Dr Sofiah Samsudin
Assistant Professor
Department of Quran and Sunnah Studies,
AbdulHamid AbuSulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
Quranic Studies, Methodologies of Tafsir, Business in the Quran
Biography:
Dr. Sofiah Samsudin received her BA (Hons) in Usuluddin from the University of Malaya in 1991. She went on to complete her MA in Ulum al-Quran and Tafsir at the University of Jordan, Amman, and obtained her PhD from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2003.
In 2009, she was awarded the Best Teacher Award in the Arts and Social Sciences category at the university level during IIUM Quality Day. In 2012, JAKIM appointed her as a member of the Post-Marriage Module Development Committee, and in 2014, she served as a committee member for the Action Plan for the Development of Muslim Women.
Currently, Dr. Sofiah is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Qur’an and Sunnah Studies, AHAS KIRKHS, IIUM.
Her research spans Qur’anic and Sunnah studies, ʿUlūm al-Qur’an and Tafsir and camore...
Biography:
Dr. Sofiah Samsudin received her BA (Hons) in Usuluddin from the University of Malaya in 1991. She went on to complete her MA in Ulum al-Quran and Tafsir at the University of Jordan, Amman, and obtained her PhD from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2003.
In 2009, she was awarded the Best Teacher Award in the Arts and Social Sciences category at the university level during IIUM Quality Day. In 2012, JAKIM appointed her as a member of the Post-Marriage Module Development Committee, and in 2014, she served as a committee member for the Action Plan for the Development of Muslim Women.
Currently, Dr. Sofiah is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Qur’an and Sunnah Studies, AHAS KIRKHS, IIUM.
Her research spans Qur’anic and Sunnah studies, ʿUlūm al-Qur’an and Tafsir and care for special‑needs groups.
Qualifications: Bachelor of Usuluddin, University of Malaya; Master’s in Fundamental Principles of Religion (Tafsir), University of Jordan; PhD in Usuluddin, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Latest Additions
- Samsudin, Sofiah (2025) المدخل إلى دراسة علوم القرآن An introduction to the study of the sciences of the Noble Quran. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur. ISBN 978-967-491-449-3
- Simasae, Masruroh and Samsudin, Sofiah (2025) المنهج النبوي في صناعة القدوة الحسنة من جيل الصحابة دراسة تحليلية The prophetic method in cultivating exemplary role models from the companions: an analytical study. al-Burhan: Journal of Qurʾan and Sunnah Studies, 9 (1). pp. 178-195. E-ISSN 2600-8386
- Arom, Nurul Hidayah and Nik Abdullah, Nik Md. Saiful Azizi and Samsudin, Sofiah (2025) The influence of Arabic exegesis on isra’iliyyat narratives of prophet Adam in Malay tafsir and its implications. International Journal of Modern Education, 7 (25). pp. 472-482. E-ISSN 2647-0905
- Wahid, Suhail and Samsudin, Sofiah and Md Sawari, Mohd Fuad and Ahmad, Zeti Azreen and A Manaf, Aini Maznina and Buyong, Mazni and Ahmad Yusof @ Hanafi, Hanani (2024) A-Z, how to deal with a COVID-19 pandemic and emergency according to the Quran and sunnah? Al-Qanatir International Journal of Islamic Studies, 33 (5). pp. 189-200. E-ISSN 2289-9944
- Samsudin, Sofiah and Arom, Nurul Hidayah (2021) Dosa ikhtilat dan khalwat: di luar talian dan di atas talian. In: Dosa-dosa akhir zaman. Centris, IIUM, pp. 122-143. ISBN 9789671726228
- Hamid, Siti Zaharah and Usman, Abur Hamdi and Samsudin, Sofiah and Mohamed Ramli, Farhah Zaidar and Abu Zahrin, Syaidatun Nazirah (2021) Tarbiyah keluarga melalui aktiviti berusrah: huraian surah-surah pilihan dalam Juz Amma dari Kitab Naẓarāt Fī Kitābillah = Family education through Usrah activity: selected surah Juz Amma from Kitab Naẓarāt Fī Kitābillah. Jurnal Pengajian Islam, 14 (1). pp. 160-175. ISSN 1823 7126 E-ISSN 0127-8002
- Hamid, Siti Zaharah and Usman, Abur Hamdi and Samsudin, Sofiah and Abu Zahrin, Syaidatun Nazirah (2021) Tarbiah Akidah dalam Surah Makkiyah melalui Kitab Naẓarāt Fī Kitābillah (Faith Education through Meccan Surahs in Naẓarāt Fī Kitābillah). e-Jurnal Penyelidikan dan Inovasi, 8 (1). pp. 143-174. E-ISSN 2289-7909
- Samsudin, Sofiah (2020) Teks al-Qur'an dan tafsirannya, teks Hadis dan huraiannya. In: IIUM Library Ibadah Camp 2020, 9th October 2020, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished)
- Islam, Md. Sirajul and Samsudin, Sofiah (2020) Characteristics, importance and objectives of research: an overview of the indispensable of ethical research. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 10 (5). pp. 331-335. ISSN 2250-3153
- Islam, Md Sirajul and Samsudin, Sofiah (2020) People with special needs in Ancient societies: a comparative study between few early philosophers and Islam. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 10 (5). pp. 324-330. ISSN 2250-3153
- Samsudin, Sofiah (2020) Pesanan nabi Muhammad SAW terhadap umat Islam akhir zaman. In: Titian akhir zaman edisi kedua. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 57-72. ISBN 978-967-491-072-3
- Samsudin, Sofiah (2017) إسماعيل حقي ال ب وسوي ومنهجه في تفسيره روح البيان. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-418-954-9 (In Press)
- Islam, Md. Sirajul and Samsudin, Sofiah (2018) Moral approaches and roles of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) in empowering persons with special need. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 12 (6). pp. 30-35. ISSN 1991-8178 E-ISSN 2309-8414
- Ismail, Ainun Mardiah and Samsudin, Sofiah (2017) The Al Baghdadi method an in-depth introduction. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-418-617-3
- Islam, Md Sirajul and Samsudin, Sofiah (2018) Interpretations of Al-Amanah among Muslim scholars and its role in establishing peace in society. Social Change, 48 (3). pp. 437-450. ISSN 0049-0857 E-ISSN 0976-3538
- Rahmat, Nurul Rafah Syazwani and Samsudin, Sofiah (2019) دلالات الألفاظ المترادفة المتقاربة المعنى في سورة البقرة: دراسة نموذجيةة. Al-Burhan: Journal of Qur'an and Sunnah Studies, 3 (1). pp. 61-75. E-ISSN 2600-8386
- Islam, Md. Sirajul and Samsudin, Sofiah and A.K., Azad (2015) Herbal medicinal importance of Citrullus Lanatus mentioned in the Ahadith: a precise overview. American Journal of Ethnomedicine, 2 (1). pp. 39-45. ISSN 2348-9502
- Islam, Md. Sirajul and Samsudin, Sofiah (2015) Concept in formulating the ‘3w Theory’ in multidisciplinary research from the Qur’anic perspective. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 5 (4). pp. 1-3. ISSN 2250-3153
- Samsudin, Sofiah and Islam, Md. Sirajul (2015) Value of Al-amanah in human’ Life. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 5 (4). pp. 1-3. ISSN 2250-3153
- Samsudin, Sofiah (2018) Tips pakaian dan fesyen wanita. In: Tips wanita menuju syurga. Cahaya Hati Training & Consultancy, Batu Caves, Selangor, pp. 139-156. ISBN 978-967-15111-3-8