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ASSOC. PROF. DR. MOHAMAD NASRIN BIN MOHAMAD NASIR

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Nasrin bin Mohamad Nasir has pursued an academic career since 2001, teaching in London, Malaysia, and Brunei. His scholarly work spans metaphysics in Islamic philosophy, logic, Sufism, and history, with publications across these fields. His teaching experience encompasses Philosophical Ethics, Islamic Philosophy, Contemporary Issues in Muslim Thought, Asian Philosophies, World Religions, History of Islamic Law, Issues in Islamic Law, Philosophy of Islamic Science, Islamisation of Knowledge, and related areas.

RESEARCH AREAS

  • Islamic Philosophy
  • Islamic Metaphysics and Perception
  • Islamic Epistemology
  • History of Sufism in Southeast Asia, or in general
  • Islamisation of Knowledge
  • Malay Manuscript Studies

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Islamic Thought
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
September 2002 – July 2007

Master of Arts (M.A.)  in Islamic Studies (Distinction)
Islamic College for Advanced Studies (ICAS) & Central Middlesex University, United Kingdom
September 1999 – July 2002

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Industrial Design Engineering
Brunel University, United Kingdom
September 1995 – June 1999

RESEARCH PROJECTS HIGHLIGHTS

2022–2024

Fathul Mubin alal Mulhidin

2017–2019

Malay Sufism

2015–2017

Gauging Islamic Thought in Malaysia

2013–2015

Malay Medicine from the Kitab Tib Genre of Malay Manuscripts

2012–2016

Haqqul Yaqin as Karya Agong Melayu

PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTS

2026

Islam, Etnisiti dan Wacana Feudal
Kenyalang, 2026.

2025

Tasawuf di Alam Melayu
Biblio Press, 2025.

2024

Manuscript Studies in the 21st Century (Editor)
Penerbit UKM, 2024.

2019

The Metaphysical Epistemology of Shaykh Shams al-Din al-Sumatra’i: A Study of the Haqq al-Yaqin
The Open Press, 2019.

2016

Creating a Tolerant Society: A Prolegomena for a Syllabus
IHRC Press, 2016.

ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS

2021

3 Malay Theological (Aqida) Texts of the 19th Century and Issues Connected to Human Actions
Ulumuna Journal of Islamic Studies, Vol. 25, No. 2, 2021.

The View of the Other in Modern Malay Exegesis of the Qur’an
Australian Journal of Islamic Studies, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 68–87, 2021.

2020

Analisis terhadap penghujahan al-Raniri dalam Kitab Fathul Mubin Alal Mulhidin terhadap golongan wujudiah
(An Analysis of the Arguments Given by al-Raniri in his Fatḥ al-Mubīn ʿalā al-Mulḥidīn against the Wujūdiyya).
Jurnal Melayu (Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka), Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 21–44, 2020.

2019

Kontroversi Wujudiyyah dalam Sejarah Perkembangan Tasawwuf di Nusantara: Suatu Pandangan Baharu
(The Wujūdiyya Controversy in the Development of Southeast Asian Sufism).

2018

  • Terjemahan Penipu, Antinomian (Ibahah) dan Pseudo-Sufi: Suatu Upaya Menyenaraikan Penjahat Spiritual (Miscreants) (A Translation of Impostors, Antinomians and Pseudo-Sufis: Cataloguing the Miscreants by Hamid Algar), Part 1. Jurnal Antarabangsa Alam dan Tamadun Melayu (IMAN), 2018.
  • Nur al-Dīn al-Jāmī in Sufi Writings in Malay
    In Alexandre Papas & Thibaut d’Hubert (Eds.), Jami in Regional Contexts: The Reception of ‘Abd al-Rahman Jami’s Works in the Islamicate World, ca. 9th/15th–14th/20th Century. Handbook of Oriental Studies Series. Leiden: Brill, 2018.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

2017–2019

Head, Centre for Malay Manuscript Research
Institute of the Malay World and Civilisation (ATMA), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

2016–2018

Chief Editor
IMAN: Journal of the Institute of the Malay World and Civilisation (ATMA).

2012–2015

Deputy Director
Islamic Science Institute (ISI).

Senior Lecturer
Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM).

Member of the Editorial Board
Journal Islamiyya, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM).

Chief Editor
Abqari Journal, Faculty of Leadership and Management, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM).

2009–2011

Founding Member, SOASCIS
Universiti Brunei Darussalam.

Member, University Ethics Board
Universiti Brunei Darussalam.

2006–2008

Head, Mata Pelajaran Wajib (Core Subjects) Department
UCSI University.

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