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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...

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.

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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)
  12. 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
  13. 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.
  14. 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)
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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)
  18. Ali Matooq Altamimi, Abdulla and Shehu, Fatmir (2022) Ibn Taymiyyah’s position on the distortion of the wording of the Torah and the Gospel (Arabic). Al-Risalah: Journal of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (ARJIHS), 6 (2). pp. 98-121. E-ISSN 2600-8394
  19. Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2022) Introduction: the contemporary reality and the meaning of "Religion". In: Religion, Governance and Sustainable Development: Contemporary Studies from the Muslim World. AbdulHamid AbuSulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia, pp. 1-19. ISBN 978-967-19771-1-8
  20. Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2022) The role of Muslim identity in managing cultural diversity among CIS countries: Qur’anic approach in the light of Inna Akramakum ‘Inda-Allah Atqākum. In: 5 FORUM of SCHOLARS FROM THE CIS COUNTRIES: The Past and Future of Islamic Thought in the CIS Countries: Prospects for Reforms and Integration of Knowledge, 1-8th August, TRYP by Wyndham Istanbul Basin Ekspres Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey. (Unpublished)

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