Dr. Mohd Abbas Abdul Razak
Asst. Professor
Department of Fundamental & Inter-Disciplinary Studies
KULLIYYAH OF ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES
Education, Educational Psychology, Western Psychology, Islamic Psychology, Iqbaliyyat, Philosophical Psychology
Mohd Abbas Abdul Razak obtained his B.A. (Hons) degree from Universitas Ar-Raniry, Aceh, Indonesia in Islamic Education. Upon completing his undergraduate studies, Abbas returned to Malaysia in January 1992 and was teaching for a little while in the northern region of the peninsular of Malaysia before he went on to pursue his postgraduate studies at IIUM.
Over at IIUM, Abbas did his Advanced Diploma in Education and later went on to pursue his Master’s degree in the area of Educational Psychology. His Ph.D. dissertation was a study on personality theories, particularly comparing on the views showcased to the world by Iqbal and Freud. This research work of Abbas was later published as a book entitled ‘Iqbal’s Theory of Personality: A Contrastive Analysis with Freud’ by LAP Lambert Academore...
Mohd Abbas Abdul Razak obtained his B.A. (Hons) degree from Universitas Ar-Raniry, Aceh, Indonesia in Islamic Education. Upon completing his undergraduate studies, Abbas returned to Malaysia in January 1992 and was teaching for a little while in the northern region of the peninsular of Malaysia before he went on to pursue his postgraduate studies at IIUM.
Over at IIUM, Abbas did his Advanced Diploma in Education and later went on to pursue his Master’s degree in the area of Educational Psychology. His Ph.D. dissertation was a study on personality theories, particularly comparing on the views showcased to the world by Iqbal and Freud. This research work of Abbas was later published as a book entitled ‘Iqbal’s Theory of Personality: A Contrastive Analysis with Freud’ by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing of Germany. In 2010, he was teaching Philosophy of Islamic Education, Ethics & Sociology of Education at the Kulliyyah of Education, IIUM.
Upon completing his Ph.D. in 2011, Abbas was appointed as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Fundamental & Inter-Disciplinary Studies, KIRKHS, IIUM. He teaches all the university required courses; Islamic Worldview, Knowledge & Civilization in Islam, Ethics & Fiqh for Everyday Life and Creative Thinking & Problem Solving. At times, he also teaches Psychology and Parenting & Family Management in the university.
In addition to teaching, Abbas also actively participates in many international conferences and research works on psychology, spirituality, globalization and Iqbaliyat. His research work has enabled Abbas to publish quite a number of journal and newspaper articles locally and internationally.
As a social contribution, Abbas joined the National Blood Bank (Pusat Darah Negara) in 1998 as a member and ever since then actively donates whole blood, plasma and platelets. As of August 2018, he has donated 338 times. He strongly believes that through the philosophy of sharing, caring and loving, humanity can create a better world.
B.A(Hons) in Islamic Studies(Universitas Ar-Raniry)
Advanced Diploma of Education(IIUM)
M.Ed in Educational Psychology(IIUM)
Ph.D.in Educational Psychology(IIUMM
Latest Additions
- Hassan Mydin, Shaik Abdullah and Muhamad Shukri, Abdul Salam and Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2020) Peranan akhlak dalam kehidupan: tinjauan wacana akhlak Islam = The role of morality in life: Islamic discourse review. Jurnal Islam Dan Masyarakat Kontemporari, 21 (1). pp. 38-54. ISSN 1985-7667 E-ISSN 1289-6325
- Mustapha, Maziah and Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2019) A contrastive analysis of Yusuf Islam and Zakir Naik’s styles of religious propagation or preaching. Al-Itqan Journal of Islamic Sciences and Comparative Studies, 4 (2). pp. 65-85. E-ISSN 2600-8432
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Abdul Razak, Abdul Latif and Ali Zaroum, Abdulhamid Mohamed (2019) Mental health and psychotherapy: a comparison between Western and Islamic scripturally based psychologies. al-Burhan: Journal of Qurʾān and Sunnah Studies, 3 (2). pp. 15-33. E-ISSN 2600-8386
- Hassan Mydin, Shaik Abdullah and Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2019) Pandangan alam Islam: analisis dari perspektif surah Al-Fatihah = Islamic worldview: an analysis from the perspective of surah Al-Fatihah. Journal of Islamic, Social, Economics and Development (JISED), 4 (25). pp. 45-58. E-ISSN 0128-1755
- Wahyono, Zubaidi and Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2019) Islamic tourism in Southeast Asia: The concept and its implementation. In: International Language and Tourism Conference 2019, 18th-19th October 2019, Pagoh, Johor. (Unpublished)
- Hassan Mydin, Shaik Abdullah and Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2019) Pandangan alam Islam: analisis dari perspektif surah al-Fatihah. In: The 14th ISDEV International Islamic Development Management Conference (IDMAC2019), 30-31st July 2019, Penang, Malaysia.
- Mustapha, Maziah and Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2019) A critical appraisal of Zakir Naik’s Islamic evangelism. International Journal of Islamic Thought, 15. pp. 71-83. ISSN 2232-1314 E-ISSN 2289-6023
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah and Muhamad Shukri, Abdul Salam (2019) Muslim world in encountering the challenges of global extremism and terrorism. nternational Journal of Business, Economics and Law, 18 (6). pp. 100-108. ISSN 2289-1552
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah and Muhamad Shukri, Abdul Salam (2019) Muslim world in encountering the challenges of global extremism and terrorism. In: 8th Kuala Lumpur International Islamic Studies and Civilisations (KLiISC 8) 2019, 23rd- 24th February, 2019, Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor.
- Muhamad Shukri, Abdul Salam and Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2018) A discourse on religious pluralism: a short survey. Al-Itqan: Journal of Islamic Sciences and Comparative Studies, 2 (2). pp. 43-63. E-ISSN ISSN: 2600-8432
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah and Mustapha, Maziah (2018) Selected views on human nature and their implications on education. Dinamika Ilmu, 18 (2). pp. 151-166. ISSN 1411-3031 E-ISSN 2442-9651
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Abdul Razak, Abdul Latif and Ali Zaroum, Abdulhamid Mohamed (2018) Science & spirituality: an Islamic perspective. In: Lecture to Chinese Muslim Students of Jannahedu International Sdn.Bhd., 4th November 2018, Setapak, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished)
- Abdul Razak, Abdul Latif and Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Salami, Mutiu (2018) The impacts of religious identity on the relationship between workplace stress and inner meaning fulfillment among non-academic staff in Malaysia. Journal of Islam in Asia, 15 (3: Special Issue: Integration of Islamic Revealed Knowledge into Humanities and Social Sciences). pp. 401-419. E-ISSN 2289-8077
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah and Mustapha, Maziah (2018) Some selected concepts on man in psychology and their impact on education. In: The International Conference on Gender-Responsive 2018, 25th-27th Sept. 2018, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. (Unpublished)
- Abdullah, Norillah and Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2018) A comparative analysis between montessori and Al-Ghazali’s perspectives on child education = Analisis komparatif terhadap prinsip-prinsip al-Ghazali dan montessori dalam pendidikan kanak-kanak. Journal of Islam in Asia, 15 (2). pp. 453-476. ISSN 2289-8077
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2017) Foundation of Islamic ethics. In: Ethics & fiqh for everyday life. The International Institute of Islamic Thought (East and South East Asia) & International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia, pp. 1-17. ISBN 978-967-14480-9-0
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Mustapha, Maziah and Ali, Md. Yousuf (2018) Man and motivation: a contrastive analysis between western and Islamic psychologies. Project Report. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished)
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah and Mustapha, Maziah (2018) Human nature & education: An analysis between Western and Islamic psychologies. In: Seminar on "Selected Views on Human Nature and their Implications on Education, 17th April, 2018, Experimental Hall, IIUM, Gombak Campus. (Unpublished)
- Ali, Md Yousuf and Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2017) Globalization and the Muslim world: challenges and prospects. In: The Islamic worldview: selected essays. International Institute of Islamic Thought East and South East Asia, Malaysia, Batu Caves, Selangor, pp. 275-306. ISBN 978-967-15622-7-7
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah (2018) Understanding the Islamic worldview. In: Islamic Input in Medical Progamme (IIMP), Kulliyyah of Medicine (Year 2 Block 2 Session 2017/2018), 22nd. March 2018, Kuantan, Pahang. (Unpublished)