Background

  1. The International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) was established with the vision of restoring the dynamic and progressive role of the Muslim Ummah in all branches of knowledge and intellectual discourse. Part of its noble mission is Islamization of knowledge, which aims at integrating between religious sciences and human sciences for it aspires that human civilization would prosper while retaining its moral fervour at the centre. Hence, the academic programmes of the University are universally designed that it caters for the local as well as international communities’ demand for higher education.
  2. The University aims to produce high-quality intellectuals and professionals by integrating knowledge with faith, and by instilling the universal values ascribed in Islam, in the hope that the graduates would be able to serve the human community and the world at large in a holistic spirit. Ideally, it seeks to contribute towards a comprehensive, balanced and sustainable development of Malaysia as well as the world community.
  3. The University’s vision is inspired by the worldview of tawhid and the Islamic philosophy of the unity of knowledge, as well as its concept of holistic education. Towards actualising the university’s vision, IIUM’s mission states that the university endeavours to:
    • undertake the special and greatly needed task of reforming the contemporary Muslim mind and integrating Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences positively;
    • produce high-quality intellectuals, professionals and scholars by integrating the qualities of faith (iman), knowledge (`ilm) and good character (akhlaq) so that the graduates can serve as agents of comprehensive and balanced progress as well as sustainable development in Malaysia and the Muslim world;
    • foster Islamic values and morality in the academic and administrative staff of IIUM, and enable them to sustain these values in concordance with human knowledge, with the view of making them more useful and relevant to the Muslim Ummah;
    • nurture the quality of holistic excellence which is imbued with Islamic moral-spiritual values, in the process of learning, teaching, research, consultancy, publication, administration and student life;
    • exemplify an international community of dedicated intellectuals, scholars, professionals, officers and workers who are motivated by the Islamic worldview and code of ethics as an integral part of their work culture;
    • enhance intercultural understanding and foster civilizational dialogues in Malaysia as well as across communities and nations;
    • develop an environment that instils commitment for lifelong learning and a deep sense of social responsibility among staff and students.
    1. The above mission statements provide the basis for the fundamentals needed in establishing the Chair of HAMKA at the AbdulHamid AbuSulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (AHAS KIRKHS). IIUM’s holistic and wholesome educational philosophy provides a strong drive to rejuvenate the world by synchronising knowledge and faith, reason and revelation, and by proactively contributing to the advancement of knowledge.
    2. The focus on revitalizing human civilisation undertaken by the University provides the right ambience for the Chair of HAMKA to embark on initiatives that fulfil the intellectual needs of the society and assess their psychosocial milieus. The Chair would also leverage the opportunities to educate the society in the spirit of rahmatan lil ‘alamin.