DR FATMIR SHEHU
Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion
ABDULHAMID ABUSULAYMAN KULLIYYAH OF ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES
Islamic Dawah & Comparative Religion, Inter-Religious Dialogue, Islam and Other Religions, Muslim and Western Scholarship in Comparative Religion, Comparative Ethics, Religious Experience, Islamic Worldview and Western Worldview, Religious Thought
Dr. Fatmir Shehu (1973-....), an Albanian citizen, received his B.A (hons) and M.A. degrees from IIUM in Arabic Language/Linguistics and Ph.D. degree from IIUM in Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion. He has presented in many conferences hosted by different countries, like, Malaysia, Turkey, Austria, Albania, and so on. Also, he has written certain papers in the field of Inter-religious and Inter-Faith Coexistence and Dialogue, Comparative Religion, Religious Ethics, Sufism, Mysticism, Civilization.
Among his publications: “Nostra Aetate and the Islamic Perspective of Inter-Religious Dialogue (Book-English-2008)”; “Ethics and Fiqh for Everyday Life: An Islamic Perspective (Book-English-2010);” "The Aspects of the Adverbs in the Qur'an. (Book, Arabic-2017);" "Bakr Abu Zayd's Methodologymore...
Dr. Fatmir Shehu (1973-....), an Albanian citizen, received his B.A (hons) and M.A. degrees from IIUM in Arabic Language/Linguistics and Ph.D. degree from IIUM in Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion. He has presented in many conferences hosted by different countries, like, Malaysia, Turkey, Austria, Albania, and so on. Also, he has written certain papers in the field of Inter-religious and Inter-Faith Coexistence and Dialogue, Comparative Religion, Religious Ethics, Sufism, Mysticism, Civilization.
Among his publications: “Nostra Aetate and the Islamic Perspective of Inter-Religious Dialogue (Book-English-2008)”; “Ethics and Fiqh for Everyday Life: An Islamic Perspective (Book-English-2010);” "The Aspects of the Adverbs in the Qur'an. (Book, Arabic-2017);" "Bakr Abu Zayd's Methodology Towards the Concept of "Unity of Religion" through his Book al-Ibtal. (Book, Arabic-2017);" “Hiwar al-Adyan bayna al-Qur’an and al-Tatbiqat al-Muasirah (Arabic-2009);” “The Concept of Religious Experience: A Qur’anic Perspective (English-2009);” “The Impact of Istanbul on the Construction of Albania's Religious and Cultural Coexistence. (English-2010);” “The Role of Religion in Shaping Moral Character: Islamic and Catholic Perspectives (English-2011);” “THE MYSTICAL BEKTASHI ORDER: The Founder, Growth and Core of Its Teachings (English-2012);” “The Influence of Islam on Albanian Culture (English-2012);” “The Methodology of Ibn Hazm in Comparative Religion with Special Reference to his Master Piece al-Fasl Fi al-Milal wa al-Ahwaa’ wa al-Nihal, (English-2013);” “Inter-religious Dialogue and Contemporary Peace-Building: From Hostility to Mutual Respect and Better Understanding (English-2014);” “Gender Equality and the Participation of Muslim Women in Education and Work: A Critical Analysis. (English-2015);” "The Awaited Mahdi and the Situation of Ummah: Analytical Study. (Arabic-2016);” “Islam - The future civilization of mankind: Challenges and Responses, (English-2016);” “Methodology of Prophetic Da‘wah and Its Relevance to Contemporary Global Society. (English-2017);” “The Concept of Europe as a cultural identity. (English-2017);” “The scholarship of inter-faith engagement in the writings of selected contemporary Muslim scholars. (English-2017);” “The role of inter-religious dialogue in promoting Islamic education to the Europeans. (English-2017);” “PAUL: The Transition from Nazarenism to Christianity. (English-2018);” “The Position of Shaikh Bakr Abu Zayd from the concept of “Unity of religions” (Arabic-2018);” “Deen al-Fitrah (Primordial religion): Nurturing Inter-Religious Dialogue and Beyond in al-Faruqi’s Thoughts. (English-2018);” “A Critical and Analytical Study of Irfan Abdul Hamid Fattah’s Book Judaism: A Historical Overview and Modern Movements in Judaism. (Arabic-2018);” “Revival of Islam through Tajdid (Renewal) and Islah (Reform) tendencies in the post-communist Albania. (English- 2019);” “‘Revisiting the Ancient Persian Religion of Zoroastrianism: Its Founder and Sacred Scripture. (English-2020); and “The Notion of “Islamic Unity” in the Thought of al-Imam Muhammad bin 'Abdu-Allah al-Khalili through Selected Texts from his Correspondences. (Arabic-2020), Exploring al-Manhaj al-Qurani (The Qur'anic methodology) in Dealing with other Religions: An Analysis of Selected Verses (2020), Exploring the Prophet (PBUH)'s Methodology in Dealing with other Religions based on Selected Historical Incidents during the Time of Revelation (2020); Investigating Abu Isa al-Warraq's Methodology in the Study of Christian Doctrine of Trinity based on His al-Radd 'Ala al-Tathlith (the Response to Trinity) (2021).
Dr. Fatmir Shehu is appointed since 2019 as Chief Editor, South Asian Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (SARJHSS), and as a Member of Editorial Team, since 2020, Journal of Al-Tajdid, KIRKHS, IIUM. Besides, he has been appointed as a Reviewer by well-known journals.
Dr. Fatmir Shehu has been appointed as IIUM Internationalisation Ambassador (Albania/Balkans/Kosovo/ Bosnia/Serbia/Macedonia) by the Rector of International Islamic University Malaysia under Deputy Rector (Internationalisation & Innovation and Community Relation), 1st October 2014 until 31st December 2015, and 1st July 2012 until 30th June 2013. He has been advisor to AQSA CLUB.
Dr. Fatmir Shehu
Deputy Director,
International Institute for Muslim Unity
International Islamic University Malaysia
Associate Professor
Department of Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion,
Abdulhamid Abusulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA
Doctor of Philosophy in Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion / Dissertation Topic: Nostra Aetate and Inter-Religious Dialogue: An Islamic Perspective.
Graduated on 30th March, 2007. International Islamic University Malaysia, Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA.
Master Degree in Arabic Language and Literature – Linguistics/ Theses Topic: The Aspects of Verbal Action in the Holy Qur’an.
Graduated on 25th January, 2002. International Islamic University Malaysia, Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA.
Bachelor Degree in Arabic Language and Literature.
Graduated on 8th March, 1999.
International Islamic University Malaysia, Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA.
Latest Additions
- Mohamed Shafeen, Mohamed Ashath and Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2025) Investigating the phenomenological scientific methodology in the comparative study of religion: an Islamic perspective. AFKAR - Journal of 'Aqidah & Islamic Thought, 27 (1). pp. 49-90. ISSN 1511-8819 E-ISSN 2550-1755
- Albaqali, Yunes Jaafar and Shehu, Fatmir (2025) تجديد مفهوم الوحي عند شبستري: دراسة نقدية = Renewing the concept of revelation according to Shabestari: a critical study. AL-ITQĀN: Journal of Islamic Sciences and Comparative Studies, 10 (1). pp. 1-19. E-ISSN 2600-8432
- Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2025) Religious didactics from the perspective of Islam: a theological-based theoretical framework on climate justice (water ethics). In: International Scientific-Practical Conference ON PROBLEMS OF UNDERSTANDING ISLAM IN THE PROCESS OF GLOBALIZATION, 5 November, Tashkent - Uzbekistan.
- Mohammed Insaf, Mohammed Ghous and Shehu, Fatmir (2024) Sports traditions in ancient civilizations: a comparative analysis from Mesopotamia to pre-Islamic Arabia. International Refereed Journal of Language & Culture, 9 (2). pp. 1-24. E-ISSN 2821-2908
- Arkam, Moahamed and Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2024) Evaluating existing literature on interreligious dialogue and peacebuilding in Sri Lanka: Buddhist-Muslim Relationships. IIUM Journal of Religion and Civilisational Studies, 7 (2). pp. 185-196. E-ISSN 2637-112X
- Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2024) Introduction. In: AbdulHamid AbuSulayman's contribution to intellectual and educational reform. International Institute for Muslim Unity (IIMU), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, viii-xv. ISBN 978 -967-25504-8-8
- Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2024) Investigating AbdulHamid AbuSulayman view on the concept of freedom based on his "crisis in the Muslim mind". In: AbdulHamid AbuSulayman's contribution to intellectual and educational reform. International Institute for Muslim Unity (IIMU), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 37-55. ISBN 978 -967-25504-8-8
- Al-Hidabi, Dawood Abdulmalek Yahya and Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi and Ushama, Thameem and Abdallah, Ssekamanya Siraje, eds. (2024) AbdulHamid AbuSulayman's contribution to intellectual and educational reform. International Institute for Muslim Unity (IIMU), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ISBN 978 -967-25504-8-8
- Aroos, Ashker and Ashath, Mohamed and Shehu, Fatmir (2024) A study on reflections of Prophetic Sīrah discourse in pluralistic society: a contextual analysis. DIROSAT: Journal of Education, Social Sciences & Humanities, 2 (3). pp. 167-184. E-ISSN 2985-5497
- Arkam, Moahamed and Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2024) Investigating Yūsuf al-Qaraḍāwī’s approach towards inter-religious encounters in the light of his teachings and writings. DIROSAT: Journal of Education, Social Sciences & Humanities, 2 (4). pp. 297-309. E-ISSN 2985-5497
- Mohamed Rasak, Mohamed Arkam and Shehu, Fatmir (2024) Exploring the history of Islamic Revivalism in modern Sri Lanka. Journal of Islam in Asia, 21 (1). pp. 206-229. ISSN 1823-0970 E-ISSN 2289-8077
- Aroos, Ashker and Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2024) A historical exploration of the selected writing trends on As-Sīrah An-Nabawiyyah (Prophetic Biography) from the First Century of Islam to the Contemporary Times = Eksplorasi Sejarah terhadap Trend Penulisan Terpilih Sīrah Nabawi dari Abad Pertama Islam sehingga Zaman Kontemporari. Journal of Islam in Asia, 21 (1). pp. 191-205. ISSN 1823-0970 E-ISSN 2289-8077
- Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2024) The role of social ethics in managing ethnic diversity in the CIS countries: Qur’anic approach in the light of Al-’Amr bi al-Maʿrūf wa al-Nahy ʿan al-Munkar. In: Muslims of Central Eurasia in the 21st Century: Challenges, Opportunities, and Prospects. Institute of Knowledge Integration, Georgia, Tbilis, pp. 320-350. ISBN 978-9941-33-862-5
- Shehu, Fatmir (2023) The role of social ethics in managing ethnic diversity in the CIS countries: qur’ānic approach in the light of al-’amr bi al-ma‘rūf wa al-nahy ‘an al-munkar (enjoining right and forbidding wrong). In: 6th Forum Muslims of Central Eurasia in the 21st Century: Challenges, Opportunities, and Prospects, 13-19 October 2023, TRYP by Wyndham Istanbul Basın Ekspres, ISTANBUL, TÜRKIYE. (Unpublished)
- Kazeem, Akeem Olayinka and Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2023) Analyzing John H. Hick’s religious pluralism and its implications from Islamic ethical perspectives. Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization, 13 (2). pp. 178-194. ISSN 2075-0943 E-ISSN 2520-0313
- Shehu, Fatmir (2023) The role of Muslim identity in managing cultural diversity among CIS countries: Qur’anic approach in the light of Inna Akramakum ʿInda Allah Atqākum. In: Muslims of Central Eurasia Since the 19th Century: Daily Life, Identity, Intellectual Thought and Education. "Idrak" Public Union, Azerbaijan, pp. 267-291.
- Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2023) Investigating AbdulHamid AbuSulayman's view on the concept of freedom based on his "Crisis in the Muslim mind". In: THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ABDULHAMID ABUSULAYMAN: �HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTELLECTUAL AND EDUCATIONAL REFORM, 2, IIUM. (Unpublished)
- Boudjemline, Bilal and Shehu, Fatmir (2023) تدبر القرآن وتجديد الإيمان = Renew the faith with tadabbur al-Quran. Al-Risalah, 7 (1). pp. 39-79. E-ISSN 2600-8394
- Shehu, Fatmir (2023) Investigating Ismāʿīl Rājī al-Fārūqī’s methodology in the study of Christianity through selected textual analysis from his Christian ethics. Intellectual Discourse, 31 (1). pp. 31-55. ISSN 0128-4878 E-ISSN 2289-5639
- Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2022) Investigating Ismāʿīl Rājī al-Fārūqī’s methodology in the study of Christianity through selected textual analysis from his Christian ethics. In: One Day Open Theme Seminar Under SAP-4, 2022, 03 October 2022, Al-Shafie Meeting Room, IRK Building. (Unpublished)