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
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Ali, Mohd Mumtaz (2024) Shifting educational idealism in the age of globalization. IIUM-Today.
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Jalal Nore, Abdul Wahed Jalal Nore (2024) IIUM’s contribution to Raudhatus Sakinah. IIUM Today.
- Ali, Mohd Mumtaz and Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2023) Kamal Hassan and the birth of IIUM: a retrospective survey of his ideas. Journal of Islam In Asia, 20 (3). pp. 309-336. E-ISSN 2289-8077
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Machouche, Salah (2023) Physical growth and the need for PE in schools. In: Enhancing the Spiritual and Physical Development of Children. International Institute for Muslim Unity, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 217-231. ISBN 978-967-25504-7-1
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Machouche, Salah (2023) Iqbal: the Renaissance Man from the Muslim world. AHAS KIRKHS, IIUM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Laluddin, Hayatullah (2023) Man's cosmic bonds: Iqbal's insights on universe, nature, and environment. Islam on Web.
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Laluddin, Hayatullah (2023) Discovering Iqbal's educational vision: wisdom for today's world. Islam on Web.
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Machouche, Salah (2023) A discourse on Islamic civilization’s philosophy of coexistence. In: International Conference on Islamic Civilization: Fostering the Philosophy of Coexistence in the 21st Century, 17th August 2023, Al-Syafie Meeting Room, IRK Building, IIUM, Gombak Campus. (Unpublished)
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Salah, Machouche (2023) A drop of wisdom: reflections on the Muslim world. KIRKHS, IIUM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2023) Remembering Prof Sayed Sikandar Shah Haneef. Islam on Web: The Window to Islam, 24 March 2023.
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2023) Iqbal and Muslim ummah: concluding remarks (part seven). Islam on Web: The Window to Islam, 11 March 2023.
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2023) Man and motivation: a contrastive analysis between Western and Islamic psychologies. In: Science of Soul: Man and Motivation: A Contrastive Analysis between Western and Islamic Psychologies, 10 Mar 2023, Online. (Unpublished)
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2023) Against misconceptions and pseudo-mysticism: Iqbal’s call for reformation (Part Six). Islam on Web (The Window to Islam), 22 February 2023.
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Machouche, Salah (2023) A review of al-Qaradawi’s book “Islam: the future civilization”. In: Yusuf al-Qaradawi Conference, 21st January 2023, Main Auditorium, IIUM Gombak. (Unpublished)
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Machouche, Salah and Mustapha, Maziah (2023) The role of education in the human life. In: Symposium on Education & Economic Development Plan for the Young Myanmar Muslims (2023), 28-29 Jan 2023, UTHM- Batu Pahat, Johor. (Unpublished)
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2023) Iqbal and western philosophers (part four). Islam on Web, 4 Jan 2023.
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2023) Iqbal and sufism (Part Five). Islam on Web (The Window to Islam), 5 Feb 2023.
- Laluddin, Hayatullah and Abdul Razak, Mohd. Abbas (2022) Feasibility of the goal of sociology under its current methodology. Al-Itqan: Journal of Islamic Sciences and Comparative Studies, 6 (4). pp. 127-148. E-ISSN 2600-8432
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2022) Iqbal: scholar of East and West (part three). Islam on Web (The Window to Islam).
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Machouche, Salah and Mustapha, Maziah (2022) The plight of the diasporic Muslim Community in the West. In: International Conference on Women Empowerment: Social Development of Women Refugees Living in Malaysia (2022), 10th. of December 2022, Banquet Hall Rectory Building, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Gombak, Selangor.. (Unpublished)