Ibrahim Zein is a Professor of Islamic Studies and Comparative Religion at the College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Doha, Qatar). His various academic postings include Dean of the Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (KIRKHS) and Dean of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC) at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). He writes extensively on the history of religions and reform of Islamic education and has authored over 50 publications, including several books, in English and Arabic. Prof. Zein is a leading scholar on the study of the Covenants of the Prophet Muḥammad.
CIS, HBKU
Aug 2016 – PresentInternational Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC), Malaysia
Jun 2013 – Jun 2016International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC), Malaysia
Jun 2007 – Oct 2010International Islamic University in Malaysia (IIUM)
Jul 2004 - Jun 2005International Islamic University in Malaysia (IIUM)
Dec 2003 – Jun 2016International Islamic University in Malaysia (IIUM)
Aug 2003 – Jun 2004, Jul 2005 – Jul 2006International Islamic University in Malaysia (IIUM)
Jul 1999 – Jul 2001International Islamic University in Malaysia (IIUM)
Jul 1998 – Jul 1999International Islamic University in Malaysia (IIUM)
Oct 1997 – Dec 2003International Islamic University in Malaysia (IIUM)
May 1996 – Dec 1996International Islamic University in Malaysia (IIUM)
May 1995 – Apr 1996International Islamic University in Malaysia (IIUM)
May 1994 – Apr 1995International Islamic University in Malaysia (IIUM)
May 1993 – Oct 1997University of Khartoum
1992 – May 1993University of Khartoum
Sep 1989 – May 1993University of Khartoum
Jan 1981 – Aug 1989Temple University, Pennsylvania
1989Temple University, Pennsylvania
1986University of Khartoum
1984University of Khartoum
1980In El-Mesawi, M. E. (Ed.), Maqāṣid al-Sahrī‘ah: Explorations and Implications.Kuala Lumpur: Islamic Book Trust.
2018In Kamaruddin, Z. & Moten, A. R. (Eds.), IIUM: The Premier Global Islamic University. Kuala Lumpur: IIUM Press.
2013Islam and Knowledge: The Concept of Religion In Islamic Thought. London: I.B. Tauris.
2012In Ahad, A., & Sarif, S. M. (Eds.), Spirituality in Management From Islamic Perspectives. Kuala Lumpur: IIUM Press.
2011In Young, S. B., & Al-Ahsan, A. (Eds.), Guidance For Good Governance: Explorations In Qur'anic, Scientific And Cross-Cultural Approaches. Kuala Lampur: IIUM Press and Caux Round Table.
2008Salvation and Pluralism In Monotheistic Religions. Kyoto: CISMOR.
2008Political Culture: The Challenge of Modernization. Kuala Lumpur: Friedrich Nauman Foundation and Center of Policy Sciences.
1995Civic Education and the Role of Religion. Kuala Lumpur: Friedrich Nauman Foundation and Center of Policy Sciences.
1994Intellectual Discourse, 24 (2). 217-243.
2016American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, 61 (137). 1-18.