Curriculum Vitae

DR. YOUCEF BENSALA

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Fiqh-usul and Applied Sciences
    Academy of Islamic Studies
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  • 0379676033

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • B.Sy(Fiqh & Usul), (FIQH AND USUL)
    University of Al-azhar, Cairo
  • PhD(Pengajian Islam), (Islamic Studies)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • Master of Syariah, (Syariah)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • A member of the Journal of Fiqh and Usul, responsible for proofreading, editing, and evaluation.
    01 Jan 2024 - 09 Mar 2027 (Department)
  • A member of the Journal of Al- Basira , responsible for proofreading, editing, and evaluation.
    01 Jan 2024 - 08 Mar 2027 (Department)
  • A member of the International Advisory Board at the Faculty of Islamic Studies, Yalova University, Türkiye.
    10 Jul 2025 - 31 Dec 2026 (International)
  • An introductory meeting was held between the Dean of the Academy of Islamic Studies at the University of Malaya, Professor Dr. Fauzi Ahmad, and a delegation of professors from the University of Bouira in Algeria. The meeting explored prospects for academic cooperation, including joint scientific research, the exchange of students and faculty members, and other forms of collaboration aimed at enhancing the academic quality of both universities.
    16 Oct 2025 - 16 Oct 2025 (International)
  • I supervised 21 students from the Department of Fiqh and Usul, including 9 female students and 12 male students, on an academic trip to Turkey. We visited Sakarya University, where the students attended various lectures on Turkish Islamic banking, Hanafi jurisprudence in Turkey, and other topics. We also had a meeting with the university's vice president and the dean of the Faculty of Theology, in addition to visiting several departments. The trip also included a visit to Fatih University in Istanbul, where the students attended a lecture specializing in Fiqh and Usul. We also made visits to the cities of Bursa and Istanbul, where there were various and diverse activities.
    21 Sep 2024 - 03 Oct 2024 (International)
  • Chief Auditor
    18 Dec 2023 - 19 Dec 2023 (Department)
  • Head of Department
    21 Nov 2023 - 06 Dec 2023 (International)
  • Chief Auditor
    22 Oct 2023 - 01 Dec 2023 (Department of Islamic History and Civilization, Academy of Islamic Studies)
  • Chief Auditor
    25 Oct 2023 - 10 Nov 2023 (Department)
  • Ramadan Reminder - Tazkirah -
    14 Mar 2023 - 24 Mar 2023 (University Malaya)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • INTERNATIONALADVISORY BOARD, ADVISORY BOARD
    Since 2025 (International)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
  1. Al Ghafri ‏, Z. A. N., Bensala, Y., & Rosele, M. I. (2025). A PRISMA Systematic Review of Waqf Research (2019–2023): Global Trends and Methodological Insights. Al-Ahkam, 35(2), 401–428. https://doi.org/10.21580/ahkam.2025.35.2.26199
  2. Z Alghafri, Y. Bensala. M. Ikhlas (2025) , 16(1), 68–107. https://doi.org/10.55188/ijifarabic.v16i1.1076
  3. Youcef Bensala. 2024. An Objective Study of Secular Religions: Hinduism and Buddhism as a Model.
  4. Gokaru, Shuaibu Umar, Mohd Roslan Mohd Nor, Ahmad Faisal bin Abdul Hamid, Youcef Bensala, Mustaffa Abdullah, and Abdul Karim bin Ali. “Hate Speech in Nigerian Politics: An Islamic and Christian Perspectives.” Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization 13, no. 2 (2023): 309–323.
  5. YOucef Bensala: Educational Background of ibn Badis and its Regenerative Impact on the Field of Education in Algeria: (1913 – 1940). : (1913 – 1940 )
  6. Youcef & Abdulkarim, (2023 ). Ibn Badis Juristc renaissance in Algeria between: (1913 1940), Journal of al-Qanatir, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), (April Issue) Vol. 33 No. 2 - 2024.
  7. Youcef Bensala. Ibn Badis Juristc renaissance in Algeria between. 2023. al-Qanatir Journal.Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), (April Issue) Vol. 33 No. 2 - 2024.
  8. Youcef Bensala. The stumbling of fatwa and its impact on Islamic societies
  9. Abdul Fatai Olohunfunmi Ismail, Fruition Online Institute, Department of Educational Psychology, International Islamic University Malaysia. Yoncef Bensala, Academy of Islamic Studies Department of Fiqh and Usul, University Malaya. Beglan Baimukhanbetovk , Faculty of Economics and Management Science Department of Economic International Islamic University Malaysia
  10. Youcef Bensala1*, Abdul Karim bin Ali. UM
  11. Bensala, Y., & Ali, A. K. (2019). The Amount of Arabic Language Science Necessary to Understand the Islamic Texts and Derive Legal Provisions.
  12. Bensala, Y., Ali, A. K., & Mohd Razif, N. F. (2018). ( : ( : An Analytical Study of Jewish Legislative Sources
  13. Yooucef Bensala. Abdulkarim bin Ali. The Amount of Arabic Language Science Necessary to Understand the Islamic Texts and Derive Legal Provisions.2019. Online Journal of Research in Islamic Studies (RIS)
  14. Youcef Bensala, Abdul Karim Ali & Nor Fahimah Mohd Razif. (2018). An Analytical Study of Jewish Legislative Sources. Online Journal of Research in Islamic Studies 5(3) (2018): 1-18
  15. Fatwas conflict in our modern time: causes and assistive instruments of regulation.
Scopus
  1. Abdullah M., Gokaru S.U., Ali A.K.b., Ramli W.A.W., Irawan D., Bensala Y. (2025). An outlook for the emergence of radicalism in Indonesia and Nigeria: a comparative analysis, Safer Communities. . doi:10.1108/SC-09-2024-0056
  2. Al Ghafiri Z.A.N., Bensala Y., Rosele M.I. (2025). A PRISMA Systematic Review of Waqf Research (2019 2023): Global Trends and Methodological Insights, Al Ahkam. 35(2), 401-428. doi:10.21580/ahkam.2025.35.2.26199
  3. Bensala Y., Ali A.K., Al-Nahari A.A.A.Q., Harun M.S., Gokaru S.U. (2025). Administrative and Managerial Practices in Government and Private Tahfiz Schools in Selangor: a Comparative Analysis, Albayan. 23(3), 333-355. doi:10.1163/22321969-12342301
  4. Bensala Y., Ali A.K.B., Gokaru S.U., Ramchahi A.A., Olohunfunmi I.A. (2025). The Possibility of Rapprochement and Peaceful Coexistence between Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam in Light of the Qur'an: A Case Study of Legislative Sources, Quranica. 17(1), 80-100
  5. Bensala Y., Ali A.K., Gokaru S.U., Benaouali M.C. (2024). Intellectual Background of Ibn Badis and His Contribution on Societal Change in Algeria, 1913-1940, Journal of Al-Tamaddun. 19(1), 199-214. doi:10.22452/JAT.vol19no1.15
  6. Gokaru S.U., Abdullah M., Hamid F.A.F.A., Bensala Y. (2024). Language and Its Philosophy in the Views of Al-Farabi: A Discussion in the Light of the Quran, International Journal of Islamic Thought. 25, 152-159. doi:10.24035/ijit.25.2024.293
  7. Bensala Y., Ali A.K. (2023). Educational Background of Ibn Badis and Its Regenerative Impact on the Field of Education in Algeria: (1913-1940), Jurnal Fiqh. 20(2), 211-238. doi:10.22452/fiqh.vol20no2.2
  8. Gokaru S.U., Nor M.R.M., Hamid A.F.B.A., Bensala Y., Abdullah M., Bin Ali A.K. (2023). Hate Speech in Nigerian Politics: An Islamic and Christian Perspectives, Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization. 13(2), 309-323. doi:10.32350/jitc.132.20
Books
  1. Y- Bensala, Ib- Bouzidani ( 2025). Fiqh of Psychiatry in the Light of Imam al-Shirazi’s Jurisprudential Thought-
  2. Y.Bensala (2025) Prohibited Financial Transactions in Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and Christianity: Origins and Objectives (A Comparative Study in the Light of Islamic Law). dar-iliaa, Algeria
  3. Methodology of al- Imam Ibn Badis in Islamic Jurisprudence, Dr. Youcef Bensala,2023, Imam Malik Publication, Blida, Algeria
  4. Youcef Bensala. & others . (2023). Arkan allisan al- Aarabi lifahmi Annas al- Qurani & Hadith Annabawi. in the book "Dirasaat al-Ma'rifiyyah fi al-Ittijahaat al-Mu'asirah li al-Nass al-Qurani wa al-Hadith al-Nabawi. Mashreq International for Books SDN BHD, pp. 10-39, ISBN: 978-967-2416-73-9.
  5. Youcef Bensala. Amin Annahari. Abdullatif. Qatawinah. Abdulwahab. 2023.
  6. Youcef Bensala. Methodology of Imam Ibn Badis in Islamic Jurisprudence . 2023. Algeria. Dar Imam Malik. ISBN: 978-9931-17-031-0
Chapter in Books
  1. Youcef Bensala. 2023.

RESEARCH PROJECT

Private
  1. 2024 - 2025, Private Funding
    Tahfiz Institutions In Selangor: Issues And Solutions ( Principal Investigator(PI))
International
  1. 2024 - 2025, Private Funding
    Analytic And Field Study On The Educational And Psychological Ramifications Of Conflict Exploring War-induced Challenges In Gaza ( Co-Researcher)

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Arabic Language Proficiency and Artificial Intelligence in Understanding Islamic Texts and Deriving Legal Rulings, International Conference: Humanities and Social Sciences Problems, Solutions, and Prospects for Development and Renewal", The international foundation of beacon of intellect (International) (25 Nov 2025 - 26 Nov 2025)
  2. BRIDGING FAITHS: LEGISLATIVE PATHWAYS TO COEXISTENCE AMONG HINDUISM, BUDDHISM, AND ISLAM, International Conference of Humanities and Social Sciences Cambridge, U.K., Rimar Academy in cooperation with Yorkshire for Training and Education (International) (11 Aug 2025 - 13 Aug 2025)
  3. Introduction to the University of Malaya and the Academy of Islamic Studies, Short-Term Outbound Program at Sakarya and Fatih Universities Turkey, Collaboration Between the University of Malaya and Sakarya & Fatih Universities (International) (21 Sep 2024 - 03 Oct 2024)
  4. : ( ), international Conference 2023 SWAT, faculty of Quran and Sunah studies, Universiti sains islam Malaysia ( USIM ) (International) (03 Oct 2023 - 04 Oct 2023)
  5. Title: The extremist critics in the name of Islam and their impact on Malaysian society: (background and solutions), international conference on islamic world ( ICON) 2023, university Malaya (International) (25 Jul 2023 - 26 Jul 2023)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. The concept of Learning According to Imam al-Sh fi : An Analytical and Thematic Study of Selected Poetic Models from His D w n, MAZHAB SHAFI I INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 03-04, June 2025, Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA) (International) (03 Jun 2025 - 04 Jun 2025)

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2025) , University, (Internal Evaluator)
  2. (2025) Feminist Religious Guidance in Light of The Qur’an, University, (Reviewer)
  3. (2025) 49 2016, University, (Internal Evaluator)
  4. (2025) , University, (Internal Evaluator)
  5. (2025) , University, (Internal Evaluator)
  6. (2025) ., University, (Internal Evaluator)
  7. (2025) :, University, (Internal Evaluator)
  8. (2025) Jabar Mohammed Ziyad Al Mamari (oman) (s22057232/1), University, (Internal Evaluator)
  9. (2025) , University, (Internal Evaluator)
  10. (2025) :, University, (Internal Evaluator)
  11. (2025) ( ), University, (Internal Evaluator)
  12. (2025) (judicial Applications of Financial Disputes Between Spouses After Separation: a Legal Jurisprudential Study in The State of Kuwait, University, (Internal Examiner)
  13. (2025) The Jurisprudential Rulings On Artificial Intelligence in The Medical Applications in The State of Kuwait, University, (Internal Examiner)
  14. (2025) :, University, (Internal Evaluator)
  15. (2025) , University, (Internal Evaluator)
  16. (2025) The Fatawa of Waqf in The Sultanate of Oman: a Comparative Study With The Omani Waqf Law, University, (Internal Examiner)
  17. (2024) The Faculty Appointment as An Internal Examiner for The Doctoral Viva of Student Surour M Sh S Alrashidi (kuwait) On The Topic: "judicial Applications of Financial Disputes Between Spouses After Separation: a Legal Jurisprudential Study in The State of Kuwait.", University, (Internal Examiner)
  18. (2024) :, University, (Internal Examiner)
  19. (2023) " " (616) ( ), University, (Internal Examiner)
  20. (2023) Shariah Parameters for Equity Crowdfunding Platforms in Malaysia, University, (Internal Assessor)
  21. (2023) 976, University, (Internal Assessor)
  22. (2023) 740, University, (Internal Assessor)
  23. (2023) ( ) ( ), University, (Internal Assessor)
  24. (2023) , University, (Internal Evaluator)
  25. (2023) , University, (Internal Evaluator)
  26. (2023) , University, (Internal Examiner)
  27. (2023) Proposal Defence, University, (Internal Examiner)
  28. (2023) , University, (Internal Examiner)
  29. (2023) : ( ), University, (Internal Examiner)
  30. (2023) , University, (Internal Examiner)
  31. (2023) Reviwer, University, (Reviewer)
  32. (2023) Reviewer, University, (Reviewer)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
PhD/ Doctoral
  1. (2025) الاجتهاد في التقديرات الفقهية: ضوابطه وتطبيقاته, SHAIMA ALI HAMED AL THUHLI
  2. (2025) Rulings of People with Disabilities in Matters of Personal Status: An Applied Jurisprudential Study, ABDULLAH M J M A ALRASHIDI
  3. (2025) جريمة الرشوة بين الفقه الاسلامي والقانون العراقي: دراسة مقاصدية تحليلية مقارنة, WALEED NAJI MUKHLIF MUKHLIF
  4. (2025) Mixed Marriages: A Jurisprudential and Legal Study "Qatar as a Model.", LOLWA MOTAB ALSHMMARI
  5. (2025) THE DEVELOPMENT OF HANAFI CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE THROUGHOUT THE AGES - AN ANALYTICAL STUDY -, OSAMA SAMI MESLEH ALNSOUR
  6. (2025) فقه الاسرة بين الشريعة الاسلامية واليهودية والمسيحية وقانون الاحوال العراقي و القوانين العربية, WAHRAN HAMEED RASHID AL TAIE
  7. (2025) Judicial Applications Concerning Child Guardianship in Islamic Jurisprudence and Jordanian Law), OMAR AKRAM MOHAMAD ALSHAIB
  8. (2025) The Role of Omani Legislations in Modern Waqf and Governmental Endowments Developmental (al-irsaad): An Applied Jurisprudential Study., ZAHRA ALI NASSER AL GHAFRI
  9. (2025) عقوبة الحبس وبدائلها في الشريعة الإسلامية - دراسة فقهية مقارنة, TAIBAH Y A A ABDULRAHMAN
  10. (2024) منهج التقعيد الأصولي عند الإمام الشافعي, MOHAMMAD CHARIF MOHI MCHWH
  11. (2023) بيع الأجل مع الزيادة في الثمن دراسة فقهية قانونية مقارنة, MARAHIB SH M F ALDAIHANI
Master
  1. (2025) المسائل الفقهيّة المتعلّقة بالّراقي والمرقي وتخريجها على مشهور الفروع الفقهيّة جمعا ودراسة, ABDULRAHMAN MUSAED ABDULLAH NAJI
  2. (2025) Enhancing Asatizah Skills for Offender Reintegration: Evaluating the Impact of the FITRAH Training Program in Singapore's Prison System., NUR MUSTABSYIRAH BINTE MUSTAFAH
  3. (2025) Rulings on Cosmetic Surgeries in Islamic Jurisprudence: A Contemporary Jurisprudential Study in The Kuwait, ANWAR E M A GH ALAZEMI
  4. (2023) Not yet given, AHMAD S B GH F ALHEES (University of Malaya)
  5. (2023) Not yet decided, ABDULAZIZ F A A M RUSHEED (University of Malaya)
  6. (2023) Not yet, AHMAD M M H S ALMUTAIR (University of Malaya)

TEACHING

Master
  1. (2023) IOX7004 - Methodology of Shariah Studies
Bachelor
  1. (2023) IIP3002 - Al-qawa'id Al-fiqhiyyah
  2. (2023) IIP3005 - Al-`urf Wa Al-maslahah
  3. (2023) IIP2003 - Fiqh Al-jinayat
  4. (2023) IID3008 - Fiqh Al-mawarith Wa Al-wasaya
  5. (2023) IIP2002 - Fiqh Al-mu'amalat
  6. (2023) IIP2002 - Fiqh Al-mu'amalat
  7. (2023) IID2002 - Manahij Al-fuqaha'
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
  1. (2026) IID2002 - Manahij Al-fuqaha'
  2. (2025) IIP1009 - Nazariyyah Al-hukm Al-syar I Fi Usul Al-fiqh
  3. (2026) IIP2004 - Qawa'id Al-tafsir
  4. (2025) IIP2018 - Qawaid Tafsir Al-nusus Fi Usul Al-fiqh
  5. (2026) IIP2018 - Qawaid Tafsir Al-nusus Fi Usul Al-fiqh
  6. (2026) IIP2020 - Literature of Shariah Studies
  7. (2025) IIX1005 - Quranic Recitation and Memorization
  8. (2026) IIX1005 - Quranic Recitation and Memorization
  9. (2025) IOX7004 - Methodology of Shariah Studies
  10. (2026) IOX7004 - Methodology of Shariah Studies

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Delivering a Lecture At The Faculty of Languages On The Occasion of Arabic Language Day, Entitled “developing Linguistic Competence,” Upon The Invitation of The Department of Arabic Language, for Students of The Arabic Language Department, in The Presence of The Head of The Department and Faculty, (19 Dec 2025 - 19 Dec 2025) (University)
  • An Intensive Open Course On Sharḥ Al-waraqāt in Uṣūl Al-fiqh for University Students, (20 May 2025 - 22 May 2025) (University)
  • Quran Intensive Course That Covers All The Rulings Related to Tajweed Rulings Begins by The Articulation Point, and Characteristics of The Letters and Moves to The Rest of The Ahkam., (22 Nov 2023 - 17 Jan 2024) (University)
  • Course On Book of ( Badayah Al- Mojtahid ) Related to Jurisprudensse -( Fiqh & Usul ), We Had Four Sessions. Each Class Start At 9;15pm Until 10:30p., (14 Sep 2023 - 29 Sep 2023) (University)
  • University Collaboration Between University Malaya and Nurmubarak University in Kazakhstan ., (04 Aug 2023 - 17 Aug 2023) (International)
  • Delivering The Friday Sermon, (28 Jul 2023 - 28 Jul 2023) (University)