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 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.

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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)
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
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
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)
Gōkbulut, Zehra and Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2022) Exploring Sufi Majālis as a tradition of writing tafsīr in the seventeenth century Ottoman caliphate. al-Risalah Journal, 6 (1). pp. 22-37. E-ISSN 2600-8394
Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2022) Characteristics of Islam. In: IIIT Students Training and Educational Programme, 4 June 2022, IIUM. (Unpublished)
Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2022) Exploring ʿIrfān ʿAbdulḤamīd Fattāḥ’s methodology in the study of Judaism and Christianity. Al-Itqan: Journal of Islamic Sciences and Comparative Studies, 6 (1). pp. 73-86. E-ISSN 2600-8432
Jianjun, Mai and Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2021) Exploring the role and efforts of Islamic organizations in reviving Islamic faith among the Hui Muslim communities in early 20th century in China. Ar-Raniry International Journal of Islamic Studies, 8 (2). pp. 207-218. ISSN 2355-7885 E-ISSN 2355-813X
Mai, Jianjun and Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2021) Exploring Hui Muslims’ utilization of Islamic Press for the revival of Islam during the Republic of China (1912-1949). Al-Risalah: Journal of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (ARJIHS), 5 (4). pp. 36-51. E-ISSN 2600-8394
Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2021) Al-manhaj an-nabawi (the prophetic methodology) in dealing with others: analysis of selected incidents during the time of the revelation. In: the IIIT Lectures Series for CIS Countries, Tuesday, Georgia - via zoom. (Unpublished)
Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2021) Al-manhaj al-Qur'ani (the Qur'anic methodology) in dealing with others: an exegetical analysis of selected verses. In: the IIIT Lectures Series for CIS Countries, Tuesday, Georgia - via zoom. (Unpublished)
Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2021) Contemporary Research Methodology in the perspective of Islam: Challenges and Solutions. In: International Interdisciplinary Workshop on Research Methodology (21-12-2020 to 10-01-2021), 21-12-2020 to 10-01-2021, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India - ZOOM. (Unpublished)
Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2021) Managing diversity. In: YOUTH IMAANI LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMME 2021, 19 -21 November 2021 / Friday - Sunday, Heritage Hotel, Cameron Highlands, Pahang Darul Makmur. (Unpublished)
Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2021) Exploring the efficacy of Selected facebook cccount(s) used for Islamic Da‘wah purposes during COVID-19 Pandemic – March-July 2021. In: The 20th Annual International Conference on Islamic Studies (AICIS), 25-29 October 2021, Surakarta - ONLINE VIA ZOOM. (Unpublished)

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