Dr. Abdul Muneem is currently serving as a Lecturer at the Department of Fiqh and Usul, Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya (UM). He holds both a PhD and a Master’s degree from the same department, reflecting his strong academic foundation in Islamic jurisprudence. He completed his undergraduate studies at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in 2015. Following his graduation, Dr. Abdul Muneem joined the International Shariʿah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA)—now known as ISRA Institute—as a Sharīʿah Management Trainee in 2015. This role allowed him to delve deeply into research and industry practices within the field of Islamic finance. He also gained hands-on experience through an internship at the Sharīʿah Research and Advisory Department of AmBank Islamic Berhad in 2017. Dr. Abdul Muneem has made meaningful contributions to the development of Islamic finance through his research and academic publications. His areas of expertise include Islamic banking, Islamic finance, takaful, and broader Sharīʿah-related legal issues. His current research focuses on emerging topics such as Islamic financial technologies (fintech), Islamic crowdfunding, digital assets, zakat, and other contemporary issues in Islamic finance. He has authored and co-authored numerous articles in prestigious academic journals indexed by Scopus, Web of Science (WoS), as well as reputable local journals such as MyCite.

Dr. Zainah Ibrahim is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She received her Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering from Middlesex University, UK;  Master Degree in Structural Engineering from Liverpool University, UK, and obtained her Ph.D. in the field of Structural Engineering from Sheffield University, UK. She has over 20 years of teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Her research interests include structural dynamics, structural health monitoring, nonlinear dynamic system identification, structural vibration and control, repair and strengthening of existing concrete structures, and concrete materials.

Yazkhiruni Yahya is a senior lecturer at the Accounting Department, Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya. She was awarded the Bachelor of Accounting from the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM), and obtained her Master in Science (MSc.) of Accounting, also from the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM). During her study at IIUM, she was exposed with many Islamic Courses such as Islamic Economics, Islamic Accounting and Finance, Accounting for Islamic Institutions, Islamic Worldview and Accounting Ethics, Zakat Accounting and etc. She then pursued her Ph.D. in Islamic (Shariah) Auditing and Judgement Decision Making (JDM) at the University of Malaya (UM) by focusing on Islamic financial institutions. In addition, during her PhD, she was well exposed with experimental research method. In terms of research, she is currently involved in various researches in management accounting and financial accounting, Islamic (Shariah) Accounting and Auditing, Big data auditing and Sustainability. She’s recently completed  a program known as Islamic Finance Mini Pupillage Programme 2019/2020 offered by Malaysian Institute of Accountant (MIA).