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ASSOC. PROF. DR. MOHAMAD NASRIN BIN MOHAMAD NASIR
Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and the Islamisation of Knowledge

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Nasrin bin Mohamad Nasir is a scholar of Islamic thought whose intellectual path unfolds through the subtle interplay of reason and revelation. Situated within the discipline of religious studies, his work reflects a sustained engagement with philosophy, theology, and the Islamisation of knowledge, where inquiry becomes a form of devotion and understanding a mode of witnessing.

In the classroom, he guides students through courses such as Basic Philosophy and Islamic Worldview, Islam and Other Religions, and Knowledge and Civilisation in Islam, inviting them to inhabit questions that lie at the heart of existence—truth, causality, ethics, and the nature of being . His teaching is marked not by answers alone, but by the cultivation of intellectual humility and depth.

His scholarship engages both classical and contemporary concerns: from Ashʿarite theology and Qur’anic interpretation to interreligious dialogue and the philosophical challenges posed by modernity. As a supervisor, he nurtures inquiries that traverse traditions and disciplines, reflecting a commitment to knowledge that is integrative rather than fragmented.

In his work, one encounters a quiet insistence—that the pursuit of knowledge, when grounded in faith, becomes not merely an academic exercise, but a journey toward coherence, wisdom, and the rediscovery of meaning in an age of uncertainty.

  • Ph.D Islamic Thought – Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia
  • MA Islamic Studies – Masters Degree, ICAS & Central Middlesex University
  • Bsc.Hons – Bachelor Degree, Brunel University
Article Publications
2026 The miracle is me: Leibniz and the Ash’arite conception of causality. Al Hikmah International Journal of Islamic Studies and Human Sciences, 9(1), pp. 18–43.
2023 A study of the reinterpretation of the Quran in a seventeenth-century Malay Sufi text by al-Raniri. Islamic Studies, 62(4), pp. 453–469.
2023 Book review: Wahhabism and the rise of New Salafist: theology, power & Sunni Islam. The Muslim World Book Review, 43(3), pp. 54–56.
2023 Toleration and justice: two important ingredients for societal harmony. New Straits Times.
2023 Toleration and justice: two important ingredients for societal harmony. The New Straits Times.