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Khalif Muammar A. Harris

Associate Professor Dr. Khalif Muammar A. Harris is the former Director of the Raja Zarith Sofiah Centre for Advanced Studies on Islam, Science and Civilisation (RZS-CASIS), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2017–2023). He holds a B.A. in Shari‘ah and Islamic Studies from Mu’tah University, Jordan (1998); an M.A. in Islamic Civilization from the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC) (2003); and a Ph.D. in Islamic Civilization, also from ISTAC (2008). Dr. Khalif has authored many books and scholarly articles in the fields of Islamic thought, philosophy, ethics, and statecraft. His published works include: Islam and Liberalism (2006); Islam and Religious Pluralism (2013, 2015); Raja Ali Haji on Malay Statecraft (2016); Environmental Ethics in Islam (2024). He translated the late Royal Laureate Professor Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas’s works into Malay: Islam and Secularism (2010), Historical Fact and Fiction (2025) and On Justice and the Nature of Man (2026).

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Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas (1931-2026): Remembering a Universal Scholar and his Contributions to the Muslim World

By Khalif Muammar A. Harris // April 21, 2026April 21, 2026

The passing of the late Royal Laureate Professor Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas on March 8, 2026 (18 Ramadan 1447), at the age of 94, has been mourned by diverse segments of the global Muslim community,…