**Biografi Sedek bin Ariffin** Sedek bin Ariffin dilahirkan pada 20 Februari 1977 di Bagan Datoh, Perak, Malaysia. Beliau memulakan pendidikan awal Al-Quran dalam lingkungan keluarganya. Pada peringkat sekolah menengah, beliau menuntut di Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama Slim River, sebelum melanjutkan pelajaran ke peringkat Diploma Tahfiz Al-Quran dan Al-Qiraat di Darul Quran JAKIM pada tahun 1998. Di Darul Quran, beliau dianugerahkan gelaran Hafiz Al-Quran dan telah mewakili Malaysia dalam pertandingan menghafaz Al-Quran di peringkat antarabangsa yang diadakan di Mekah al-Mukarramah. Setelah itu, beliau melanjutkan pengajian dalam bidang Al-Quran dan Al-Qiraat di Ma’had Qiraat Al-Azhar, Mesir, pada tahun 2002, diikuti dengan pengajian dalam bidang bahasa Arab di Universiti Umm Al-Qura, Makkah al-Mukarramah. Pada tahun 2005, beliau kembali ke Malaysia untuk menyambung pengajian ke peringkat Sarjana pada tahun 2008 dan seterusnya ke peringkat Doktor Falsafah pada tahun 2011 di Universiti Malaya. Beliau pernah berkhidmat sebagai pensyarah sambilan di Darul Quran JAKIM sebelum memulakan kerjaya di Universiti Malaya pada tahun 2009. Kini, beliau menjawat jawatan sebagai Profesor Madya di Jabatan Al-Quran dan Al-Hadith, Akademi Pengajian Islam Universiti Malaya. Kepakaran beliau terletak dalam bidang hafazan Al-Quran dan Al-Qiraat. Di samping itu, beliau aktif dalam penulisan akademik mengenai hafazan Al-Quran, dengan banyak kertas kerja dibentangkan di pelbagai persidangan dan seminar di negara-negara seperti Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand, Vietnam, Korea, China, Turki, Iraq, Poland, dan United Kingdom. Beliau juga merupakan penulis beberapa buku, termasuk "Metodologi Hafazan Al-Quran," "Modul-modul Hafazan Al-Quran," "Ikhtiyar Dalam Ilmu Qiraat," dan "Pengantar Ilmu Qiraat," yang diterbitkan oleh Penerbit Universiti Malaya. Sejak menyertai Universiti Malaya, beliau telah menyelia lebih 50 pelajar di peringkat Sarjana dan Doktor Falsafah, serta berperanan sebagai pemeriksa dan penilai tesis di institusi pengajian tinggi awam dan swasta di seluruh Malaysia. Pada tahun 2014, beliau terpilih sebagai felo penyelidik di Universiti Warsaw, Poland, di bawah tajaan EC Erasmus. Pada tahun 2017, beliau menjadi pensyarah jemputan di Sakarya Universiti, Turki, di bawah tajaan program Mevlana. Beliau juga telah dianugerahkan cuti sabatikal oleh Universiti Malaya pada tahun 2019 dan 2024 untuk melaksanakan penyelidikan dalam bidang hafazan Al-Quran dan ilmu Qiraat. Selain itu, beliau aktif dalam bidang pentashihan Al-Quran sebagai Setiausaha Lajnah Tasheh Al-Quran, Kementerian Dalam Negeri, sejak tahun 2013 hingga kini. Beliau juga turut menyumbang kepakaran dalam bidang ibadah haji dengan berperanan sebagai Guru Pembimbing Ibadah Haji di PEKTA Tabung Haji Malaysia, serta aktif dalam menyampaikan syarahan mengenai ibadah Haji dan Umrah. **Biography of Sedek bin Ariffin** Sedek bin Ariffin was born on February 20, 1977, in Bagan Datoh, Perak, Malaysia. He began his early Quranic education within his family. During his secondary education, he attended Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama Slim River, before pursuing a Diploma in Tahfiz Al-Quran and Al-Qiraat at Darul Quran JAKIM in 1998. At Darul Quran, he was honored with the title of Hafiz Al-Quran and represented Malaysia in an international Quran memorization competition held in Mecca al-Mukarramah. Subsequently, he continued his studies in Quran and Qiraat at Ma’had Qiraat Al-Azhar, Egypt, in 2002, followed by studies in Arabic language at Umm Al-Qura University in Mecca al-Mukarramah. In 2005, he returned to Malaysia to pursue a Master's degree, which he completed in 2008, and later obtained his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in 2011 from Universiti Malaya. He served as a part-time lecturer at Darul Quran JAKIM before commencing his career at Universiti Malaya in 2009. Currently, he holds the position of Associate Professor in the Department of Al-Quran and Al-Hadith at the Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya. His expertise lies in the fields of Quran memorization and Qiraat. In addition to his teaching, he is actively involved in academic writing related to Quran memorization, having presented numerous research papers at various conferences and seminars in countries such as Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand, Vietnam, South Korea, China, Turkey, Iraq, Poland, and the United Kingdom. He is also the author of several books, including "Metodologi Hafazan Al-Quran," "Modul-modul Hafazan Al-Quran," "Ikhtiyar Dalam Ilmu Qiraat," and "Pengantar Ilmu Qiraat," published by the University of Malaya Press. Since joining Universiti Malaya, he has supervised over 50 students at the Master's and Doctoral levels and has served as an examiner and assessor for theses at public and private higher education institutions throughout Malaysia. In 2014, he was selected as a research fellow at the University of Warsaw, Poland, under the EC Erasmus sponsorship. In 2017, he served as a visiting lecturer at Sakarya University, Turkey, under the Mevlana program. He has also been awarded sabbatical leaves by Universiti Malaya in 2019 and 2024 to conduct research in the fields of Quran memorization and Qiraat. Furthermore, he is actively involved in Quranic verification as the Secretary of the Lajnah Tasheh Al-Quran at the Ministry of Home Affairs since 2013. He also contributes his expertise in the field of Hajj rituals as a Hajj Guiding Teacher at PEKTA Tabung Haji Malaysia and is actively engaged in delivering lectures on Hajj and Umrah.  **سيرة ذاتية صديق بن عارفين** وُلِد صديق بن عارفين في ۲٠ فبراير ۱٩٧٧ في باغان داتو، بيراك، ماليزيا. تلقى تعليمه القرآني المبكر في كنف أسرته، حيث بدأ في حفظ القرآن منذ نعومة أظفاره. أثناء دراسته الثانوية، التحق بمدرسة الثانوية الوطنية الدينية سليم ريفر، ثم واصل مسيرته الأكاديمية ليحصل على دبلوم في حفظ القرآن والقراءات من دار القرآن جاكيم في عام ۱٩٩٨. وفي سياق ذلك، حظي بلقب حافظ القرآن وشارك بفاعلية في مسابقة دولية لحفظ القرآن الكريم التي أُقيمت في مكة المكرمة. لاحقاً، واصل دراساته في مجال القرآن والقراءات في معهد قراءات الأزهر في مصر عام ۲٠٠۲، ثم درس اللغة العربية في جامعة أم القرى بمكة المكرمة. في عام ۲٠٠٥، عاد إلى ماليزيا لاستكمال دراسته العليا، حيث حصل على درجة الماجستير في عام ۲٠٠٨، وتبعها الحصول على درجة الدكتوراه في عام ۲٠۱۱ من جامعة مالايا. عمل كأستاذ محاضر جزئي في دار القرآن جاكيم قبل أن يبدأ مسيرته الأكاديمية في جامعة مالايا في عام ۲٠٠٩. حالياً، يشغل منصب أستاذ مشارك في قسم القرآن والحديث بأكاديمية الدراسات الإسلامية بجامعة مالايا، حيث تتركز خبرته في مجالات حفظ القرآن والقراءات. إلى جانب نشاطه التدريسي، يساهم بنشاط في الكتابة الأكاديمية المتعلقة بحفظ القرآن، حيث قدم مجموعة من الأبحاث في مؤتمرات وندوات دولية في بلدان مثل إندونيسيا، بروناي، تايلاند، فيتنام، كوريا الجنوبية، الصين، تركيا، العراق، بولندا، والمملكة المتحدة. كما أنه مؤلف لعدد من الكتب، منها "منهجية حفظ القرآن"، "وحدات حفظ القرآن"، "الاختيار في علم القراءات"، و"مدخل إلى علم القراءات"، التي صدرت عن دار جامعة مالايا. منذ انضمامه إلى جامعة مالايا، أشرف على أكثر من ٥٠ طالباً على مستوى الماجستير والدكتوراه، بالإضافة إلى عمله كممتحن ومقيم للأطروحات في مؤسسات التعليم العالي العامة والخاصة في جميع أنحاء ماليزيا. في عام ۲٠۱٤، تم اختياره كزميل بحث في جامعة وارسو، بولندا، تحت رعاية برنامج إيراسموس EC. وفي عام ۲٠۱٧، عمل كأستاذ زائر في جامعة ساكاريا، تركيا، ضمن برنامج ميفلانا. كما مُنح إجازات تفرغ علمي من جامعة مالايا في عامي ۲٠۱٩ و۲٠۲٤ لإجراء أبحاث متعمقة في مجالات حفظ القرآن والقراءات. علاوة على ذلك، يشارك بنشاط في التحقق من القرآن بوصفه أمين سر لجنة تصحيح القرآن في وزارة الداخلية منذ عام ۲٠۱٣. ويُسهم كذلك بخبرته في مجال مناسك الحج كمدرب للحج في PEKTA صندوق الحج الماليزي، حيث يُشارك بفاعلية في تقديم المحاضرات المتعلقة بالحج والعمرة.

Dr. Mohd Zaidi Daud is an Associate Professor in the Department of Syariah and Law at the Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya (UM), where he served as Head of the Department from 2019 to 2025. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Syariah (Islamic Law) with Honours, as well as a Master’s and a PhD in Syariah and Law, all from the University of Malaya. Dr. Mohd Zaidi Daud specializes in Islamic Estate Planning—covering Hibah, Wakaf, Islamic Inheritance, and Islamic Wills—as well as Islamic Banking and Finance, Islamic Social Finance, and Contemporary Islamic Law. Currently, he is the Principal Investigator for a project titled "Management of Islamic Trust Assets at the Baitulmal," funded by the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (GA022-2024), running from September 23, 2024, to March 23, 2025. Dr. Mohd Zaidi Daud is also collaborating internationally with UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang on the project "Religious Moderation in Higher Education in Indonesia and Malaysia." Previously, he led a Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education-funded project titled "Individual Behaviour in Dealing with Property Distribution Issues: A Study of Muslim Estate Planning" (FP017-2020) under the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS). He has also collaborated on various research initiatives, including projects on Islamic Inheritance Management, Islamic Law Practice in Malaysia, Wakaf financing for higher education, and the role of Muslim women’s NGOs in promoting gender equality in ASEAN. Dr. Mohd Zaidi Daud is an active speaker at national and international conferences. Recent notable presentations include "Legal Frameworks in Islamic Social Finance for Promoting Social Welfare in Malaysia: Aligning with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)" at the International Conference on Law & Justice, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah in Jakarta (September 27, 2024); "Zakat as Islamic Philanthropy in Malaysia: An Overview from a Legal Perspective" at Karabuk University, Turkey (September 29, 2022); and "Legal Aspects and Management of Islamic Philanthropy in Malaysia" at Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (July 25, 2022). He has also recently presented in Vienna, Austria; Malang and Jakarta, Indonesia; and Pattani, Thailand (2024). Previous years included presentations in Salzburg (Austria), Barcelona (Spain), as well as Palembang and Bandung, Indonesia (2023 and 2022, respectively). Beyond teaching and research, Dr. Mohd Zaidi Daud served as a Visiting Scholar at the Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (August to December 2013), and completed a three-month research fellowship at Cairo University's Kuliyyah Darul Ulum (May to August 2010). His extensive publication record includes articles in national and international journals, contributing significantly to the field of Islamic law. Throughout his career, he has offered expertise to institutions such as JAKIM and MAIS on Islamic law issues and previously served as the Shariah Adviser for ZICOlaw Shariah, providing advisory services to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Malaysia Berhad from 2014 to 2016.    

I have been teaching Japanese language since 1997. For me, teaching a foreign langauge is like having a good conversation. Students should pick up vocabulary and patterns of the language in linguistically and culturally rich context. I enjoy getting to know my students through actively engaging with them in class. Additionally, I believe that culturally appropriate performance is critical for smooth and comfortable interactions with natives speakers.  I received pedagogical training at Bryn Mawr College, PA, in 1997, through EEP (Exchange Japan Program, currently as known as Allex Japan Program) directed by Dr. Eleanor Jordan, a prominet Japnese educator. After the training I taught Japanese for two years in Kansas City, MO, and my passion for teaching grew more and more. I had an opportunity to study and teach at The Ohio State University (Japanese Literature) and Portland State University (Applied Linguistic) as a grauate student.  My previous teaching post includes; Maison de la Culture du Japon a Paris (Paris, France),Kiev Politechnic Institute (Kiev, Ukraine)Northeast Normal University (吉林省長春)Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)  I also taught at ICU (International Christian University), Portland State University, The Ohio State University as a summer instructor. Academically I am interested in Performance Based Pedagogy, Intercultural Communication, Literature (Modanizumu), Interpretation and Translation, and "Border" crossing. In my free time, I enjoy reading books, urban exploration, and singing Karaoke.