• KULLIYYAH OF ISLAMIC REVEALED

SPAHIC OMER KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES

• IIUM Gombak Campus
• Email address: ospahic@iium.edu.my

• Ph.D in Islamic History and Civilization

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION • Master in Islamic Revealed Knowledge & Heritage
• Bachelor in Islamic Studies

TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES

A SURVEY IN ISLAMIC HISTORY & CIVILIZATION 2008/2009

2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018

COMPARATIVE BUSINESS ETHICS
2018/2019

2002/2003 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008

2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012
ETHICS & FIQH FOR EVERYDAY LIFE
2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016
2016/2017

ETHICS AND FIQH IN EVERYDAY LIFE 2007/2008 2010/2011 2014/2015

FIQH FOR EVERYDAY LIFE 2001/2002

HISTORY OF ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE 2001/2002

HISTORY OF ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE II 2001/2002

ISLAM, KNOWLEDGE & CIVILIZATION 2001/2002 2002/2003 2003/2004 2016/2017

ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVES IN TOURISM AND

2014/2015 2015/2016
HOSPITALITY

ISLAMIC PLANNING PRINCIPLES 2001/2002

ISLAMIC URBANISM 2001/2002

2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011

ISLAMIC WORLDVIEW
2011/2012 2013/2014

ISLAMIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE 2015/2016 2016/2017

QUR'AN, SUNNAH & BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007

2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010

QURAN, SUNNAH & BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014
2014/2015
RISE & FALL OF CIVILIZATIONS 2009/2010

SURVEY OF ISLAMIC HISTORY & CIVILISATION 2001/2002

SURVEY OF ISLAMIC HISTORY & CIVILIZATION 2001/2002 2002/2003

THE ISLAMIC WORLDVIEW 2001/2002 2002/2003 2014/2015 2015/2016

THE ISLAMIC WORLDVIEW, KNOWLEDGE AND

2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020
CIVILIZATION

2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011

VALUES, ETHICS & BUILT ENVIRONMENT
2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014

2002/2003 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006

2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010
VALUES, ETHICS AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT
2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014
2014/2015

RESEARCH PROJECTS

In Progress

2019 -
Appreciating the Architecture of Madinah
Present

2017 - Lesson is Islamic Architecture from the History and Development of the Prophet's
Present Mosque

Completed

Lesson is Islamic Architecture from the History and Development of the Prophet's
2017 - 2019
Mosque

2015 - 2017 Appreciating the Architecture of Shamiyyah

2013 - 2014 From Mosques to Khanqahs: The Origins and Rise of Sufi Institutions

2010 - 2012 The Mosque Institution in History: Lessons for Today

Islam, Muslims and The Mosque Institution: Ideologi Institutional Harmony in

2010 - 2012
Islamic Society

2008 - 2011 The Lessons of Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) in Housing

2007 - 2011 Integrating Islamic Values into the Functions of Muslim Dwellings.

THE EVOLUTION OF ISLAMIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE FROM THE TINE OF

2006 - 2008
PROPHET MUHAMMAD TILL THE END OF THE ABASSID PERIOD

Original Title: The Origins and Functions of Courtyards in Islamic Architecture New
2004 - 2006
Title: The Origins and Functions of Courtyards in Islamic Domestic Courtyards

Original Title: The Origins and Functions of Courtyards in Islamic Architecture New
2004 - 2006
Title: The Origins and Functions of Courtyards in Islamic Domestic Courtyards
Unknown - -1 READING OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF RICH DECORATION IN ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE

PUBLICATIONS

Article

2019 Sustainability and piety. IIUMToday

2019 Has modernity failed?. IIUM Today

Lessons in art and architecture from the Qur’anic surah al-Shu’ara’ (the Poets).
2019
KEMANUSIAAN The Asian Journal of Humanities , 26 (1) pp.113-141

2019 Is Islam against modernity?. AboutIslam.net pp.1-17

2019 14 lessons from the story of Qabil and Habil. IIUMToday

2019 While the dust is settling in New Zealand. IslamiCity

2019 While the dust is settling in New Zealand. AboutIslam

2019 Confrontations between good and evil are here to stay. AboutIslam

2019 Man is created to love. IslamiCity

2019 Can man ever be rich?. IslamiCity

2019 The beauty of Allah's creation. IslamiCity

2019 The mosque of the Two Qiblahs in Madinah. IslamiCity

2019 The Srebrenica genocide: lest we forget. Islamicity

2019 Publish and cherish. IIUMToday

2019 Abdullah b. Rawahah - as an embodiment of heavenly justice. AboutIslam

2019 Has modern architecture failed?. IIUM Today

Two sides of modernity and its architecture = Dua sisi kemodenan dan senibina.
2019
Journal of Islam in Asia , 16 (2) pp.273-299

2019 Need for sustainable architecture. IIUMToday

2019 Are we achieving or missing the objectives of fasting?. islamicity.org

2019 Let’s examine our relationship with the Qur'an. islamicity.org

2019 Beauty versus ugliness. IIUMToday

Reconciling the views of ‘Umar b. ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (d. 101 AH/720 CE) on mosque
2019
decoration. Hamdard Islamicus , XLII (1 & 2) pp.57-81
2019 Be a soldier of truth. IIUMToday

2019 Masjid al-Haram expansion: acceptance or criticism?. islamiCity

2019 Communicating with Allah. islamicity

2019 All Islam ever wanted was freedom. IIUMToday

2019 Integration of knowledge as a way forward. IIUMToday

2019 Preserving traditional mosques in Madinah. islamicity.org

Rationalizing Islam’s prohibition of drawing images and erecting statues of

2019
humans. IIUMToday

2019 Why can’t we see Allah?. IIUMToday

2019 An anatomy of murder. IslamiCity

The Qur’ān and Sunnah as a conceptual foundation of Islamic architecture. The

2019
Islamic Quarterly , 63 (1) pp.85-114

The Islamic worldview, knowledge and civilization: implementing the vision and
2018
mission of IIUM. islamicity.org

2018 Need for sustainable architecture. IslamiCity

2018 Live and die with dignity. islamicity.org

2018 Why all Muslims should know the Islamic worldview. islamicity.org

Towards an Islamic application of visual privacy principles on Malaysian terrace

2018 housing: a conceptual framework. Planning Malaysia: Journal of the Malaysian
Institute of Planners , 16 (2) pp.1-11

The contributions of the Mamluks to the architecture of the Prophet’s Mosque =

2018 Sumbangan dinasti Mamluk kepada senibina Masjid Nabawi. Journal of Islam in
Asia , 15 (2) pp.329-362

Old versus new in the Sa'udi expansions of the mosque of the Prophet (S.A.W).
2018
Hamdard Islamicus , XLI (1&2) pp.227-266

An analysis of the expansion of the mosque of the prophet by caliph 'Umar B. Al-
2017
KhattāB (d. 24 A.H./744 C.E.). Hamdard Islamicus , 40 (1) pp.31-50

Islamic housing between yesterday and today = Perumahan Islam antara

2017
semalam dan hari ini. Islam in Asia , 14 (1) pp.200-247

The expansion of the Prophet’s mosque in Madinah by Caliph al-Walīd (d. 97 AH/
2017 715 CE) as an epitome of the evolution of Muslim architecture. The Islamic
Quarterly , 61 (2) pp.209-235

An analysis of the expansion of the prophet’s mosque by Caliph ‘Uthman b. ‘Affan

2016
(d. 36 AH/656 CE). al-Shajarah , 21 (2) pp.135-156

2016 Sustainability in Islamic architecture. Islamic Quarterly , 60 (1) pp.79-107

 Towards an islamization of housing = Menuju ke arah Islamisasi Perumahan.
2016
Journal of Islam in Asia , 13 (1) pp.160-193

Rationalizing the permissibility of mosque decoration. JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC

2016
ARCHITECTURE , 4 (1) pp.14-26

Rationalizing the phenomenon of converting Hindu temples into mosques. Islam in

2016
Asia , 13 (2) pp.169-207

The Abbasids and the Architectural Development of the Prophet’s Mosque: the
2016 Consequences of a Political Disintegration. Ilahiyat Studies: A Journal on Islamic
and Religious Studies , 7 (2) pp.207-231

A conceptual Framework for sustainability in Islamic architecture: the significance

2015 of the concepts of man and the environment. Journal of Islamic Thought and
Civilization , 5 (2) pp.1-14

Some observations on the origins of the Dome of the Rock. Journal of Architecture,
2015
Planning and Construction Management , 5 (1) pp.13-21

Mosque decoration between acceptance and rejection. The Islamic Quarterly , 59

2015
(4) pp.401-422

The social significance of Mr. Nazeer Khan’s architecture. Journal of Islamic

2015
Architecture , 3 (4) pp.154-170

God as the only creator: some implications for conceptualising Islamic

2015
architecture. KEMANUSIAAN The Asian Journal of Humanities , 22 (1) pp.101-126

The dome of the rock: an analysis of its origins . Journal of Islam in Asia , 12 (1)
2015
pp.200-214

Issues in contemporary Islamic housing. Journal of Islam in Asia , 12 (2)

2015
pp.172-218

al-Wasatiyyah and some of its implications for Islamic built environment.

2015
Pertanika Journal of Social Science & Humanities , 23 (4) pp.995-1014

Observations on housing planning and development in Madinah during the

2014
Prophet’s time. The Islamic Quarterly , 58 (3) pp.239-257

From mosques to khanqahs: the origins and rise of Sufi institutions.

2014
KEMANUSIAAN The Asian Journal of Humanities , 21 (1) pp.1-19

The ahl al-sunnah wa al-jama’ah factor and the rise of sufi institutions. Journal of
2013
Islam in Asia , 10 (1) pp.151-175

Tawhid and its implications for Islamic architecture. Journal of Architecture,

2012
Planning and Construction Management , 1 (2) pp.21-35

Prophet Muhammad’s observations and guidance on the construction of buildings

2011
. Insights

Islamic architecture and the prospect of its revival today. Journal of Architecture,
2011
Planning and Construction Management , 1 (1) pp.1-17

2011 Appreciating beauty in Islam. Al-Shajarah , 16 (1) pp.47-84

 Some lessons from Prophet Muhammad(SAW) in architecture: the Prophet's
2010
Mosque in Madinah. Intellectual Discourse , 18 (1) pp.115-140

Sectional analysis of pendentive dome mosques during Ottoman era= Analyse

2010 sectionalle des mosquees a dome pendentif pendant l'epoque Ottomane. Journal
of Canadian Social Science , 6 (5) pp.124-136

2010 Conceptualizing Islamic architecture. Al-Shajarah , 15 (2) pp.199-228

A conceptual framework for sustainability in Islamic architecture: the significance

2010 of the concepts of man and the environment. TAFHIM: IKIM Journal of Islam and
the Contemporary World , 3 pp.49-74

2009 Some lessons from the holy Qur'an on housing . Al-Shajarah , 14 (1) pp.59-93

The evolution of the identity of Islamic architecture after prophet

2009
Muhammad(PBUH):some observations. Al-Shajarah , 14 (2) pp.207-241

Conference or Workshop Item

Revolutionizing Malaysian terrace housing design by adopting Islamic visual

2017 privacy principles: a pilot study on Malay occupants. In: Dakam's International
Architecture Studies Meeting March 2017

Issues, problems and strategies of waqf land development in Malaysia literature

2008 review. In: 7th Annual Conference Management in Construction
Researchers’ Associations MICRA 2008

Book

History and theory of Islamic architecture. IIUM Press, International Islamic

2019
University Malaysia . ISBN 978-967-491-003-7

2019 Islamic Spirituality and Civilization. Dar al-Wahi . ISBN 978-967-0729-35-0

Appreciating the architecture of Shamiyyah. Dar Al Wahi Publication . ISBN

2019
978-967-2008-94-1

The history and architecture of Al-Masjid Al-Haram. Institut Terjemahan & Buku
2018
Malaysia (ITBM) . ISBN 978-967-460-785-2

History and architecture of the Prophet’s Mosque. Dar Al Wahi Publication . ISBN
2018
9789830729251

A conceptual framework for Islamic architecture. Alhassanain (p) Network for

2017
Islamic Heritage and Thought . ISBN 1546718184

The origins of the concepts of Shi'ism and Sunnism. Amana Publications . ISBN
2016
9781590080832

Architecture and society: some lessons on Muslim architecture from India. IIUM
2015
Press . ISBN 9789674184025

From mosques to Khanqahs: the origins and rise of sufism and sufi institutions .
2015
IIUM Press . ISBN 9789674184148

The Mosque as a Community Center: A Concept and Evolution. AS Noordeen .

2014
ISBN 9789830653587
2013 Studies in the Islamic built environment . IIUM Press . ISBN 9789674182564

The prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and urbanization of Madinah. IIUM Press . ISBN
2013
978-983-295-727-3

2010 Islam & housing. A.S. Noordeen . ISBN 9789830653051

Islamic architecture : its philosophy, spiritual significance & some early

2009
developments. A.S. Noordeen . ISBN 978-983-065-286-3

The prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and development of Madinah. Arah Pendidikan

2009
Sdn Bhd. . ISBN 9789673231539

The history and character of the Islamic built environment. Arah Pendidikan Sdn
2009
Bhd. . ISBN 9789673231522

Islam, architecture & urban planning. Arah Pendidikan Sdn Bhd. . ISBN
2009
978-967-323-109-6

The philosophy of decoration in Islamic architecture. Kulliyyah of Architecture and

2009
Environmental Design, IIUM . ISBN 9789675272158

Death, graveyards and funerary architecture in Islamic civilization. AS Noordeen .

2008
ISBN 9789830652757

Death, graveyards and funerary architecture in Islam. A.S.Nordeen . ISBN

2008
9789830652757

The origins and functions of Islamic domestic courtyards. IIUM . ISBN

2008
983-3855-20-9

Issues in the history and character of the Islamic built environment. IIUM . ISBN
2005
983-2957-49-4

Book Section

Relationship between man and the environment in Islam. In: Ethics & fiqh for
everyday life The International Institute of Islamic Thought (East and South East
2017
Asia) & International Islamic University Malaysia . ISBN 978-967-14480-9-0 ,
pp.282-301

Islamic domestic courtyards as an avenue to peaceful coexistence with the

2011 environment . In: Readings In Contemporary Construction Technology and
Management IIUM Press . ISBN 9789674180515 , pp.125-134

The role of spirituality in Islamic housing: some observations . In: Readings In

2011 Contemporary Construction Technology and Management IIUM Press . ISBN
9789674180515 , pp.135-147

The concepts of man and the environment in Islam: implications for sustainability
2011 in Islamic architecture . In: Readings In Contemporary Construction
Technology and Management IIUM Press . ISBN 9789674180515 , pp.110-123

The lessons of Prophet Muhammad in urban planning and development. In:

2011 Contemporary studies and methodology in urban and regional planning
in Malaysia IIUM Press . ISBN 9789670225678 , pp.23-42
 Tawhid and its implications for Islamic architecture. In: Islam and built
2011
environment IIUM Press . ISBN 9789674180584 , pp.1-10

The concepts of God, man and the environment in Islam: implications for Islamic
2011 architecture. In: Contemporary studies and methodology in urban and
regional planning in Malaysia IIUM Press . ISBN 9789670225678 , pp.1-22

Integrating Islamic values in an ecological outlook of the built environment: a

perspective. In: An Anthology of Essays on Integrating Islamic Values in
2009 the Theory and Practice of Architecture and the Built Environment
Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, IIUM . ISBN 9833855575 ,
pp.19-35