Curriculum Vitae

DR. AKBAR SARIF

Lecturer
  • Dean Office
    Academy of Islamic Studies
  • akbarsarif

BIOGRAPHY

Akbar Sarif bin Muhammad is a lecturer at the Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. Born in Bima, Indonesia, on 15 April 1985, he pursued early education in Pelalawan, Riau, before completing his secondary studies at Pondok Modern Darussalam Gontor in 2004. He graduated with distinction and obtained his bachelor's degree in Comparative Mazhab and Law from Universitas Darussalam Gontor in 2008. Driven by a strong interest in Islamic legal theory, he continued his postgraduate studies at the Universiti Malaya, completing his Master’s research on the concepts of maslahah and mafsadah in the thought of al-Imam al-Ghazali and al-Imam al-Shatibi. In 2021, he was awarded a PhD for his work on the application of Maqasid al-Shari‘ah in the development of contemporary Islamic law in Indonesia.

His academic expertise spans Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh, Maqasid al-Shari‘ah in both theoretical and contemporary applications, manuscript studies, Islamic philanthropy, and Islamic property law. He has authored journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers, all of which contribute to the enrichment of scholarly discourse in Islamic law and its contemporary applications. Akbar has also collaborated on research projects with government and heritage institutions in Malaysia and Indonesia. At the Universiti Malaya, he teaches, supervises postgraduate students, and actively engages in research and academic discourse at national and international levels.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY, (USUL FIQH)
    Universiti Malaya (um)
  • DEGREE OF MASTER MASTER, (SYARIAH)
    Universiti Malaya (um)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Committee Members
    05 Mar 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 (Department of Fiqh and Usul, Academy of Islamic Studies)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • EDITORIAL BOARD OF ZISWAF ASFA JOURNAL, MEMBER
    2025 to 2025 (International)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Silver Award- Kerangka Syariah dan Adat Dalam Penilaian Budaya Karapan Sapi
    2025, International Poster Competition (IPC) MiTA 2025, APIUM,  (International)
  • Bronze Award- Model Ekonomi Mampan Bagi Pembangunan Pesantren Di Indonesia
    2025, International Poster Competition (IPC) 2025, APIUM,  (International)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
  1. Akbar Sarif, & Ariyanti, R. (2025). Digital innovation in zakat and waqf management: Case study on Sharia crowdfunding platforms. International Journal of Health, Economics, and Social Sciences, 7(1), 410–417.
  2. Akbar Sarif, & Rini Aryanti. (2024). Determination of the Strategic Location of Indonesian Sharia Bank Branches (BSI) following Islamic Economic Principles. International Journal of Al-Turath In Islamic Wealth and Finance, 5(1), 116–139.
  3. Sarif, A., & Ariyanti, R. (2024). The innovation of digital payment system with QRIS in national open API and Maqasid al-Sharia standards. International Journal of Applied Business and International Management, 9(2), 251–269.
  4. Sudi, M, D., Sarif, A., Wang, Y & Zou, G. (2024). Optimizing Waqf as a Socio-Economic Financing Instrument in the Digital Era. Sharia Oikonomia Law Journal, 2(2).139-150
  5. Ariyanti, R., Shalihah, B. M., Rahmah, F., Sarif, A., & Muhammed, N. A. (2022). The role of digital technology in gold-pawning practice in Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI). In Proceedings of the 3rd Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities and Social Science 2021 (BIS-HSS 2021) (pp. 314–318). Atlantis Press. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-49-7_52
  6. Sarif, A., Masad, M. A., & Ahmad, R. (2017). Konsep maslahah dalam Kompilasi Hukum Islam (KHI): Satu tinjauan syarak ke atas larangan pernikahan antara agama: The concept of maslahah in the Compilation of Islamic Laws of Indonesia (KHI): A Shariah view on the prohibition of interreligious marriage. Malaysian Journal of Syariah and Law, 5(2), 138–160.
Scopus
  1. Zaprulkhan, Abas Z., Sarif A. (2025). ZUHD AND MAHABBA : LIBERATING MODERN SOCIETY FROM SPIRITUAL DESOLATION AND MORAL DECADENCE, Teosofi Jurnal Tasawuf Dan Pemikiran Islam. 15(1), 205-228. doi:10.15642/teosofi.2025.15.1.205-228
Chapter in Books
  1. Sarif, A., Ahmad, R., & Romli, R. A. (2024). Maslahah sebagai metode istinbat hukum dan aplikasinya dalam hukum istibdal harta wakaf di Indonesia. Dalam M. A. Samsudin, M. Z. Yahaya, & M. N. Alias (Eds.), Maslahah dalam dinamika ijtihad semasa (hlm. 77–94). Bangi: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

RESEARCH PROJECT

University
  1. 2025 - 2027, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)
    Digitalisasi Teks Manuskrip Perkara Sambeya: Terjemah, Tahq?q dan Analisis ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2025 - 2027, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)
    Digitalisasi Berbantukan AI dan Rekonstruksi Teks Manuskrip Kuno bagi Terjemahan serta Analisis Ilmu Islam: Aplikasi pada Tarjuman ( Co-Researcher)

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Maqasid al-Shariah as a Framework for Sustainable Halal Heritage Tourism: Insights from the Malaysian Model, The Governance and Innovative Models of Halal Heritage Tourism in Asia: Integrating Adat, Sharia Guarantee, and Sustainable Experience Economy, Jurusan Syariah dan Ekonomi Islam Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Datuk Laksemana Bengkalis (International) (02 Dec 2025 - 02 Dec 2025)
  2. Islamic Worldview on Sharia, International Guest Lecture, CIOS UNIDA Gontor (International) (19 Nov 2025 - 19 Nov 2025)
  3. Usul Fiqh sebagai Asas Ijtihad dalam Menghadapi Krisis Alam Sekitar, Guest Lecturer Engagement, Department of Comparative Schools of Islamic Jurisprudence, Prof. K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri State Islamic University, Purwokerto Indonesia (International) (12 Nov 2025 - 12 Nov 2025)
  4. Budaya Melayu Riau: Islam dan Urf Tempatan, "Understanding Cultural Significance through Global Experience (Egypt, Turkiye, Malaysia, and Indonesia), Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam (STAI) Al Mujtama (International) (05 Jun 2025 - 05 Jun 2025)
  5. Introduction to The Islamic Astronomy (Ilm al-Falak), Short Course on Islamic Astronomy for International Students., Sharia faculty of IAI An-Nawawi Purworejo (International) (25 Jan 2025 - 25 Jan 2025)
  6. Mengintegrasikan Ilmu, Akhlak, dan Kepemimpinan, Sosialisasi Kampus UNIDA, UNIDA Gontor (International) (17 Jan 2025 - 17 Jan 2025)
  7. MAQASID AL-SHARI AH DALAM EKONOMI ISLAM, International Guest Lecture on Maqashid Syariah and Its Implication in Islamic Economics and Finance: Prospect and Challenge , University of Muhammadiyah Malang Faculty of Islamic Studies Department of Islamic Economics (International) (24 Dec 2024 - 24 Dec 2024)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. KERANGKA SYARIAH DAN ADAT DALAM PENILAIAN BUDAYA KARAPAN SAPI, International Poster Competition (IPC) 2025, Research and Innovation Division, Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya (International) (26 May 2025 - 28 Nov 2025)
  2. Model Ekonomi Mampan bagi Pembangunan Pesantren di Indonesia, International Poster Competition (IPC) 2025, Research and Innovation Division, Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya (International) (26 May 2025 - 28 May 2025)
  3. PEMIKIRAN PROF. EMERITUS DATO DR. MAHMOOD ZUHDI ABD MAJID TETANG MASLAHAH, 12TH INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON CONTEMPORARY FIQH 2024, JABATAN FIQH DAN USUL (International) (11 Dec 2024 - 12 Dec 2024)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
  1. Peran Stargeti Zakat dalam Memajukan Pendidikan Tinggi dan Kesejahteraan Sosial, Zakat and the Tri Dharma of Higher Education: Academic Integration and Social Engagement Towards Sustainable Welfare, Institut IMSYA Indonesia, STAI Hubbulwathan Duri, STAI Tuanku Tambusai (International) (23 Sep 2025 - 23 Sep 2025)

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2025) Ahli Jawatan Kuasa Sidang Editor Buku Isu Isu Kontemporari Pengajian Islam dan Bahasa Arab, University, (Reviewer)
  2. (2025) Reviewer Article Analysis of The Hak Meulakee Tradition in Marriage in The City of Banda Aceh, Perspectives of Customary Law and Islamic Law, National, (Reviewer)
  3. (2025) Panel Member for Presentation of Proposal Defence (kuwait) (23055225/1), University, (internal Examiner), University, (Internal Examiner)
  4. (2025) Panel Member for Presentation of Proposal Defence –(indonesia) (23086048/1), University, (internal Examiner), University, (Internal Examiner)
  5. (2025) Panel Member for Thesis Presentation (oman) (17202686/1 / Iva190011), University, (internal Examiner), University, (Internal Examiner)
  6. (2025) Reviewer Article- Life is Light: Revealing Reform in Hamka’s Islamic Journalism, (national Reviewer), National, (Reviewer)
  7. (2025) Reviewer Article- from Preaching to Trending: Understanding Youth Engagement With Religious Tiktok Content Through Sentiment Analysis, (international Reviewer), International, (Reviewer)
  8. (2025) Juri Tilawah Al Quran Bagi Program Minggu Suai Kenal Pelajar Asasi (mskp), University, (Internal Assessor)
  9. (2025) Panel Penemuduga Pengambilan Pelajar Program Khas Bahasa Arab (pkba)bagi Sesi 2025/2026, University, (Internal Assessor)
  10. (2025) Panel Member for Presentation of Candidature Defence (kuwait) (s2036561/1), University, (internal Examiner), University, (Internal Examiner)
  11. (2025) Panel Member for Presentation of Candidature Defence (jordan) (23072832/1), University, (internal Examiner), University, (Internal Examiner)
  12. (2025) Panel Member for Presentation of Proposal Defence (kuwait) (22051465/1), University, (internal Examiner), University, (Internal Examiner)
  13. (2025) Panel Member for Presentation of Confirmation Candidature Defence (s2155786/1), University, (internal Examiner), University, (Internal Examiner)
  14. (2025) Editor, Ensiklopedia Solat Sempurna, National, (Reviewer)
  15. (2025) Reviewer of The Manuscript, "fatwa Bahthul Masail Nahdhatul Ulama Dalam Penggunaan Ubatan Penundaan Haid Di Bulan Ramadan Dari Perspektif Maqasid Al-shari’ah, National, (Reviewer)
  16. (2025) Reviewer Article , "the Principle of “a Leader’s Decision is Based On The Interest of His People” a Critical Study of Orientalist Views On The Tyranny of Islamic Governance, National, (Reviewer)
  17. (2024) Panel Member for Presentation of Proposal Defence (22065300/1), University, (Internal Examiner)
  18. (2024) Reviewer of The Manuscript, " ( ),", National, (Reviewer)
Contribution to external organisation
  1. (2025) Menghadiri Lawatan Penanda Aras Bahasa Arab dan Bahasa Inggeris Di Universitas Gontor (unida) Indonesia, International, (Technical Advisor)
  2. (2025) Panel - The Focus Group Discussion (fgd) On Formulation of Work Ethic and Professionalism of Wakaf Gontor Tradition: a Phenomenological Study, International, (Resource Person)
  3. (2025) Reviewer Article- Integration of Islam With Humanity and Indonesianity in The Perspective Nurcholish Madjid and Ahmad Syafii Maarif, International, (Auditor)
Contribution to event
  1. (2025) Panel Penceramah Sempena Bulan Muharam, National, (Panelist/Moderator)
  2. (2025) Juri Pertandingan Tilawah Al-quran Sempena Program Minggu Nuzul Al-quran 1446 H, University, (Panelist/Moderator)
  3. (2025) Penceramah Program Ihya Ramadhan, University, (Panelist/Moderator)
  4. (2025) Panel Ceramah Majlis Sambutan Israk Mikraj Masjid Kariah Telok Kemang, National, (Panelist/Moderator)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
  1. (2025) جريمة الرشوة بين الفقه الاسلامي والقانون العراقي: دراسة مقاصدية تحليلية مقارنة, WALEED NAJI MUKHLIF MUKHLIF
  2. (2025) THE DEVELOPMENT OF HANAFI CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE THROUGHOUT THE AGES - AN ANALYTICAL STUDY -, OSAMA SAMI MESLEH ALNSOUR

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Penceramah Kelas Tafaqquh Fiddin, Kitab Ayuhal Walad Karya Imam Al Ghazzali, Pelajar Pkba Akademi Pengajian Islam (umec Bachok) Sesi 2025/2o26, (01 Sep 2025 - 26 Nov 2025) (University)
  • Penceramah Kelas Tafaqquh Fiddin, Kitab Bidayah Al Hidayah Karya Imam Al Ghazzali, Pelajar Asasi Akademi Pengajian Islam (umec Bachok) Sesi 2025/2o26, (20 Jul 2025 - 02 Dec 2025) (University)
  • Penceramah Tetap Pengajian Kitab Bulughul Maram, (14 Jun 2025 - 31 Dec 2025) (National)
  • Penceramah Tetap Pengajian Kitab Maqasid Al Ibadah Karya Imam Izz Al Din Abd Salam, (13 Jun 2025 - 31 Dec 2025) (National)