Resume

curriculum vitae

Dr. Hikmatullah Babu Sahib

Educationist

PERSONAL DETAIL

Name : Hikmatullah Babu Sahib
Date of Birth : 08 January 1963
Place of Birth : Kottar, Nagercoil, India
Nationality : Singaporean
NRIC No. : S2187576G

EDUCATIONAL BCKGROUND

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Yale University, Connecticut, USA [2000-2002]
Ph.D. in Islamic Law
The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K. [1995]
Masters of Arts in Islamic Studies
The University of Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan [1991]
Bachelor of Arts in Islamic Studies and Law
The University of Peshawar , NWFP, Pakistan [1989]
Bachelor of Laws in Shari'ah [incomplete]
International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan [1985-87]
Cambridge Certificate of Examination [Advanced] Level
BMC Commercial Training Centre, Singapore [Private Candidate - 1983, 84 & 85]
Cambridge Certificate of Examination [Ordinary] Level
Mei Chin Secondary School, Singapore [1979-81]
Secondary Education
Umar Pulavar Tamil High School, Singapore (Primary 4 to Secondary 2) [1974-1978]
Primary Education
Edalakudy Tamil High School, Nagercoil, India (Primary 1 to Primary 6) [1968-1974]

WORK EXPERIENCE

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
International Islamic University Malaysia [since 2/12/2002]

PRINCIPAL
The Muslim Converts' Association Singapore [secondment from MUIS since 1st April 1999 to 31st August 2000]
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Islamic Religious Council of Singapore[1995-1999](Worked in various departments commencing from Community Affairs to Mosque Development to Religious Education to the Office of the Mufti)

ACADEMIC RESEARCH

Paper Presented

"A Report on the situation of Muslims in Singapore", presented at the 2nd International Tarbiyah Program organised by the International Islamic University and the Da'wah Academy in Islamabad, Pakistan, from 11-15 May 1986.
"An Islamic View on Inter-Religious understanding and co-operation", presented at a convention organised by the International Brahmakumari University at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, on 5 May 1995.
"The distribution of the estates of a deceased Muslim", presented at the Office of the Official Assignee and Public Trustee, Singapore on 6 June 1996.
"Towards an encounter with Islam", presented at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Damian Hall, Singapore on 15 August 1996.
"The future direction of Islamic education in Singapore", a proposal submitted to the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore on 17 June 1997.
"The nature of fatwa and the role of mufti", presented at the International Conference on the dynamics of Shari'ah in the 21st century global order, organised by the International institute of Islamic political economy at the International Islamic University, Chittagong, Bangladesh, from 9 to 11 December 1997.
"Islamic Estate Management", presented at the Association of Muslim Real Estate Agents (AMREA), Singapore, on 13 May 1998.
"Islamic Education in Singapore: Past achievements, present dilemmas and the future directions", presented at the International seminar on Islamic studies in the Asean: History, Approaches and Future trends, organised by the College of Islamic Studies, Prince Songkla University, Pattani, Thailand, from 25-28 June 1998.
"Da'wah bi'l-Hikmah: Concept and Application", presented at the International Da'wah Conference, organised by the Muslim Converts' Association of Singapore, at Hotel Marina Mandarin Singapore, from 19-21 September 2000.
"Islamic Values in a Multicultural Society", presented at the International Cross-Cultural Da'wah Conference, organised by the Muslim Converts' Association of Singapore, at Hotel Novotel Singapore, from 28-29 September 2002.
"Ihsan: The Essence of Islam", submitted for the International Conference on Islamic Spirituality, organised by Abdul Aleem Siddique Mosque, Singapore, from 24-25 May 2003. [unable to attend]
"Strategies in Promoting Islam to Non-Muslims", presented at the Workshop on Methodology of Da'wah and Current Challenges: South East Asia Experiences and Potentials, organised by the Islmic Outreach [ABIM] Malaysia, at Hotel De Palma, Ampang, Malaysia, from 18-20 April 2003.
"Islamic Law and Modernity: Issues and Challenges", submitted for the International Seminar on Shari'ah and Democracy: The South East Asia Experiences, organised by Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies and the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation in Singapore, from 12-14 March 2004. [unable to attend]
"Issues in Human Rights: The Plight of Muslim Minorities and the Responsibility of Muslim Majorities", presented at the International Conference on Muslim and Islam in the 21st Century, organised by the International Islamic University Malaysia, from 4-8 August 2004.
"Islamic Law and Modernity: Conflict and Conciliation", presented at the First National Conference on Islam, organised by the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, from 3-4 September 2004.
"Religious Tolerance in a Pluralistic Society: An Islamic View", submitted for the IVth and VIth Conference on EASR in Santander, Spain, from 8-11 September 2004. [unable to attend]
"Constructing Religious Tolerance in a Pluralistic Society: An Islamic Point of View", presented at the International Conference on Dialogue of Civilizations and the Construction of Peace", organised by the University of Malaya and the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, at Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel, Malaysia, from 26-27 March 2005.
"Profiling Islamic Educational Institutions: Understanding the Madrasah Attraction", submitted for the International conference on The Education of Southeast Asian Islamic Leadership, organised by the International Institute for Asian Studies (Leiden) and the Institute of South East Asian Studies (Singapore), from 19-20 May 2005. {unable to attend]
"Creativity in Islamic Law: A Critical Appraisal of its Unity in Diversity", presented at the National Conference on Creative/Critical Thinking from Islamic Perspective, organised by the International Islamic University Malaysia, from 14-15 December 2005.

ARTICLES IN INTERNATIONAL REFEREED JOURNAL

Ghazali and the Problem of Authenticity, HAMDARD ISLAMICUS [KARACHI-PAKISTAN], VOL. XXVII, NO. 4, pp. 7-18.
Islamic Education in Singapore: A Continuing Debate, EDUCATIONAL AWAKENING [IIUM-MALAYSIA, 2004], VOL. 1, NO. 1, pp. 81-108.
Research and Development in the Muslim Society, INTELLECTUAL DISCOURSE, [IIUM-Malaysia, 2005], VOL. 13, NO. 1, pp. 73-84.
The Nature of Fatwa and the Role of Mufti, MALAYAN LAW JOURNAL, [Malaysia, 2005] 4 Shari‘ah Law Report, pp. 48-60.
Islamic Values in a Multicultural Society, ISLAMIC STUDIES [ISLAMABAD-PAKISTAN].
Strategies in Promoting Islam to Non-Muslims: A Study in Da'wah bi 'l-Hikmah, ISLAMIC STUDIES [ISLAMABAD-PAKISTAN].

DEGREE COURSES TAUGHT

Islamic Worldview [UNGS2030]
Islam, Knowledge and Civilization [UNGS2040]
Ethics and Fiqh for Everyday Life [UNGS2050]
Methods of Da'wah [RKUD3030]
Belief Systems and Ideologies [RKUD6010]

POSTGRADUATE COURSES FOR WORKING ADULTS

FIQH for IIUM Diploma in Islamic Revealed Knowledge (IIUM MAIN CAMPUS) [DIRK]
FIQH for IIUM Diploma in Islamic Studies (IIUM-MATRICULATION CENTRE)[DIS]
FIQH for IIUM Diploma in Islamic Studies Program (CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC MANAGEMENT STUDIES, SINGAPORE) [DISP]

Major Research in Ednovation

Sahib's Al-Islam Tutorial School

Institution Founded

Sahib's Smart Madrasah
Centre for Islamic World Studies [ciws]
Centre for Muslim Languages and Cultures[cmlc]
SAITS EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANCY

International Professional Affliation

Fellow - British Society of Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES)
Member - Shari'ah Advisory Panel [School of Islamic Business Education and Research](SIBER)

National Professional Affliation

Member - Association of Muslim Professionals Singapore (AMP)
Member - Shari'ah Advisory Board [AMPRO HOLDINGS SINGAPORE]
Shari'ah Auditor - [AMPRO HOLDINGS SINGAPORE]
Research Scholar - Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies, Singapore (CCIS)
Member - Publications Appeal Committee Ministry of Information and the Arts, Singapore
Member - Shari'ah Advisory Committee, Standard Chartered Bank [M] Sdn. Bhd.

Self Development

Alternative Medicine (Homeopathy) Area of Research: Physiognomic Homeopathy

Contact Information

Blk.63, Teban Gardens Road

#02-639

Singapore 600063

(065) 6565-0763 (phone)

(065) 6267-8849(fax)

This page was created on 15 July 1999.