilah,Hasnor Alina, Yah,Has, Hawa, Nisya,
(Terima kasih rakan-rakan sekalian)

To be continued.....

In the memories of DR ZAINUDIN BIN JAFFAR 1961-2009

Dr Haji Zainudin bin Haji Jaffar

INTRODUCTION

Zainudin Jaffar (48+) was born in Tanjung Karang Selangor on 28th September 1961. He is the eldest of eight siblings and his father was a school Headmaster in Sungai Besar. He received his early education in an English-medium primary school from 1968-1973. Thereafter, enrolled at al-MaÑhad al-Muhammadi (Arabic-medium) in Kelantan. After his excellent performance in his Junior Certificate Examination, he was selected to enter the Muslim College in Kelang, Malaysia’s premier religious school. Whilst there, he was one of the college student leader, captain of debating team and among the college top student. He has had the golden opportunities to study at top institutions – his B.SharÊÑah (First Class Hons) at University of Malaya, his LLM at King’s College University of London and his PhD at Edinburgh University, Scotland. Over the last twenty years, Zainudin Jaffar has accumulated a wide range of experience – teaching (plus administrative role) at International Islamic University Malaysia (1985-1996), President and Chief Executive Officer at Darul Ehsan Islamic College (1996-2001), on private practice (2001-2002) and as SharÊÑah Specialist at Bank Negara Malaysia (2002-2004). He is known for his strong passion for knowledge as he loves reading, teaching, training and voluntary works. He has equal proficiency (spoken & writing) in three languages namely, Malay, English and Arabic. He is considered a familiar face in the legal & SharÊÑah fraternity in the country as well as in banking circles. His standing as a SharÊÑah Specialist, a comparative lawyer and as a teacher/educator/trainer has had both national and international recognitions.



BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Competencies –
(1) Academic & Intellectual Leadership
(2) Research & Development
(3) Human Comprehensive Development
(4) Local & International Networking
(5) Comprehensive Training


EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1985 – 2000 Various Positions – International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

• Assistant Professor (1994-2001)
• Full Lecturer since 1988
• Deputy Dean/Director – IIUM Matriculation Centre (1994-1996). In charge of academic affairs including admission, records and examination. Student population at that point of time was 3,500 in three campuses.
• Head of Law Department IIUM (1995-1996)

1996 – 2001 Darul Ehsan Islamic College (KISDAR (Now known as Selangor International Islamic University College -KUIS)

• Seconded by IIUM to Selangor State Government as the First President and Chief Executive Officer.
• Playing a pivotal role as an academic and intellectual leader. Successful in bringing the institution to a remarkable height and gaining recognition domestically as well as internationally. Successful in creating conducive

learning environment and a holistic campus-life imbued by Islamic teachings.


2001 – 2002 Hijrah Strategic Advisory Group (Consulting Firm on
Islamic Financial Services)

• One of the founder of the firm.
• Was Managing Director and Principal Consultant.
• Involved in monitoring the running of the firm as a credible financial services consultant.
• Involved as consultant for the setting of Islamic Unit Trust Business in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.
• Conducted Shari’ah Audit on giant insurance company like MAA to ensure that their investment activities (for their Islamic products) are Shari’ah Compliant.
• Pioneered the concept of Islamic Financial Planning, set the parameters and developed the training modules. The training modules has received wide acceptance both at home (among others by Securities Indurstry Development Centre [SIDC], Takaful Operators (like Maybank Takaful, Takaful Nasional, Takaful Ikhlas), Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB through PNB Institute), Amanah Raya Berhad as well Jabatan Agama of various states in Malaysia).
• Pioneered the dissemination of Islamic Financial Planning through mainstream media. Our articles on Islamic Financial Planning was given a column in Personal Money magazine and running for nearly three years.




2002 – June 2004 Bank Negara Malaysia (Malaysian Central Bank) residing at the Department of Islamic Banking and Takaful.

• Was appointed Shari’ah Specialist (with a Senior Manager G28 position). First appointment of this nature in the history of Islamic Banking in Malaysia.
• Functioned as an internal Shari’ah resource person on the regulation and supervision on the entire Islamic Banking, Islamic Finance and Takaful operations in Malaysia.
• Key resource and training advisor to the Central Bank’s own Human Resources Development Centre (HRDC).
• Responsible setting the establishment (and the running) of the Shari’ah Working Committee, a think-tank group of academicians to deliberate on issues relating to Islamic Banking & Finance.
• Acted as Supervisor to the Secretariat of the Central Bank’s Shari’ah Advisory Council (SAC).
• Acted as resource person on the use Gold Dinar in the Bilateral Payment (BPA).
• Involved in the initiatives for the amendment of laws relating to Shari’ah Advisory Council particularly The Central Bank Act (1958), Islamic Banking Act (1983), Takaful Act (1984) and Banking & Financial Institutions Act (1989).
• Was part of the promulgation of the new Shari’ah Framework for the Islamic Banking & Finance as part of the initiatives to support the Financial Sector Master Plan (FSMP).
• July 2004 – March 2005 ~ SharÊÑah Specialist – Mohd Fuad Jaapar & Associates, Advocates & Solicitors/Shari’ah Counsels – Petaling Jaya Malaysia.
• Consultant/Trainer/Writer Researched and completed draft of two books during this period namely The Spectrum of the Shari’ah and The Shari’ah Guidance on Wealth and Financial Planning.
• Teaching
Taught the subject of Islamic Banking, Securities and Documentation for LLM (Executive) in Banking Law at Harun M Hashim Law Centre, International Islamic University Malaysia.

From April 2005 Academic Staff – Department of Business and
Management, Faculty of Business, Economics
and Policy Studies (FBEPS), Universiti Brunei
Darussalam. Concurrently, Postgraduate
Coordinator at the faculty.



Subjects taught :

• Islamic Jurisprudence
• Principles of Islamic Business Ethics
• Islamic Law of Transactions (Mu’amalat) – undergraduate.
• Islamic Management Ethics (MBA)
• Islamic Law of Transactions (MIBF Masters in Islamic Banking & Finance)
• Regulation and Supervision of Islamic Financial Institutions (MIBF)
• Islamic Financial Planning (MIBF).
• While at IIUM – taught almost all areas of Islamic Law. Also taught LLM (Executive) Banking Law (IIUM) and LLM (University Malaya) for Islamic Law of Commercial Transactions.



EDUCATION


University of Malaya – Faculty of
SharÊÑah, Academy of Islamic
Studies.

• B. Shari’ah (Hons) 1985
• Major: Shari’ah Law & Malaysian Law
• Minor – Islamic Economics.
• Graduated with First Class Honours and awarded University Book Prize.
• Recipient of the Entrance Award based on excellent result for Higher School Certificate (HSC) Examination.
• Elected twice to the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) from 1982-1984.
• President – Shari’ah Students’ Association (1984)
• Leader, University Malaya Malay Debating Team.


1988 Faculty of Law, King’s College, University of London, London, United Kingdom.

• Obtained the degree of Masters of Law (LLM) in a double major (Administration of Criminal Justice) and Islamic & Arab Law.
• Though registered at King’s College, took papers from the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) and the School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS) as the LLM program was on an inter-collegiate arrangement.
• Studied under the guidance of big names in the British Legal circle namely Professor Hall Williams, Professor William Ballantyne, Professor Doreen Hinchcliffe and others.


• 1990- 1994 University of Edinburgh – Dept. of Islamic and Middle East, Edinburgh, Scotland.

• Completed PhD in MuÑÉmalÉt Law (July 1994)
• Research based on classical sources of Islamic law written in classical Arabic language.
• Making comparison with contemporary literature of Islamic Law and its interpretation.
• Assessing the applicability of the SharÊÑah paradigm in modern business.
• Research categorized as contemporary Islamic Law and to some extent, Arab Law as involved investigation on certain civil codes of Arab Nations.
• Thesis : The Concept and Application of Öaman in Islamic Commercial Law.
• While pursuing doctoral studies, presented papers on various subjects – on Islamic Banking (Edinburgh 1990), Islamic Legal System (Aberdeen 1991), Codification of Islamic Law (Edinburgh 1992), Majallat al-Ahkam al-‘Adliyyah (Manchester 1994).


ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Deputy Dean/Director, Matriculation Centre, IIUM in charge of academic matters particularly admission and records.
• Managed 3500 students (and 200 lecturers) in three different campuses namely in Kuala Lumpur, Kuantan and Kuala Terengganu.
• Instrumental in the setting of IIUM’s Medical Matriculation with a collaboration with Institut Kemahiran Ikhtisas Pahang (IKIP).
• Appointed President & CEO of Darul Ehsan Islamic College (KISDAR, now has been upgraded as Selangor International Islamic University College KUIS) at the age of 34. KISDAR is an integrated Islamic institution of higher learning backed by the Selangor state government. Initially served the pilot establishing committee as an academic advisor. Later secured an operating licence from the Ministry of Education (Dept of Private Education). Eventually, secured minimum standard approvals for all programs (Islamic Studies, Business, Information Technology and Media).
• Secured accreditation from Lembaga Akreditasi Negara (LAN) for all academic programs. Also secured recognition for most of KISDAR’s diplomas from universities in the UK, Australia, Jordan, Sudan, Egypt, Indonesia etc.
• Pioneering Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (JAIS) Top Students Scheme – the sending of top students from JAIS system to top UK universities (particularly Portmouth University, England) to do engineering. IT, Medicine and others.
• Oversee the building of KISDAR’s campus worth RM 84 million (first phase) (total RM120 million) from 1997 until its completion in June 2000.
• Involved in Hijrah Strategic Advisory Group – a consulting firm specializing Islamic Financial Services.
• Invited to join Bank Negara Malaysia (The Malaysian Central Bank) as the first ever appointed SharÊÑah Specialist, to support the rapid growth of Islamic Finance after the launching of the Financial Sector Master Plan by Malaysian Government in 2001.




ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS

“Hukuman Menurut Shari’ah”. Professor Ahmad Ibrahim (ed) Pentadbiran Keadilan Jenayah di Malaysia (Ahkam Siri II), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 1990.

“The Development of Islamic Legal Thought in Twentieth Century Malaysia”. Proceeding of the Annual Conference of the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies. University of Manchester: 1994, January 1994

“Al-Quran dan Globalisasi”. Minda KISDAR Monograph. Bangi: KISDAR Publication, January 1999

“Lapan Nilai Utama Budaya Murni Bersih Dari Perspektif Islam dalam Ghazi Ramli (ed), Budaya Murni Bersih (Budaya MB) : Panduan dan Harapan, Selangor : Badan Perhubungan UMNO Selangor, 1999, pp. 57-74.

Spektrum Pemikiran Islam. Bangi: KISDAR Publication, January 2000

“The Development of Islamic Legal Thought in Twentieth Century Malaysia : An Assessment of Cross Cultural Links With Special Reference of the Ottoman’s Majallat al-Ahkam al-‘Adliyyah” Jurnal Syariah 8:1 (2000), pp. 83-100.

“Contemporary Islamic Legal Training in Malaysia”. In Isma-ae Ali (ed), Islamic Studies in ASEAN. Pattani Thailand: Prince Songkhla University. May 2000.



“The Role of Qadi vis-à-vis other Enforcement Agencies in the Islamic Commercial Practices” Jurnal KISDAR 3 (2000), pp.1-15.

“Pendidikan Agama Untuk Pembangunan Insan”, Laporan Kongres Pendidikan Melayu, Kuala Lumpur : JK Kongres Pendidikan Melayu, 2001.

“Ke Arah Menjadikan Institusi Masjid Sebagai Pusat Kecemerlangan Komuniti di Selangor”. Jurnal YADIM (2001) Vol. II. Kuala Lumpur: Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia, November 2001.

Spectrum of the Shari’ah (forthcoming)

The Islamic Solutions – Deliberation on al-Hall al-Islami. (forthcoming)

Shari’ah Guidance on Wealth and Financial Planning (forthcoming)




PRESENTATION AND PUBLIC APPEARANCES



(1) Annual Conference of BRISMES – BRISMES (British Society for Middle Eastern Studies). Manchester, UK., 1994.

Paper entitled: The Development of Islamic Legal Thought in Malaysia: An Assessment of Cross-Cultural Links with Special Reference to the Ottoman’s Majallat Al-Ahkam Al-‘Adliyyah.

(2) University of Edinburgh Graduate Seminar. Dept of Islamic & Middle East, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, 1994

Paper : Consumer Protection in Islamic Law.


(3) Edinburgh Central Mosque. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1990

Paper : Islamic Banking in Malaysia.


(4) Aberdeen Central Mosque. Aberdeen, Scotland, 1992

Paper : Introduction to Islamic Legal System.


(5) Graduate Seminar Edinburgh University – April 1991.

Paper : Later Development of Islamic Law with Special Reference to Legal Scholarship and Codification.


(6) Pan Asian Islamic Banking & Finance Summit organized by CIMATEC – Kuala Lumpur 1995.

Paper : Implementation of Shari’ah Principles: The Role of the Shari’ah Supervisory Council.


(7) International Symposium on Islamic World Today – Zagreb, Republic of Croatia 1995

Paper : Islam in Southeast Asia.

(8) 24th Annual Conference of Association of Muslim Social Scientists (AMSS), Chicago, USA, 1995

Paper : Contemporary Islamic Legal Training in Malaysia – The Case of IIUM.

(9) Seminar Islam dan Perubatan – anjuran Pusat Islam Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 1995.

Paper : Kaedah-kaedah Hukum Islam Dalam Pendekatan Perubatan Masakini – written with Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar.

(10) International Islamic Capital Market Conference. Kuala Lumpur, 1997

Paper : Bay’ al-Ma’dum : An Analysis.


(11) II Joseph Schacht Conference on Theory and Practice of Islamic Law – Granada, Spain 1997.

Paper : The Role of Enforcement Agency (×isbah) vis-à-vis the Qadi in Islamic Marketplaces.


(12) Conference on Restructuring Islamic Project Financing, Kuala Lumpur, 1999

Paper : The Viability of the Islamic Paradigm in Project Financing. Paper jointly written with Nasir Masud MBA.


(13) Nadwah Kefahaman Islam Pegawai Kanan Angkatan Tentera Malaysia, Lumut 1999.

Paper : The Notion of Universality and Flexibility in Islamic Law and Jurisprudence.


(14) Seminar Kebangsaan Pendidikan Kebangsaan dan Agama di Malaysia. – Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia (IKIM), Kuantan, Pahang, 2000.

Paper : Matlamat dan Peranan Penubuhan Institusi Pendidikan Islam.

(15) Fourth Islamic Finance Forum – Harvard Islamic Finance Information Program (HIFIP). Harvard, Cambridge, Mass USA, 2000.

Paper: Shari’ah and Legal Issues on Online Banking. Paper jointly written with Assoc Prof. Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar (IIUM).


(16) Public Lecture organized by Center for Postgraduate Studies, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Sulwesi Selatan, 2000.

Paper : Islamic Education in Selangor.

(17) International Conference on World Peace in Light of the Quranic Teaching – Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan 2001.

Paper : Qur’anic Guidance on Islamic Financial Planning.

(18) Kongres Pendidikan Melayu – Kesatuan Guru Melayu Malaysia Barat (KKGMB) & Kumpulan Melayu Prihatin, Kuala Lumpur, 2001.

Paper: Pendidikan Agama dan Pembangunan Insan.

(19) Seminar Perancangan Kewangan Islam – Darut Tauhid. Jakarta, Indonesia, 2002.

Paper: Tuntutan Islam Terhadap Perancangan Kewangan.

(20) Monthly Talk for Professionals & Expatriates – Al-Rahmaniah Indonesia. Jakarta, Indonesia, 2001.

Paper: Islamic Financial Planning.

(21) Muzakarah Pakar Mengenai Perbankan Islam – Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia (IKIM). Kuala Lumpur, 2003.

Paper: Islamic Law on Business, Banking and Finance in Malaysia: Towards a Mu’amalat Code.



(22) Banking and Financial Law School 2004 (9th February 2004) organised by Bank Negara Malaysia, IBBM & ISDA.

Paper : How Islamic Jurisprudence Sees Derivatives in the Context of Modern Islamic Banking & Finance.

(23) Permodalan Nasional Berhad PNB Institute – Workshop on Islamic Investment Market, 27th August 2004.

Paper : Understanding the Shari’ah as the Basis for Investment.

(24) 2nd International Islamic Banking and Finance Conference organized by Monash University Malaysia – Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM) & Islamic Development Bank (IDB), 9-10 September 2004.

Paper : The Role of Shari’ah Paradigm in Islamic Banking & Finance – A Multi Dimensional Evaluation.

(25) PNB Institute Workshop on Islamic Banking & Finance, 16th September 2004.

Paper : Application of Shari’ah Concepts and Parameters in Islamic Banking.

(26) PNB Institute Workshop on Islamic Capital Market, 20-21 September 2004.

Paper : Understanding the Shari’ah and Its Application in Islamic Capital Market.

(27) Workshop organized by Institut Latihan Kehakiman & Perundangan Malaysia (ILKAP), 28th September 2004.

Paper : Application of Shari’ah Principles in Islamic Capital Market.

(28) Faculty Seminar, FBEPS Universiti Brunei Darussalam (October 2005)

Paper : The Concept and Practice of Islamic Banks – the Malaysian Experience.

(29) International Seminar on Legal Thought of al-ShÉfiÑi School of Law organized by the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddeen Institute of Islamic Studies (with the Al-ShafiÑÊ Research Center), Universiti Brunei Darussalam. 18-19th January 2006

Paper: Business Ethics According to the Shafi’i School of Law.

(30) Seminar Habibi Rasulullah SAW –Universiti Brunei Darussalam (18-19 April 2006)

Paper : Petunjuk dan Bimbingan Rasulullah Dalam Memperkasakan Etika Perniagaan.

(31) Special Seminar for Senior Government Officers attending Executive Development Program UBD – 4th April 2006.

Paper : Islamic Finance in Malaysia – Past, Present and Future

(32) RBAF Training for Junior Officers (May 2006)

Presentation : The Significance of the Melayu Islam Beraja (MIB) and the Islamic Work Ethics.

(33) Get-Up Workshop organized by Entrepreneurship Development Unit – UBD (May 2006)

Paper : Petunjuk Islam dalam Perniagaan dan Keusahawanan.

(34) Youth Entrepreneurship Workshop on Small Business Enterprise for Potential Young Women (June 2006).

Paper : Islamic Guidance on Business and
Enterprise

(35) Muzakarah Pakar Takaful 2006 (3 August
2006) – Kuala Lumpur

Paper : Perkongsian Lebihan Dalam Operasi
Takaful – Antara Mudarabah dan Ujrah.

(36) Konferensi Antarabangsa Antar Universiti
Borneo Mengenai Isu Perkotaan di Borneo
(Anjuran UNIMAS/Universitas Tandjung Pura
Pontianak Indonesia, 14-16 August 2006).

Paper : Kesejahteraan Masyarakat Melalui Perencanaan Kewangan SharÊÑah (Islamic Financial Planning) di Negara Brunei Darussalam.

(37) Asean Graduate Business School Program- University of Indonesia, Jakarta 28th-30th January 2007.

Paper : Good Corporate Governance : The Role of
Religion With Special Reference to the Islamic
Perspective.






CONSULTANCY

Has wide experience as advisor in the area of Islamic Banking, Finance and Islamic Unit Trust –

(1) Shari’ah Advisor – Amanah Saham Darul Iman (ASDI) (1994-1999). One of the unit trust scheme by a state government (Trengganu State). It was a RM500 million scheme. He was also asked to sit in the Investment Committee of the scheme representing the SharÊÑah Council and to facilitate the investment decisions.



(2) Shari’ah Advisor – Amanah Saham Wanita (ASNITA) (1995-2002) – is a dedicated fund for women investors. Another RM500 million scheme. Helped in the training of the unit trust agents to ensure the possessed the correct knowledge and understanding when selling the units to investors particularly on the need to practice Islamic ways in financial and investment planning.


(3) SharÊ’ah Advisor – Another involvement in unit trust through Affin Trust Management Berhad (1994-2002).


(4) SharÊÑah Advisor – Affin Bank (1994-2002). This was his first appointment where he was exposed to the complexities of banking practices especially in ensuring Shari’ah compliance. Also involved in giving training to staffs of Affin Bank Group as part of the initiatives after the nation launched the Islamic banking scheme known at that point in time as Skim Perbankan Tanpa Faedah (SPTF). SPTF was later known as the Islamic Banking Scheme.


(5) SharÊÑah Advisor – Affin Merchant Bank (1994-2002). Affin Merchant is part of Affin Group though it is involved as a merchant bank.


(6) SharÊÑah Advisor – Affin Finance (1994-2002). Affin Finance is a finance company under Affin Group focusing more on Islamic Hire Purchase of vehicles, machineries etc.


(7) SharÊÑah Advisor – Pusat Zakat Selangor (1997-1999). Was chairman of the team working on the Manual of Business Zakat.


(8) Member, Panel Kajian SharÊÑah (Malaysian Fatwa Council Technical Committee) (2003-2006). This committee is the forum where deliberation of various Shari’ah issues coming from various parties is made. The committee will make recommendation whether or not the matter should be brought to the National Fatwa Council.

(9) Member of Shari’ah Committee – Maybank Group (April 2005-March 2007)


(10) Member, Panel of Module Writers – Islamic Banking & Finance Institute Malaysia (IBFIM) – 2005

(11) Registered Syari’ah Advisor with The Securities Commission (Ref : JS/017/P/2005) - Valid Until 30th June 2008


AWARD

Major (Honorary) – since 2002. A member of Pasukan Pendokong Wataniah Negeri Selangor, a recognition for commitment in encouraging the college students to take part in military trainings. This award was bestowed by DYMM Seri Paduka Baginda Yang DiPertuan Agong.



VOLUNTARY WORK

1995 – 1999 Member of the National Executive Committee – Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM).

1991 – 1992 Secretary General – Edinburgh Malaysian Students Association, Edinburgh

1986 – 1987 Secretary General – Malaysian Islamic Study Group (MISG), London, UK

2000 – 2005 Member Board of Management – Sek. Ren. Agama Al-Mujahidin, Damansara Utama

2000 – 2003 Academic Advisor – Kolej Islam Antarabangsa Sultan Ismail Petra (KIAS), Kota Bharu, Kelantan.

2003 –2005 President – Parents and Teachers Association of Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah, Klang, Selangor

2007 Head of Academic Bureau, PTA of Sekolah Rendah Delima Satu, Brunei Darussalam.




HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE


Expertise being sought as –

• Part-time lecturer at Faculty of Law University of Malaya teaching few Islamic Law papers (1986 – 2002)
• Prepared the course outline for Mu’amalat subject [University of Malaya Master of Law (LLM)]
• External assessor for University of Malaya’s Bachelor of Jurisprudence (BJuris).
• Member, Board of Studies Master of Business Law (MBL) at Faculty of Law, National University of Malaysia (UKM).
• Resource Person – Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC) at Bank Negara Malaysia.
• External Examiner for PhDs from International Islamic University particularly on mu’amalat law / Islamic Banking & Finance
• Designed modules for Islamic Financial Planning. Also one of the writer contributed to Islamic Financial Planning column in Personal Money magazine.
• Teaching – LLM Banking Law (Executive) at Harun M Hashim Law Center, International Islamic University Malaysia.
• Supervised higher degrees (LLM at IIUM and MBA at Universiti Brunei Darussalam)
• Trainer : Royal Brunei Armed Forces for their Junior Staff Course (Promotion Exercise from Captain to Major) – subject Islamic Leadership and Management.
• Trainer : Executive Development Program (EDP) for Brunei Top Civil Servants – subject Islamic Leadership and Management.
• Appointed member of the Planning Committee for the upgrading of Maktab Perguruan Ugama Seri Begawan to Kolej Universiti Perguruan Ugama Seri Begawan (2006)
• Appointed member of the Establishment Secretariat, Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA) Brunei Darussalam (2006-2007).


PERSONAL

Married to Ni’mah binti Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama (Dr) Haji Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz – with seven children.


Motto : Hidup Mulia dan Berjasa.

My dream is your dream....

I'll remember your words because i know that it is truly sincere....

I'll remember your voice because i know that is the most i want to hear for....

I'll remember your dream for me because i know that you want the best for me...

I'll remember the hold of your hand because i know that's the guidance that i need...

You've always been there for me..when i failed my add maths..when i struggled of like being the future doctor for which i was not...when i need a person to talk to..when someone broke my heart...

All the support and love throughout my life...I'll always keep close to my heart...

I'll continue your dream for me...The best dream that you designed...

The dream that inspires me...

I'll continue and will always continue...

Because my dream is your dream...

Nabilah Hani & Rohaidzat

Alhamdulillah...Akhirnya impian, harapan dan doa berterusan kawan aku yg sorang ini dimakbulkan Tuhan selepas melalui perjalanan yang penuh dengan dugaan, onak dan duri..Dan pasti mereka berdua tidak putus-putus mengucapkan syukur atas kemudahan yang Allah bagi kepada mereka akhirnya..

And I am so happy for you my dear Nabilah Hani..Moga Tuhan merahmati dan melimpahkan segala kerahmatan dan kasih sayang serta kebahagiaan berpanjangan kepada kalian dalam keredhaan Tuhan..You deserve to be happy after all the sacrifice for which i do understand the burden to face it..

The akad was the sweetest moment and the reception was such a blissful one with all family members together making the wedding a memorable one for both of them..

Nothing much to say my dear..Congratulations dear..:) Puan Nabilah then i would address you..

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