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Dr. Saheed Abdullahi Busari

Associate Professor

Fiqh & Usul Fiqh

International Islamic University Malaysia

Fiqh & Usul Fiqh, Maqasid Shariah, Halal Financing, Integration of Knowledge, Research Methodology, Sustainable Development

Saheed Abdullahi Busari is an assistant professor of Islamic Jurisprudence and legal theory at the faculty of Islamic revealed knowledge and human sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia. Before that, he completed his Ph.D. and masters in the application of the principles of Islamic Jurisprudence on financial systems and transactions. He had a bachelor's degree in Arabic and Islamic Studies from Al-Azhar University Cairo and a Higher National Diploma in Business Administration from Yaba College of Technology Lagos. His primary research work lies in issues between the intersection of the principles of Islamic Jurisprudence, social, and management sciences. He has taught courses in Islamic Jurisprudence, Islamic legal maxims, Maqasid Shariah, Islamic social finance, Islamic wealtmore...

EDUCATION ● PhD in Islamic Jurisprudence, International Islamic University, Malaysia. August 2019 SPECIALISATION: Fiqh & Usul Fiqh, Maqasid Shariah, Islamic Banking & Capital market. THESIS: "Adequacy of Regulation and Supervision in Default Ṣukūk: A Juristic Analysis of cases in Malaysia, USA and UAE" SUPERVISOR: Professor Amanullah Muhammad, Assist. Prof. Akhtarzaite AbdulAziz Assoc. Prof. Luqman Zakariyah. ● Master of Arts in Islamic Jurisprudence, International Islamic University, Malaysia. 2017 SPECIALISATION: Fiqh, Usul Fiqh & Islamic Banking. THESIS: Shariah Standards for Converting Agrobank Malaysia into an Islamic Bank: Evaluative and Analytical Study" SUPERVISOR: Assist. Prof. Akhtarzaite AbdulAziz, Assist Prof. Muhammad Sabri Zakaria. ● Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) imore...

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  1. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Zakariyah, Habeebullah and Mikail, Sa'id Adekunle (2026) Ḥīlah (stratagem) and its implications on contemporary Islamic financial contracts. International Journal of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh Studies, 10 (2). pp. 147-162. E-ISSN 2600-8408
  2. Mohamad Shauki, Aziyah and Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Mohamed, Hossam El-Din Ibrahim and Mukred, Muaadh Mustafa Ali (2026) An analytical study of the Islamic legal characterization and shariah compliance of digital commercial platforms in Malaysia = التكييف الفقهي والتوافق الشرعي للمنصات التجارية الرقمية يف ماليزاي: دراسة حتليلية. nternational Journal of Al-Turath in Islamic Wealth and Finance, 7 (1). pp. 80-98. E-ISSN 2716-6856
  3. Busari, Abdullahi Saheed and Zakariyah, Habeebullah and Aminu, Sikiru Olanrewaju (2026) Optimization of asset registration, security pledges (rahn), and foreclosure mechanics in murabahah financing under regulatory jurisdictions (focus: Nigeria). Policy Paper. i-sow Investment Services Limited.
  4. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Rokis, Rohaiza and Sawari, Mohd Fuad and Mohamadali, Noor Azizah and Amanullah, Muhammad (2026) Strategic roles of Maqasid Shariah in digital adoption by B40 Muslim entrepreneurs: a qualitative inquiry. Malaysia Journal of Syariah and Law, 14 (1). pp. 170-190. ISSN 1985-7454 E-ISSN 2590-4396
  5. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi (2026) Growth and developments in Islamic social finance sector: maqasid-driven microfinancing innovations in Islamic social finance for B-40 empowerment. In: Islamic Wealth Management Report 2026. Cambridge Institute of Islamic Finance, pp. 122-130. ISBN 978-1-918603-00-2
  6. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Abdul Aziz, Akhtarzaitie and Zakariyah, Luqman (2025) Role of green Sukuk towards climate sustainability: cases in selected Muslim countries. In: Islamic Finance and Climate Action. Rutledge, pp. 141-154.
  7. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Abd. Rokis, Rohaiza and Md. Sawari, Mohd Fuad and Mohamadali, Noor Azizah and Amanullah, Muhammad (2025) Maqasid al-Shariah-based strategies for enhancing digital adoption among B40 Muslim entrepreneurs. Journal of Islamic Finance, 14 (2). pp. 160-169. ISSN 2289-2117 E-ISSN 2289-2109
  8. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Zakaria, Mohamad Sabri and Suleiman, Hassan (2025) The theory of nice moment (Laḥẓah Laṭīfah) in Islamic jurisprudence: analysis, regulatory principles and application. International Journal of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh Studies, 9 (3). pp. 159-170. E-ISSN 2600-8408
  9. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and El Mesawi, Mohamed El Tahir and Megat Laksana, Nan Noorhidayu and Suleiman, Hassan (2025) Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah-based measuring instruments in the halal economy: a preliminary review. International Journal of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh Studies, 9 (3). pp. 117-132. E-ISSN 2600-8408
  10. Abdoul Karim, Makounou and Busari, Saheed Abdullahi (2025) عقد المرابحة كبديل شرعي للتمويل الربوي: دراسة تحليلية نقدية من منظور مقاصد الشريعة = Murabaha contract as a Shariah-compliant alternative to interest-based financing: an analytical study from the perspective of Maqasid al-Shariah. Al-Burhan: Journal of Qur'an and Sunnah Studies, 9 (2). pp. 221-239. E-ISSN 2600-8386
  11. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Ajani, Oni Idris and Zakariyah, Luqman (2025) Relevantization of Islamic studies in Nigeria tertiary institutions: a swot analysis. al-Burhān Journal of Qurʾān and Sunnah Studies, 9 (1). pp. 47-65. E-ISSN 2600-8386
  12. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Zakariyah, Luqman and Mikail, Sa'id Adekunle (2025) Role of Islamic wealth in sustainable development. In: Islamic Wealth Management Report 2025. Cambridge Institute of Islamic Finance, United Kingdom, pp. 70-81. ISBN 978-1-7396281-7-8
  13. Mikail, Sa'id Adekunle and Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and al-Saadi, Abdulrahman Abdulla (2024) Ownership tansfer of sovereign ṣukūk assets: analysis of pertinent issues from Shariah perspective. Journal of Fatwa Management and Research, 29 (3). pp. 149-172. ISSN 2232-1047 E-ISSN 0127-8886
  14. Adnan, Ieman Sofiyya and Busari, Saheed Abdullahi (2025) The potential of zakat for senior citizens in Malaysia. In: Contemporary issues in Islamic Law and social practices: gender roles, legal perspectives and family dynamics. Contemporary Fiqh Research Unit, KIRKHS, IIUM and Islamic Book Trust, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 1-25.
  15. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Md. Sawari, Mohd. Fuad and Rokis, Rohaiza and Amanullah, Muhammad and Mohamadali, Noor Azizah (2025) Digital entrepreneurship empowerment for asnaf zakat families from the B-40 Muslims in Malaysia. In: Contemporary Issues in Qiwamah within the Family Institution. Contemporary Fiqh Research Unit, KIRKHS, IIUM and Islamic Book Trust, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 74-86.
  16. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Kazeem, Akeem Olayinka (2024) Spiritual philosophy of zakāt on achieving balanced economy. In: Guardianship of Balance: Bridging Spirituality and Sustainability in the Light of the Quran and Sunnah. Department of Qur'an and Sunnah Studies, AHAS KIRKHS, IIUM, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 164-182. ISBN 978-967-26850-6-7
  17. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Sitiris, Miszairi (2024) Shariah standard for the adoption of artificial intelligence nanny: an analysis of potentials and challenges. Journal of Shariah Law Research, 9 (2). pp. 147-162. ISSN 2462-2206 E-ISSN 2462-2230
  18. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Kazeem, Akeem Olayinka and Abdul Aziz, Akhtarzaitie and Zakariyah, Habeebullah (2024) Islamic wealth management: a bibliometric analysis of major dimensions and future research plan. Intellectual Discourse, 32 (2). pp. 551-583. ISSN 0128-4878 E-ISSN 2289-5639
  19. Akanni, Akeem A. and Ajani, Oni Idris and Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Amina, Dawodu O. (2024) The League of Imams and Alphas in Yorubaland, Edo, and the Delta (Rābiṭah): the journey so far. Al-Manhaj: Hukum dan Pranata Sosial Islam, 6 (2). pp. 389-402. ISSN 2686-1607 E-ISSN 2686-4819
  20. Umar, Abubakar Muhammad and Zakaria, Mohamad Sabri and Busari, Saheed Abdullahi (2024) A jurisprudential study on zakat on horse; its social and economic benefits. Al-Hikmah International Journal for Islamic Studies & Human Sciences, 7 (3). pp. 245-270. ISSN 2637-0581 E-ISSN 2637-0581

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