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 (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)
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Salah, Machouche (2022) The plight of the diasporic Muslim community in the West. Islam on Web, 22 November 2022.
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Salah, Machouche (2022) Muslim world: its glorious past and today’s reality. Islam on Web (The Window to Islam), 29 October 2022.
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2022) Iqbal: an intellectual with a vision and mission (part two). Islam on Web (The Window to Islam), 21 October 2022.
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2022) A response to “Last Drinks”. Islam on Web, 11 October 2022.
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2017) Iqbal: the man and his mission in life. In: Convention on Muslim Thinkers :Revitalisation on Muslim Sprit 2017, 4 November 2017, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished)
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2022) Iqbal: an intellectual with a vision and mission (Part One). Islam on Web (The Window to Islam), 3 October 2022.
- Hassan Mydin, Shaik Abdullah and Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and M M Yusoff, Mahathir (2022) Theosophical elements in Iqbal's Magnum Opus "the reconstruction of religious thought in Islam": a preliminary review. Al-Itqan: Journal of Islamic Sciences and Comparative Studies, 6 (2). pp. 99-116. E-ISSN 2600-8432
- Hassan Mydin, Shaik Abdullah and Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and M M Yusoff, Mahathir (2022) Theosophical elements in Iqbal's Magnum Opus "the reconstruction of religious thought in Islam": a preliminary review. Al-Itqan: Journal of Islamic Sciences and Comparative Studies, 6 (2). pp. 99-116. E-ISSN 2600-8432
- Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Laluddin, Hayatullah and M M Yusoff, Mahathir (2022) Iqbal’s antagonism towards Pseudo-Mysticism. Al-Itqan: Journal of Islamic Sciences and Comparative Studies, 6 (2). pp. 81-97. E-ISSN 2600-8432