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pendidikan menengah atas di Kolej Islam Kelang Kolej Islam Kelang from 1979 to1980. When the
dari tahun 1979 hingga 1980. Semasa penubuhan Academy of Islamic Studies at Universiti Malaya
Akademi Islam Universiti Malaya pada tahun 1981, was established in 1981, he joined the Pre-Academy
beliau menyambung pengajian dalam Program Program as part of the first cohort of students
Pra-Akademi Islam sebagai kumpulan pertama for the 1981/82 academic session. He graduated
pelajar pada sesi akademik 1981/82. Beliau with a first-class honours degree in shariah from
tamat pengajian ijazah pertama di Universiti Universiti Malaya in 1987. This undergraduate
Malaya dalam bidang syariah pada tahun 1987 education in shariah became the foundation for his
dengan Kepujian Kelas Pertama. Pendidikan intellectual and academic development, shaping
ijazah pertama beliau dalam bidang syariah ini his worldview in later years.
menjadi batu asas kepada perkembangan intelek He began his academic career as a temporary
dan akademik yang membentuk jati diri beliau tutor at the Faculty of Shariah, University Malaya,
kemudiannya.
immediately after completing his undergraduate
Beliau memulakan karier akademik sebagai studies. This opportunity allowed him to pursue
pengajar sambilan di Fakulti Syariah, Universiti higher education, obtaining a Master of Laws in 1988
Malaya, sejurus sahaja tamat pengajian ijazah and a PhD in 1990 at the Law Department, School
pertamanya. Peluang ini membuka ruang kepada of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University
beliau untuk melanjutkan pelajaran ke peringkat of London. He was appointed as a full-time lecturer
ijazah tinggi, memperoleh Ijazah Sarjana Undang- at the Faculty of Shariah, Universiti Malaya, in 1989.
undang pada tahun 1988 dan PhD pada tahun His postgraduate studies nurtured his interest in
1990 di Law Department, School of Oriental and Islamic commercial and contract law (muamalah).
African Studies (SOAS), University of London. During this period, he received guidance from
Beliau telah dilantik sebagai pensyarah tetap di prominent academics and international legal
Fakulti Syariah, Universiti Malaya, pada tahun practitioners in Islamic law, including those
1989. Pengajian beliau di peringkat ijazah sarjana specializing in contract and commerce.
dan doktor falsafah telah memupuk minat beliau Upon returning to Malaysia after completing
dalam bidang muamalah Islam. Semasa pengajian his PhD, he began designing and introducing
di peringkat ini beliau mendapat bimbingan courses related to Islamic commercial and
daripada tokoh-tokoh akademik dan pengamal contract law (Islamic finance and property) at the
undang-undang antarabangsa dalam bidang Faculty of Shariah, Universiti Malaya. Additionally,
undang-undang Islam termasuk pakar dalam his studies in London exposed him to Western
bidang kontrak dan perdagangan. research on the reform of Islamic law, sparking his
Sejurus pulangnya ke tanah air setelah interest in researching Islamic law – particularly
tamat pengajian PhD, beliau telah bermula through modern institutions such as the Syariah
merangka dan memperkenalkan kursus-kursus Court and Fatwa. From the start of his career as
berkaitan dengan muamalah Islam (kewangan a lecturer, he actively conducted research in both
dan kehartaan Islam) di Fakulti Syariah, Universiti Islamic commercial and contract law as well as
Malaya. Di samping itu, semasa pengajian di modern reform of Islamic law.
London beliau terdedah kepada kajian-kajian The significance of his research is reflected
barat dalam pembaharuan undang-undang Islam in his success in securing various research grants,
yang mencetuskan minat beliau dalam pengkajian such as the SOAS Additional Award for Fieldwork,
pembaharuan undang-undang Islam, terutamanya the IRPA Fund from the Ministry of Science and
melalui institusi moden Mahkamah Syariah dan Technology, the Toyota Foundation Research
Fatwa. Sejak awal kariernya sebagai pensyarah, Grant, and others. His research has been published
beliau giat menjalankan penyelidikan dalam in books and journals and presented at local and
kedua-dua bidang undang-undang muamalah dan
pembaharuan undang-undang Islam.
Kepentingan bidang penyelidikan beliau ini
terserlah apabila beliau berjaya meraih pelbagai
tajaan dana penyelidikan seperti SOAS Additional
Award for Fieldwork, Dana IRPA Kementerian
Sains dan Teknologi, Toyota Foundation Research
Grant dan lain-lain. Hasil penyelidikan beliau

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