ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. MUHAMMAD IKHLAS BIN ROSELE

He was born in Pahang, Kampung Gali Hilir, Raub and growing up in Kampung Budu, Kuala Lipis Pahang. His early studies began at Kampung Budu, Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Budu and later at Al-Ulum Ad-Diniah Religious Secondary School, Raub, Pahang. Furthermore, he continued his studies at high school level at Kulliah Sultan Abu Bakar, Pekan, Pahang. He then was offered to pursue foundation study at University of Malaya, Nilam Puri for two years. He then pursued his Bachelor Degree, in Fiqh and Usul Department, Academy of Islamic Studies, UM and obtained his first degree in 2012. He then offered to pursue his Doctoral degree at the same university and obtained his Doctorate of Philosophy in 2016. He is the son of Rosele bin Mohd Sari and Norihan bt Aman and the third of four siblings. He is also a husband to Ummi Farahin Yasin and a father of two sons and one daughter named Muhammad Aqil Munsif, Muhammad Arfan and Afwa Safiyya.

He build up his expertise in Fiqh al-Zakah (especially the zakah of Islamic financial institutions in Malaysia), Islamic Law of Property (Islamic Inheritance, Waqf, Hibah and Will) and Usul al-Fiqh at the Department of Fiqh and Usul, Academy of Islamic Studies UM. In the zakah area, he has a close collaboration with the Development and Research Division of the Zakah Collection Centre of Federal Territory Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP). He also being actively involved in writing books, journal articles and presentations in national seminars as well as international seminars. In addition, his research tendency covers the field of Fatwa, Mu'amalah, the History of Islamic Law. He has produced writings as much as 11 books, 45 chapters in books, 92 journal articles and a number of studies in the form of presented paper, proceeding and technical report (about 175 publications in total by 2022). All of these writings cover areas of Islamic Law of Property, Zakah, Mu'amalah, Islamic finance, Fatwa, Islamic Inheritance Law,  Historical Development of Islamic Law,  Islamic Medicine and Halal (Islamic Consumerism).

He also involved in the study of Islamic historiography in collaboration with the Sultan Abu Bakar Museum, Pekan, Pahang. He (as his personal contribution to his birthplace) in collaboration with other researchers has jointly studied about the early Islamization in Pahang, Colonial Knowledge and the old Jawi scriptures. The Museum of Pekan district also regularly performs colloquium annually and he was involved as one of the speakers as well as presenters of research papers. Apart from that, he is also being actively involved in Persatuan Ulama Malaysia, National Dakwah Council organization (or Majlis Dakwah Negara) which holds the position as the Head of Life-long Learning Task Group, Dewan Siswazah Majlis Dakwah Negara and the Pondok Perdana Curriculum Development Committee, MDN. As a Senior Lecturer at University of Malaya, he performed his duties by conducting lectures, tutorials and research related to Fiqh and Usul Fiqh.