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ASSOC. PROF. DR. MOHAMAD NASRIN BIN MOHAMAD NASIR

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Nasrin bin Mohamad Nasir is an academic since 2001. He has taught in London, Malaysia and Brunei. He has published widely in the field of Metaphysics in Islamic philosophy, Logic, Sufism and History. His has lectured on 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 amongst others.

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
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
Funded by Yayasan Karyawan.

2017–2019 Malay Sufism
Research project commissioned by Oxford University Press (OUP).

2015–2017 Gauging Islamic Thought in Malaysia
Principal Investigator. Grant funded by IHRC–UNESCO (United Kingdom).

2013–2015 Malay Medicine from the Kitab Tib Genre of Malay Manuscripts
Principal Investigator. National Research Grant Scheme (NRGS).

2012–2016 Haqqul Yaqin as Karya Agong Melayu
Funded by Yayasan Karyawan.

2012–2014 Islamic Leadership Module
Principal Investigator. Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia.

PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTS

2026 Islam, Etnisiti dan Wacana Feudal Kuala Lumpur: Kenyalang, 2026.

2025 Tasawuf di Alam Melayu Kuala Lumpur: Biblio Press, 2025.

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

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

2016 Creating a Tolerant Society: A Prolegomena for a Syllabus Wembley: 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 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).

TEACHING EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Over the course of his academic career, Dr Mohamad Nasrin Nasir has taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, and the United Kingdom. Unless otherwise indicated, all courses were taught in English.

Malay Studies

  • Akal Budi Melayu (Malay Wisdom and Correct Action) – Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (since 2016; taught in Malay)
  • Epistemologi Manuskrip Melayu (Malay Manuscript Epistemology) – Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (since 2015; taught in Malay)
  • Research Methods in Malay Studies – Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (since 2017; taught in Malay)
  • Argumentation in Academic Writing – Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (since 2020; taught in Malay)
  • History of Malay Jawi Manuscripts

Islamic Thought and Philosophy

  • Introduction to Islamic Philosophy
  • Islamic Philosophy
  • Islamic Philosophical Texts
  • Contemporary Issues in Islamic Thought
  • Philosophical Ethics
  • Religious Worldviews
  • Spiritual Traditions in World Religions

Islamic History and Law

  • History of Islamic Law
  • Islamic Criminal Law
  • History of Islam: The Umayyad Period
  • Islamic History

Logic, Civilisation and General Studies

  • Logic and Thinking I & II
  • Moral Education and Philosophy
  • Islamic Studies
  • Eastern Civilisation
  • Islamic and ASEAN Civilisations (TITAS)

ACADEMIC PROFILES

CONTACT

Email: mnasrin@iium.edu.my

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