Muhammad Abd Al-Rahman Salama, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies and Islamic Jurisprudence
Courses Taught (English Medium of Instruction):
Financial Transactions Fiqh
ISEC502: Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence
ISEC700: Advanced Studies in Fundamentals of Aqeedah
ISEF702: Maqasid al-Sharia

Muhammad Salama, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Islamic Sciences with extensive experience in teaching, translation, and research. He currently holds a position at the Faculty of Islamic Sciences, Al-Madinah International University (MEDIU), and also lectures at the International Open University (IOU). His courses cover various areas of Islamic law, including Financial Transactions Fiqh, Islamic Jurisprudence, Aqeedah, and Maqasid al-Sharia.
Dr. Salama has previously worked as a senior translator at Net Horizons in Cairo and as a researcher and editor for the English department at IslamOnline.com. He contributed to producing Islamic texts such as the Gracious Quran under Dr. Ahmad Hammad’s leadership. He has participated in several professional workshops and conferences, focusing on academic writing, research methodologies, and Islamic studies publications.
Books:
An Introduction to Shari`ah-Oriented Policy & Islamic Judiciary System – IOU Press, 2020
Ghazali's Methodology of Deduction from Textual Pronouncements – Noor Publishing, Germany, 2017
An Introductory Course in Basic Islamic Teachings (Translation) – Dar Sahab, Egypt, 2014
Academic Papers:
Huquq al-Mar'ah al-Maliyyah wa al-Iqtisadiyyah fi al-Quran – Majma' International Magazine, Issue 35, Malaysia
Guarantees in Ṣukūk between Sharīʿah Objectives and Contract Conditions – JKAU: Islamic Economics, Vol. 32 No. 1, Scopus, 2019
Al-Takeef al-Fiqhi li Halat al-Ghaybubah al-Mustadamah wa Atharuhu ala al-Ahkam al-Fiqhiyyah – Wahdat al-Ummah Journal, Issue 15, India
Al-Shafahiyyah wa al-Kitabiyyah wa al-Wahy al-Qurani – Majma' International Magazine, Issue 18, Malaysia, 2016
Al-Hirabah al-Iliktroniyah (Electronic Hirabah) – Majma' International Magazine, Issue 17, Malaysia, 2016
Al-Akhdhu bi al-Istir`a fi al-Fatwa wa al-Qada' – Majma' International Magazine, Issue 14, Malaysia, 2015
Academic Papers:
The Problematic Concept of Tawatur and Its Impact on Usuli Thought, AQU Journal of Shari'a Sciences and Islamic Studies, Vol. 5No. 1, pp. 187-242(June.2025), UAE.
https://journals.alqasimia.ac.ae/index.php/ssis/article/view/405/197
Contemporary Challenges of Waqf and the Role of Blockchain in Their Solutions, International Islamic Sciences Journal, (Vol.5, No. 1, 2021), Malaysia.
http://ojs.mediu.edu.my/index.php/IISJ/article/view/2512/1047
Huquq al-Mar'ah al-Maliyyah wa al-Iqtisadiyyah fi al-Quran (Woman's Financial and Economic Rights in the Quran), Majma' International Magazine, (Issue 35), Malaysia.
http://ojs.mediu.edu.my/index.php/majmaa/article/view/2548/1021
Guarantees in Ṣukūk between Sharīʿah Objectives and Contract Conditions, JKAU: Islamic Econ., Vol. 32 No. 1, pp: 127-144 (January 2019) (Scopus-indexed).
https://iei.kau.edu.sa/Files/121/Files/153868_32-01-10-AliHussein-MSalama.pdf
Al-Takeef al-Fiqhi li Halat al-Ghaybubah al-Mustadamah wa Atharuhu ala al-Ahkam al-Fiqhiyyah (PSV and Its Impact on Shari`ah Rulings for the Patient), a paper published in Wahdat al-Ummah Journal, (Issue 15), India.
https://dud.edu.in/index.php/en/list-ar
Al-Shafahiyyah wa al-Kitabiyyah wa al-Wahy al-Qurani (Orality and Literacy and Quranic Revelation), Majma' International Magazine, (Issue 18), Malaysia (2016).
http://ojs.mediu.edu.my/index.php/majmaa/article/view/362/214
Al-Hirabah al-Iliktroniyah (Electronic Hirabah), in Majma' International Magazine, (Issue 17), Malaysia (2016).
http://ojs.mediu.edu.my/index.php/majmaa/article/view/315/204
Al-Akhdhu bi al-Istir`a fi al-Fatwa wa al-Qada' (Istir'a Testimony in Islamic Judiciary and Fatwa), Majma' International Magazine, (Issue 14), Malaysia (2015).
http://ojs.mediu.edu.my/index.php/majmaa/article/view/133/103
A Co-author in Academic Papers
USING AI FOR ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE QUESTIONS: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DOMAIN SPECIFIC RETRIEVAL AUGMENTED GENERATION (RAG) VS. GENERIC LLM, Vol. 6 No. 3 (2026): JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED SCIENCES JUNE ISSUE.
https://journal.iou.edu.gm/jis/article/view/358
FROM STORIES TO STRATEGY: AI-BASED INSIGHTS INTO MUSLIM REVERT NARRATIVES FOR DIGITAL DA’WAH, Vol. 6 No. 2 (2026): JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED SCIENCES MARCH ISSUE.
https://journal.iou.edu.gm/jis/article/view/321
ISLAMIC MARRIAGE PRINCIPLES VS. CULTURAL TRADITIONS: A CRITICAL STUDY OF UN-ISLAMIC PRACTICES IN INDIAN MUSLIM MARRIAGES, Vol 6 No 1 (2025): JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED SCIENCES DECEMBER ISSUE.
https://jis.iou.edu.gm/article/view/280
Understanding contemporary miracles, A study on tauhīd and magical practices in Nigerian society; VOL. 37 NO. 01 (2025): ULUM ISLAMIYYAH - THE MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC SCIENCES, Malaysia.
https://uijournal.usim.edu.my/index.php/uij/article/view/584
Verbal Semantics in Islamic Jurisprudence: ʿAbd Al-Raḥmān Nāṣir Al-Siʿdī’s Contributions to The Study of Dalālāt Al-Alfāẓ; VOL. 8 NO. 2 (2024): JULY ISSUE, International Journal of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh Studies (IJFUS), Malaysia.
https://journals.iium.edu.my/al-fiqh/index.php/al-fiqh/article/view/346
HARMONIZING DIVINE INTENTIONS WITH HUMAN WELFARE: THE MAQĀṢID ASH-SHARĪ’AH APPROACH OF ‘ABDUR RAḤMĀN NĀṢIR AS-SI’DĪ, VOL. 4 NO. 3 (2024): JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED SCIENCES JUNE ISSUE.
https://jis.iou.edu.gm/index.php/JIS/article/view/111
Shu’bah ‘an ‘Āṣim - Lexical Parsing: Seven Aḥruf Mapping to Seven Language Aspects, Spring 2024 issue (vol. 63, no. 1), Islamic Studies (Scopus-indexed). http://irigs.iiu.edu.pk:64447/ojs/index.php/islamicstudies/article/view/3128
AS-SI’DĪ’S EXPOSITION ON AL-ADILLAH: ANCHORING ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE IN QUR’ĀNIC AND PROPHETIC FOUNDATIONS. Vol. 3 No. 01 (2024): Volume-03 Issue-01, Spring Journal of Arabic-English Studies.
https://ae.sprinpub.com/sjaes/article/view/sjaes-3-1-3-22-30
UNDERSTANDING ARABIC LANGUAGE: A GUARD FOR THE BELIEVER’S AQĪDAH, Journal of Integrated Sciences, MARCH ISSUE VOL. 4 NO. 2 (2024), IOU.
https://jis.iou.edu.gm/article/view/386
Reconciliation As an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Solving Matrimonial Conflict Among Nigerian Muslim Organizations in London. Vol. 21 No. 2 (2024), Migration Letters, (Scopus-indexed).
https://migrationletters.com/index.php/ml/article/view/6305
Reconstructing Society in the Light of Sūrat al-Ḥujurāt: Protecting Society from Malicious Tongue, Autumn 2023 issue (vol. 62, no. 3), Islamic Studies (Scopus-indexed).
http://irigs.iiu.edu.pk:64447/ojs/index.php/islamicstudies/article/view/2703
Implementation of Prophetic Motivational Strategies on Online Students, Journal of Integrated Sciences, VOL. 2 NO. 4 (2022), IOU.
https://journal.iou.edu.gm/jis/article/view/61
The Command and Its Applications in the Maliki Doctrine with Reference to Purification and Prayer Issues, Al-Rasikhoon International Journal, Issue 8, 2022, Malaysia.
Women’s Empowerment- An Islamic Perspective, Journal of Integrated Sciences, VOL. 1 NO. 4 (2021), IOU.
https://jis.iou.edu.gm/index.php/JIS/article/view/42
Al-Tahreer al-Usuli inda Abi al-Mudhaffar al-Sam`ani (The Jurisprudential Verification of Abu Al-Nuzaffar al-Sam`ani), International Islamic Sciences Journal, (vol.5, No. 2, 2021), Malaysia.
Al-Ikhtiyarat al-Fiqhiyyah li Abdullah Abu Butayn (The Chosen Fiqh Opinions of Abdullah Abu Butayn), Majma' International Magazine, (Issue 39), Malaysia (2021
Conferences and Seminars:
Dr. Salama has participated in numerous international conferences, including the 3rd International Conference on Islamic Sciences at Al-Madinah International University and the 6th Global Waqf Conference in Bangkok, where he received the Best Paper Award.
His contributions to Islamic scholarship focus on Islamic jurisprudence, Shari'ah, and Quranic studies, making him a key figure in advancing Islamic education globally.
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