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Ammar Bin Fadzil

Academic Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic Studies (Tafsir and Ulum Al-Quran) - Doctor of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh
  • Masters of Letters in Arabic Studies - Masters Degree, University of St. Andrews
  • Bachelor of Arts (Tafsir) - Bachelor Degree, University Al-Azhar, Cairo
  • Shahadah - Certificate, Maktab Mahmud Alor Star, Kedah

Ammar Bin Fadzil (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)

Associate Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

ABDULHAMID ABUSULAYMAN KULLIYYAH OF ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES


ammar@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


First Degree In Faculty of Usuludin with a major in Qur'anic Exegesis (1st Class al-Azhar University 1991), M.Litt in Islamic Studies (St Andrews Univ 1994), PhD in Islamic Studies (Exegesis) (Edinburgh Univ. 2000), Interested in Qur'anic Studies, Thematic Tafsir (Qur'anic Exegesis) and Analytical Tafsir, Sciences of Qur'an and Maxim of Exegesis


Area of Specialisation


  • Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Religious Studies ~ Quranic and Hadith Studies - Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic Studies (Tafsir and Ulum Al-Quran)


Professional Membership


  • 2010 - 2011 : Member of Profesional Body / Association, UNISZA


Teaching Responsibilities


'ULUM AL-QUR'AN 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
'ULUM AL-QUR'AN (SCIENCES OF QUR'AN) 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023
AL-KHITAB AL-QUR'ANI: QUR'ANIC DISCOURSE 2011/2012 2010/2011
AL-TAFSIR AL-TAHLILI WA AL-MAWDU'I: ANALYTICAL & THEMATIC EXEGESIS 2019/2020
AL-TAFSIR AL-TAHLILI WA AL-MAWDUIE 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
AL-TAFSIR AL-TAHLILI WA AL-MAWDUIE (ANALYTICAL AND THEMATIC EXEGESIS) 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024
ANALYTICAL STUDIES IN SCIENCES OF THE QUR'AN 2011/2012
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-SIRAH 2001/2002
FIQH AL-SIRAH (ARABIC) 2002/2003 2001/2002 2000/2001
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
INTERNSHIP 2018/2019
INTRODUCTION TO QUR'AN 2024/2025 2023/2024
INTRODUCTION TO ULUM AL-QURAN AND ULUM HADITH 2013/2014
MAN IN THE QUR'AN AND SUNNAH 2000/2001 1999/2000
MANAHIJ AL-MUFASSIRIN: METHODOLOGY OF EXEGETES 2014/2015
REVELATION AS A SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2010/2011 2008/2009
REVELATION AS SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE 2007/2008 2006/2007
SCIENCES OF QUR'AN 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2011/2012 2010/2011 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007 2004/2005 2003/2004 2002/2003
SCIENCES OF QUR'AN (ARABIC) 2003/2004 2000/2001 1999/2000
STUDY OF QUR'AN I 2000/2001
STUDY OF QUR'AN II 2004/2005 2003/2004 2002/2003 2001/2002 2000/2001
TAFSIR MAWDU'I: THEMATIC EXEGESIS 2015/2016
TAFSIR TAHLILI (ARABIC) 2007/2008
TAFSIR TAHLILI: ANALYTICAL EXEGESIS 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2008/2009 2007/2008
TEXTUAL STUDIES FROM THE BOOKS OF TAFSIR 2010/2011
THEMATIC TAFSIR OF THE QUR'AN (ARABIC) 2004/2005
USUL WA MANAHIJ AL-TAFSIR 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020


Supervision


Methodological Approach Of Shaykh Mohamed Idris Al-Marbawi In Qur'An Bergantung Makna Melayu: An Analytical Study.
Ph.D Completed 2026 Main Supervisor
منهج الشيخ محمد عبد الله دراز في التعامل مع القرآن: دراسة تحليلية .
The Methodology Of Shaykh Muhammad Abdullah Darraz In Dealing With The Quran : An Analytical Study.
Ph.D Completed 2025 Co-supervisor
التفسير السياسي للقرآن ودوره في معالجة القضايا المعاصرة: دراسة تطبيقية لتفسير الإمام المراغي .
The Political Exegesis Of The Qur' An And Its Role In Addressing Contemporary Issues: A Practical Study Of Imam Maraghi'S Exegesis .
Ph.D Completed 2024 Main Supervisor
الحقوق والمسؤوليات في القرآن الكريم: دراسة تأصيلية تحليلية.
Rights And Responsibilities In Al-Quran: An Analytical And Fundamental Study.
Ph.D Completed 2024 Main Supervisor
أساليب الدعوة عند أولي العزم من الرسل في القرآن الكريم: دراسة تطبيقية على المجلس الأعلى للمعاهد الإسلامية لأهل السنة والجماعة بجنوب إيران.
Methods Of Da'Wah Of The Ulul-'Azm Prophets In The Qur'An, And Its Comparison To The Methods And Means Of Da'Wah Of The Supreme Council For Sunni Islamic Institutes In Southern Iran.
Ph.D Completed 2024 Main Supervisor
التفسير السياسي للقرآن ودوره في معالجة القضايا المعاصرة: دراسة تطبيقية لتفسير الإمام المراغي .
The Political Exegesis Of The Qur' An And Its Role In Addressing Contemporary Issues: A Practical Study Of Imam Maraghi'S Exegesis .
Ph.D Completed 2024 Co-supervisor
المسائل التي اختلف فيها السيد رشيد رضا مع أستاذه الإمام محمد عبده في "تفسير المنار": دراسة تحليلية نقدية .
Issues In Which Muhammad Rashid Rida Disagreed With His Teacher Muhammad Abdu In Tafsir Al- Manar.
Ph.D Completed 2024 Co-supervisor
الضوابط المنهجية للتفسير الموضوعي لسور القرآن الحكيم - سورة الأنعام ويونس والأحزاب نموذجاً .
The Methodological Criteria For The Thematic Approach To Qur'An Interpretation: The Cases Of Surah Al-An'Am, Yunus And Al-Ahzab.
Ph.D Completed 2021 Member Supervisory Committee
Foundations Of Research Methodology In The Holy Qur'An.
Ph.D Completed 2021 Co-supervisor
اتجاهات العلماء المعاصرين في الحجاب والاختلاط: دراسة مقارنة في ضوء نصوص القرآن والحديث.
Contemporary Scholars' Trends Toward Female Head Scarf And Gender Mixing: A Comparative Study In Light Of Qur'An And Sunnah Texts.
Ph.D Completed 2019 Member Supervisory Committee
أسس بناء الدولة في القرآن الكريم والسنة النبوية تركيا نموذجا.
Foundation Of State In The Quran And Sunnah : An Analytical Study With Special Reference To Turkey.
Ph.D Completed 2019 Co-supervisor
اتجاهات العلماء المعاصرين في الحجاب والاختلاط: دراسة مقارنة في ضوء نصوص القرآن والحديث.
Contemporary Scholars' Trends Toward Female Head Scarf And Gender Mixing: A Comparative Study In Light Of Qur'An And Sunnah Texts.
Ph.D Completed 2019 Co-supervisor
الإعجاز البياني لمتشابه اللفظي في القصص القرآني: درسة تحليلية.
The Inimitable Eloquence Of The Similar Verses In The Quranic Stories.
Ph.D Completed 2018 Co-supervisor
Al Manhaj Al Tarbawi Fi Zilal Al-Qur'An Li Sayyid Qutb: Dirasah Tahliliyyah.
Ph.D Completed 2015 Main Supervisor
Environmental Sustainability In South-East Asian Government Tafsir; Comparative Study Of Tafsir Al-Quran By Ministry Of Religious Affair Indonesia And Tafsir Pimpinan Arrahman Malaysia.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
حل املشكالت الزوجية ملسلمي كمبودية يف ضوء القرآن والسنة:دراسة حتليلية .
The Solution To Marital Problems For Cambodian Muslims In Light Of The Qur'An And Sunnah: An Analytical Study.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
الحلول القرآنية للقضايا الاجتماعية عند النورسي من خلال ”رسائل النور” دراسة تحليلية Quranic Solutions to Social Issues by Nursi Through the Risale-I Nur: An Analytical Study.
Quranic Solutions To Social Issues By Nursi Through The Risale-I Nur: An Analytical Study.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Loneliness And Spiritual Wellbeing In The Light Of The Qur’An: An Analytical Study Of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi’S Risale-I Nur.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
البعد الواقعي في تفسير صلاح الخالدي: دراسة تحليلية.
The Realistic Dimension In The Tafsir Output Of Salah Al-Khalidi: An Analytical Study.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
I'Jaz Al-Qira'At Al-Qur'Aniyyah: An Analysis On I'Jaz Al-Bayani In Tafsir Mafatih Al-Ghayb.
Master Completed 2021 Main Supervisor
مفهوم الوسواس عند الشيخ نووي الجاوي في تفسيره "مراح لبيد" دراسة موضوعية تحليلية.
The Concept Of "Was-Was" In View Of Sheikh Nawawi Al-Jawi In His Tafsir "Amarah Labid': Thematic Study.
Master Completed 2020 Main Supervisor
الآمنون والخائفون في القرآن الكريم عند سيد قطب.
Quranic Descriptors "Those Who Safe" And "The Fearful" According To The Exegesis Of Sayyid Qutub.
Master Completed 2020 Co-supervisor
مغهوم القراءة والتلاوة والترتيل غند محمد قريش شهاب في تفسيره "المصباح": دراسة تحليلية.
The Concept Of Reading, Recitation And Modulation By Muhammad Quraish Shihab Book : Al-Tafisr Al-Misbah : An Analytical And Thematic Studies.
Master Completed 2020 Co-supervisor
الروايات الإسرائيلية في تيسير التفسير للشيخ اطْفَيِّش وآثارها: دراسة تحليلية لنماذج مختارة.
Israeli Narratives In Sheikh Atfesh'S Book "Taser Al-Tafsir" And Its Consequences: An Analytical Study Of Selected Texts.
Master Completed 2019 Co-supervisor
دور أسباب النزول في التعامل مع القراّن، دراسة موضوعية عن أسباب النزول المتعلقة بعمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه .
The Role Of Asbab An - Nuzul In Dealing With The Qur’An; A Case Study Of Asbab An - Nuzul Related To Saidina Umar Al-Khattab R.A..
Master Completed 2018 Main Supervisor
إعمال العقل في فهم القرآن الحكيم وعلاقت بالأسلوب المعرفي (طلاب الجامعة الإسلامية العالمية نوذجا).
Applying The Mind To Understanding The Qur'An And It'S Relationship With Cognitive Method : A Case Study Of Iium Students .
Master Completed 2018 Main Supervisor
البدعة وتطبيقاتها في المجتمع الإندونسي: دراسة تحليلية لموقف الجمعية المحمدية ونهضة العلماء في ضوء القرآن والسنة.
Innovation And Its Practice In Indonesian Society: An Analytical Study Of The Views Of Al-Jamiyyah Al-Mohammadiyyah And Nahdhatul Ulama' From The Perspective Of Qur'An And Sunnah.
Master Completed 2017 Co-supervisor
حوار الرسول مع المشركين من خلال سورة الأنعام: دراسة تحليلية.
Dialogue Between Prophet And Polythesis Derived From Surah Al-Anam.
Master Completed 2016 Main Supervisor
Women And Politics In The Quran.
Master Completed 2014 Main Supervisor
Arabic: Al-Shaykh Ghézi Muhammad Héshim And His Method In "Tibyén Al-Qur'Én".
Master Completed 2013 Main Supervisor
Comparative Study On The Science Of Qira'At In Higher Education Institutions In Malaysia.
Master Completed 2010 Main Supervisor
Tafsir Al-Muslih 'Abd Al-Hamid Ibn Badis: His Methodology And Reform'S Discourse.
Master Completed 2008 Main Supervisor
Tafsir Qur'An In Selected Mosques In Kuala Lumpur:An Empirical Study.
Master Completed 2006 Main Supervisor
Manhaj Goldziher Fi Al-Qira'At Al-Quraniyyah: Dirash Naqdiyyah Taqwimiyyah (Methodology Of Golziher In Quranic Reading: A Critique).
Master Completed 2005 Main Supervisor
Qissat Yusuf Fi Al-Quran Wa Atharuha Fi Hayat Al-Fardi Wal-Mujtama.
Master Completed 2005 Main Supervisor
The Ethical-Educational Dimension In Sheikh Othman Abdulaziz’S Qur’Anic Exegesis (Juzu’ 21-30): A Thematic Study.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2022 - 2025 Dakwah Islam kepada Masyarakat Cina Bukan Islam di Negeri Kelantan: Kajian di Bandar Kota Bharu
2017 - 2019 Said Nursi on the Proofs of Tawhid (in the context of the epistle entitled the Supreme Sign)- Said Nursi on the Proofs of the Prophethood of Muhammad (SAW) (Hayrat Foundation, Turkey)
2007 - 2010 Thematic-Arrangement and Kalimah-Based Thesaurus for Quranic Texts
On-Going
2011 - Present Assessment of Selected Issues in Fiqh al-Jihad by Dr Yusuf al-Qardawi (RU 2011)


Publications


Articles

2025 The sacrificial son of Ibrahim: discourse on Q.37:102 with emphasis on Hamka’s Tafsir Azhar. Indiana Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 06 (11) pp. 17-20
2024 Foundations of applied research in the holy Qur’ān: the divine motivation in research and social change. al-Burhān: Journal of Qurʾān and Sunnah Studies, 8 (1) pp. 93-106
2023 أساليب ووسائل الدعوة عند نبي الله إبراهيم عليه السلام من خلال قصص القرآن = Methods and means of advocacy for the Prophet of God Abraham P.B.U.H., through the stories of the Qur’an. QURANICA - International Journal of Quranic Research, 15 (2) pp. 228-270
2023 مسائل الإلهيات بين محمد عبده ورشيد رضا. International Journal for Muslim World Studies (IJMWS), () pp.
2022 Elemen ‘Ulum Al-Quran dalam manuskrip Quran bergantung makna Melayu oleh Shaykh Muhammad Idris Al-Marbawi. Tinta Artikulasi Membina Ummah (TAMU), 8 (2) pp. 161-167
2021 Principles of Qur’anic Exegesis (Usul Tafsir): a historical background. Indiana Journal of Arts & Literature, Volume-02| Issue-12| 2021 () pp. 18-23
2019 Bediuzzaman Said Nursi’s approach on women’s issues in Risale-I Nur. Journal of Ma’alim al-Quran wa al-Sunnah, 15 (1) pp. 1-13
2018 Qur’ānic exegesis in Malaysia: general overview with special reference to the recent development. Al-Burhan: Journal of Qur'an and Sunnah Studies, 3 (1) pp. 32-40
2011 Deviant teachings in Malaysia and theirs interpretation of the Qur’an . International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 1 (20) pp. 183-194
2011 Religious tolerance in Islam : theories, practices and Malaysia’s experiences as a multi racial society. Journal of Islam in Asia, Spcl (3) pp. 345-360
2008 Asbab an-Nuzul: a critical study of the criteria of their acceptability. The Islamic Quarterly, 52 (3) pp. 185-206
2008 Shatibi’s theories of knowledge as seen in his al-Muwafaqat: a preliminary study. The International Journal of the Humanities, 6 (1) pp. 231-238
Conference or Workshop Items

2017 Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's approach on women’s issues in Risale-I Nur. In: International Conference on Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Thought On Wasatiyyah And Exemlary Society,
2013 Right of customers in their transaction if they are deceived (Khiyar al-Tadlis) as proposed by Islam. In: National Conference on Human Rights in Islam: Issues and Challenges (CHRI2013),
Books

2015 Revelation and science in the 21st century. IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-391-2
Book Sections

2022 The future of Qur'anic studies: thematic tafsir as an example. In: Department of Qur'an and Sunnah Studies, AHAS KIRKHS, ISBN: 978-967-26850-1-2, pp. 4-14
2019 Rahmatan lil 'alamin: menelusuri tema rahmah di dalam al-Quran. In: MAIWP & KIRKHS, IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-13583-5-1, pp. 44-51
2019 Rahmatan lil 'alamin: menelusuri tema rahmah di dalam al-Quran. In: MAIWP & KIRKHS, IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-13583-5-1, pp. 44-51
2011 Errors in the interpretation of the Qur'an: general overview on Malaysian Muslim society. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180959, pp. 34-40
2011 Jihad versus terrorism revisiting the relvant Qur'anic verses. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789670225494, pp. 169-180