Department of Islamic Studies

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Dr. Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad
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Dr. Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad

Department of Islamic Studies
Faculty of Arts
ahmadislamics@du.ac.bd cell: +8801738081112
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Biography

Dr. Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad is a Grade-1 Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Dhaka. With brilliant academic results at all levels of study, he has been extensively devoted to research activities. He earned his PhD from Dhaka University and specializes in human rights in Islam. He has published 19 peer-reviewed articles, co-authored several national textbooks, and contributed to ...
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Degree Name Group/Major Subject Board/Institute Country Passing Year
Ph.D. Human Rights in UN Instruments and Islam Dhaka University Bangladesh 2001
Masters Islamic Studies (Comparative Religion as Major) Dhaka University Bangladesh 1988
Bachelor Islamic Studies (Hons.) , English and Islamic History (Subsidiaries) Dhaka University Bangladesh 1987
H.S.C Humanities Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board Bangladesh 1983
S.S.C Humanities Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board Bangladesh 1981
Title Organization Location From Date To Date
Foundation Certificate in University Teaching and Learning (FCUTL) Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), University of Dhaka University of Dhaka Feb 2025 Mar 2025
Member, Professor and Associate Professor Selection Committee Chittagong University Chittagong Sep 2022 Sep 2024
Director, Self Assessment Entity Department of Islamic Studies University of Dhaka Jul 2022 Present
Director Dr. Serajul Haque Islamic Research Center University of Dhaka Jul 2017 Jul 2020
Chairman Department of Islamic Studies University of Dhaka Feb 2011 Feb 2014
Member Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board Dhaka, Bangladesh Feb 2011 Feb 2014
Member Secretary Dr. Serajul Haque Islamic Research Center University of Dhaka Feb 2011 Feb 2014
Member of the Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor and Lecturer Selection Committee Jagannath University Dhaka Aug 2008 Aug 2024
Faculty Member Faculty of Arts University of Dhaka Sep 2006 Present
Member Coordination and Development Committee (CND) of Islamic Studies Department University of Dhaka Sep 2006 Present
Member Board of Advance Studies University of Dhaka Sep 2006 Present
Member Academic Council University of Dhaka Sep 2006 Present
Professor of Islamic Studies Dhaka University Dhaka, Bangladesh Sep 2006 Present
House Tutor Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall University of Dhaka Oct 2003 Oct 2010
Associate Professor of Islamic Studies Dhaka University Dhaka, Bangladesh May 2003 Sep 2006
Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies Department of Islamic Studies Dhaka, Bangladesh Apr 1996 May 2003
Assistant House Tutor SM Hall University of Dhaka Jun 1994 Jun 1997
Student Adviser Department of Islamic Studies University of Dhaka Jan 1993 Jun 1994
Member Academic Committee of Islamic Studies Department University of Dhaka Aug 1992 Present
Lecturer in Islamic studies Dhaka University Dhaka, Bangladesh Aug 1992 Apr 1996
Training Program for Instructors of Arabic Language and Islamic Studies Madina Islamic University KSA Jun 1987 Aug 1987

Research Interest

Subject Description Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator)
Islamic Law and Human Rights

My research interest revolves around exploring how an Islamic legal concept impacts real-world contexts. I am particularly interested in investigating the effects of Islamic principles on contemporary human rights issues. Specific areas of research interest include:

1. Slavery and Islam;

2. Human Rights in Islamic Perspective;

3. Business Ethics in Islamic Perspective;

4. Authentication of Hadith Materials;

5. Islamic Feminism

Project/Research Supervision

Level of Study Title Supervisor Co-Supervisor(s) Name of Student(s) Area of Research Current Completion
Ph.D. Origin and Development of Political Islam in Bangladesh (1971-2013) Dr Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad MOHAMMAD NURULLAH

lslamic Ideology

 2022
Ph.D. Terrorism and Jihad in the Light of the Qur'an and the Sunnah in Global Peace and Security Perspective Dr Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad A K M Maksudul Haque

International Relations in Islam

 2020
M.Phil Non-violent Military Ethics of Muhammad (S.) : A Critical Study Dr. Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad Md. Atiqur Rahman

International Relations in Islam

 2024
M.Phil Otistik Shishur Odhikar O Islam ( The Rights of Autistic Child in Islam ) Dr Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad Abul Khair

Human Rights in Islam

 2022
M.Phil Islam and Prevention of Cyber Crime Dr Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad Nazmul Hasan

Islamic Ethics

 2022
M.Phil The Contribution of Syed Ali Ashraf, Syed Naqib Al-Attas and Ismail Raji Al-Faruqi to the Islamization of Knowledge Dr Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad Shykh Fayzul Islam

Islamic Education

 2016
M.Phil Non-violent Military Ethics of Muhammad (S.) : A Critical Study Dr Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad Md. Atiqur Rahman

Islamic War Ethics

 Current Year
M.Phil Role of Islam in Preventing Globalization and Technology-Based Moral Degradation : Bangladesh Perspective Dr Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad Md. Shariat Ullah

Islamic Ethics

 Current Year
M.Phil War and Humanitarian Law in Islamic, Judaic and Christian Religions Dr Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad Sabia Akter

International Relations in Islam

 Current Year
M.Phil Islām pracārē śāha suphī sā'iẏyēd mā'ōlānā āhmad ullāha mā'ijbhāṇḍārīr ōbodān (bānglā) Dr Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad S. M. Mainuddin Helal

Sufism

 Current Year

Project/Research Work

Subject Project Name Source of Fund From Date To Date Collaboration
Department of Islamic Studies, DU Self Assessment UGC 01-07-2023 30-06-2024 Dhaka University
Curriculum Modification Program Tools Development Workshop Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board 14-05-2019 16-05-2019 National Curriculum Textbook Board
Textbook Refinement Residential Workshop Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board 06-03-2018 02-07-2019 Nil
Curriculum Modification Program Tools Development Workshop Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board 01-01-1970 National Curriculum Textbook Board

Invited Talk

SL Invited Talk
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I was invited to an international conference in Istanbul, Turkey where I presented a paper titled " The Right against Racial Discrimination in Islam and in the Thought of Sayed Nursy".
SL Collaboration & Membership Name Type Membership Year Expire Year
1 Editor Dr Serajul Haq Islamic Research Journal 2017 2020
2 Member of Editorial Board Kalā Anuṣada Patrikā 2011 2014
3 Member of Editorial Board The Arts Faculty Journal 2011 2014
Book
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Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad Outcome-Based Education (OBE) Curriculum, Bachelor of Arts in Islamic Studies, University of Dhaka. Dhaka: Department of Islamic Studies, University of Dhaka, 2025 .
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সহ-লেখক ইসলাম ও নৈতিক শিক্ষা (গ্রেড–৩). Dhaka: জাতীয় শিক্ষাক্রম ও পাঠ্যপুস্তক বোর্ড (NCTB), 2024 .
3
Co-author Islam and Moral Education (English Translation of Grade–3 Bangla Version). Dhaka: National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB), 2024 .
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সহ-লেখক ইসলাম ও নৈতিক শিক্ষা (গ্রেড–৩, শিক্ষক সহায়িকা সংস্করণ). Dhaka: জাতীয় শিক্ষাক্রম ও পাঠ্যপুস্তক বোর্ড (NCTB), 2024 .
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সহ-লেখক ইসলাম ও নৈতিক শিক্ষা (গ্রেড–২, শিক্ষক সহায়িকা সংস্করণ). Dhaka: National Curriculum and Textbook Board, 2023 .
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সহ-লেখক ইসলাম ও নৈতিক শিক্ষা (গ্রেড–১, শিক্ষক সহায়িকা সংস্করণ). Dhaka: National Curriculum and Textbook Board, 2023 .
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সহ-লেখক জাতীয় শিক্ষাক্রম ২০২১, ইসলাম শিক্ষা (১ম–৫ম শ্রেণি). ঢাকা: জাতীয় শিক্ষাক্রম ও পাঠ্যপুস্তক বোর্ড (NCTB), 2021 .
Journal Article
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Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad : On the Rights Given to Salves in the First Half of the Seventh Century,, Islamic Culture, Hyderabad-Deccan, India, , vol.Volume LXXIV , no.2 , pp.pp. 37-46 , April 2000 .
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Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad : Right to Own Property and Security of Property in Islamic Law,, Islam and the Modern Age, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, , vol.Volume XXXV , no.2 , pp.pp. 81-96 , February 2004 .
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Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad : Social Security Right in Islam, Islam and the Modern Age, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, , vol.Volume XXXVIII , no.1 , pp.pp. 31-41 , February 2007 .
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Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad : Human Rights Violations: Remedies in Islam, Islam and the Modern Age, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, , vol.Volume XXXVIII , no.3 , pp.pp. 45-52 , August 2007 .
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Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad and Muhammad Abdul Malek : The Treatment of Slaves in the Ancient and Medieval Ages,, The Dhaka University Studies, Journal of the Faculty of Arts, Dhaka University, , vol.Volume 53 , no.1 , pp.pp.77-92 , June 1996, .
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Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad and Muhammad Ruhul Amin : Islāmē mānabādhikār : nāgorik ō rājnoitik prasaṅga (Trans: Human rights in Islam: civil and political issues),, Dhaka Viswavidyalay Patrika, Bangla journal of Dhaka University, , vol.Volume 47,48,49 , no.4,1,2 , pp.pp. 153-187 , October 1993-June 1994 .
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Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad : Islāmē yud'dhakālīn mānabādhikār (Trans: Wartime Human Rights in Islam),, Darshan O Progati”, Journal of Dev Centre for Philosophical Studies, Dhaka University, , vol.Volume 13 , no.11 , pp.pp. 19-37 , June-December 1996 .
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Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad and Muhammad Abdul Malek : Scientific Methodology for the Authentication of Hadith Materials,, The Dhaka University Studies, Journal of the Faculty of Arts, Dhaka University, , vol.Volume 55 , no.2 , pp.pp. 107-127 , December 1998 .
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Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad : Prohibited Trades in Islam, The Dhaka University Studies, Journal of the Faculty of Arts, Dhaka University, , vol.Volume 56 , no.1 , pp.pp. 171-183 , June 1999 .
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Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad : Morality in Trade Under the Perspective of Islam, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Humanities, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, , vol.Volume 44 , no.2 , pp.pp. 61-83 , December 1999 .
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Muhammad Abdul Malek and Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad : The Methodology and Role of Hadith in Explaining the Holy Quran, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Humanities, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, , vol.Volume 45 , no.1 , pp.pp. 25-30 , June 2000 .
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Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad : Islam on the Right to Justice Under an Independent Judiciary, The Dhaka University Studies, Journal of the Faculty of Arts, Dhaka University, , vol.Volumes 59,59,60 , no.1,2,3 , pp.pp. 109-128 , June 2002 December 2002 June 2003 .
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Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad : Political Rights in Islam, Philosophy and Progress, Journal of Dev Centre for Philosophical Studies, Dhaka University, , vol.Volumes XXXIII-XXXIV , no.1, 2 , pp.pp. 83-120 , June-December 2003 .
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Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad : Civil Rights in Islam, The Dhaka University Studies, Journal of the Faculty of Arts, Dhaka University, , vol.Volumes 60 , no.2 , pp.pp. 121-154 , December 2003 .
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Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad : Islamic Idea of Human Rights, Philosophy and Progress, Journal of Dev Centre for Philosophical Studies, Dhaka University, , vol.Volumes XLI-XLII , no.1, 2 , pp.pp. 11-30 , June-December 2007 .
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Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad : Rights of Workers in Islamic Law, Dhaka University Journal of Business Studies, Journal of the Faculty of Business Studies, Dhaka University, , vol.Volume XXV , no.2 , pp.pp. 225-236 , December 2004, .
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Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad : The Rights of the Minorities in Islam, The Dhaka University Studies, Journal of the Faculty of Arts, Dhaka University, , vol.Volume 62 , no.1 , pp.pp. 79-104 , June 2005 .
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Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad : Universal Human Rights Law: Its Early Development and Reconciliation with Shari‘ah, The Dhaka University Studies, Journal of the Faculty of Arts, Dhaka University, , vol.Volume 62 , no.2 , pp.pp. 51-90 , December 2005 .
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Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad : Rights of Women in Islam, The Arts Faculty Journal, Dhaka University, , vol.Volume 1 , no.1 , pp.pp. 155-168 , July 2005- June 2006 .
Conference Proceedings
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Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad "Racial Tolerance in Inta-Muslim Relation in the Light of the Qur'an, Hadith and Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Thought." The International Conference "People, Society and Religion: The Risale-i-Nur Perspective, Istanbul, Turkey: 18 October 2018 .
Award Type Title Year Country Description
National Government Scholarship 1983 Bangladesh For securing 5th position in Fadil ( equivalent to HSC ) Examination under Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board.
National Government Scholarship 1981 Bangladesh For excellent result in Alim ( equivalent to SSC ) Examination under Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board.
National Government Scholarship 1979 Bangladesh For securing 5th position in Dakhil ( equivalent to JSC ) Examination under Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board.
Name & designation Dr. Muhammad Shafiq Ahmad Professor
Department Department of Islamic Studies Faculty of Arts
Email ahmadislamics@du.ac.bd
Phone cell: +8801738081112