Afifi al-Akiti

Yang Berbahagia Dato'
Dr. Afifi al-Akiti
DPCM DPMS PMP
محمد عفيفي العکيتي
Al-Akiti at Oxford
Personal
Born (1976-06-17) 17 June 1976 (age 48)
ReligionIslam
NationalityMalaysian
EraModern
JurisprudenceShafi'i
CreedAshari Sunni
Main interest(s)Theology
Notable work(s)Defending the Transgressed by Censuring the Reckless against the Killing of Civilians et al.
Alma materQueen's University Belfast (BA)
Worcester College, Oxford (MSt, DPhil)
Muslim leader
AwardsClarendon Scholarship

Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti (born 1976), also known as Shaykh Afifi,[1][2] is the KFAS Fellow in Islamic Studies at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies.[3] He is also the Islamic Centre Lecturer in Islamic Studies at the Faculty of Theology, University of Oxford,[4] and is a Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford. He is the first Malay to be appointed to such a position in this university.[5] Elsewhere, he is a visiting professor of Universiti Teknologi MARA in Malaysia. He has also received widespread media recognition across the globe.[6]

In 2010, Afifi al-Akiti was appointed Privy Councillor to the State of Perak, Malaysia, by the Crown Prince of Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah.[7][8]

Afifi al-Akiti is listed in The 500 Most Influential Muslims since 2010.[9][10][11][12] In 2009, along with Professor Muhammad Abdel Haleem and the IIIT, Afifi al-Akiti was shortlisted for the Annual UK Muslim Awards, in one of its 15 coveted Awards for Excellence, the Allama Iqbal Award for Creativity in Islamic Thought.[13] In 2011, Afifi al-Akiti was awarded the Darjah Paduka Mahkota Perak (PMP), the Malaysian equivalent to the British CBE.[14][15] In 2012, he was the sole recipient of the Darjah Dato' Paduka Cura Si-Manja Kini (DPCM) in that year's Sultan of Perak Birthday Honours List, which carries the Malaysian title of Dato'.[16][17]

  1. ^ Introduction to Defending the Transgressed by Censuring the Reckless against the Killing of Civilians. Livingislam.org. Retrieved on 21 August 2011.
  2. ^ fatwa.mell. (PDF) . Retrieved on 21 August 2011.
  3. ^ "KFAS Fellow Appointed", OCIS News, no. 49 (Winter 2008), p. 2. Archived 11 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine. (PDF) . Retrieved on 21 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Examinations and Boards: Appointment (Humanities Division)", Oxford University Gazette, vol. 139, no. 4876 (19 March 2009), p. 833.
  5. ^ Safhras Khan, 'Pensyarah: Muslim perlu berfikiran global dan seimbang', Berita Harian Singapura (22 April 2009).
  6. ^ Anak Melayu Pertama Menjadi Pensyarah di Universiti Oxford (lepasan dari sistem Pondok). YouTube (27 May 2011). Retrieved on 21 August 2011.
  7. ^ Utusan Malaysia (3 July 2010)
  8. ^ Buletin Berita Rtm. Youtube.com. Retrieved on 21 August 2011.
  9. ^ The 500 Most Influential Muslims 2010, ed. Joseph Lumbard and Arif Ali Nayed, p. 102. (PDF) . Retrieved on 21 August 2011.
  10. ^ King, Wan Azizah join top Muslim influence list (Malaysian Insider) Archived 17 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Themalaysianinsider.com (14 November 2010). Retrieved on 21 August 2011.
  11. ^ Muslim berpengaruh: Senarai Malaysia naik, Nik Aziz bukan lagi 50 teratas Utusan Malaysia (14 November 2010) Archived 1 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Utusan-malaysia-online.com (14 November 2010). Retrieved on 21 August 2011.
  12. ^ The Muslim 500 2011
  13. ^ The Muslim News, no. 238 (27 February 2009) Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Muslimnews.co.uk (27 February 2009). Retrieved on 21 August 2011.
  14. ^ "Sultan of Perak 83rd Birthday Honours List". Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  15. ^ Blueprint, October 2011, p. 4 Archived 26 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine. (PDF) .
  16. ^ "Sultan of Perak 84th Birthday Honours List". Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  17. ^ Raja Zarith Sofiah Heads Perak Honours List