{"id":59014,"date":"2025-07-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/2025\/07\/13\/member-of-the-international-union-of-muslim-scholars-ahmad-bakar-anyang-passes-doctoral-defense-with-excellent-grade-in-arabic-language-and-islamic-studies\/"},"modified":"2025-07-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T00:00:00","slug":"member-of-the-international-union-of-muslim-scholars-ahmad-bakar-anyang-passes-doctoral-defense-with-excellent-grade-in-arabic-language-and-islamic-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/2025\/07\/13\/member-of-the-international-union-of-muslim-scholars-ahmad-bakar-anyang-passes-doctoral-defense-with-excellent-grade-in-arabic-language-and-islamic-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Member of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, Ahmad Bakar Anyang, Passes Doctoral Defense with \u201cExcellent\u201d Grade in Arabic Language and Islamic Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000\">Member of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, Ahmad<br \/>\nBakar Anyang, Passes Doctoral Defense with \u201cExcellent\u201d Grade in Arabic Language<br \/>\nand Islamic Studies<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\">The researcher and member of the<br \/>\nInternational Union of Muslim Scholars, Sheikh Ahmad Bakar Anyang, succeeded in<br \/>\npassing the defense of his doctoral dissertation in Arabic language and Islamic<br \/>\nstudies with an \u201cExcellent\u201d grade, in the presence of a number of prominent<br \/>\nacademic and religious figures in Senegal.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\">The defense was held on Saturday, July<br \/>\n12, 2025, at the Islamic Institute in Dakar, the location of the Senegal branch<br \/>\nof the Islamic University of Minnesota. The researcher defended his thesis<br \/>\ntitled: \u201cThe Concept of Islamic Sufism According to Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse<br \/>\nThrough the Study of His Book: Kashf al-Albas \u2018an Faydat al-Khatm Abi<br \/>\nal-\u2018Abbas.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:\n&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\">The defense was attended by His Eminence<br \/>\nProfessor Mustafa Sokhn, Dean of the Faculty of Educational Sciences and<br \/>\nTraining Techniques (FASTEF), and His Eminence Professor Ibrahim Ndiaye,<br \/>\nDirector of the Haj Abdallah Niasse Institute in Kaolack, along with a number<br \/>\nof scholars and prominent religious figures.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\">The academic committee was composed of a<br \/>\ngroup of esteemed professors:<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\">Professor Dr. Abdessalam Ould Yahya<br \/>\n(Supervisor)<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:\n&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>&nbsp;*<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\">Professor<br \/>\nDr. Saydna Ali Diop (Chairman)<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>&nbsp;*<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\">Professor<br \/>\nDr. Hamada Youssef Al-Attar (Discussant Member)<\/span><span style=\"font-size:\n20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>&nbsp;*<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\">Professor<br \/>\nDr. Barakallah Al-Tab (Discussant Member)<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>&nbsp;*<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\">Professor<br \/>\nDr. Abdou Ba (Discussant Member)<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\">After deliberation, the committee decided<br \/>\nto grant the researcher, Ahmad Bakar Anyang, the doctoral degree with an<br \/>\n\u201cExcellent\u201d grade, on the condition of making the necessary revisions in<br \/>\naccordance with the committee\u2019s observations.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:\n20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\">It is worth noting that the Islamic<br \/>\nUniversity of Minnesota, established in 2006, is an independent academic<br \/>\ninstitution that offers programs in both religious and non-religious education,<br \/>\nin person and online. It grants certificates accredited by official American<br \/>\nauthorities and seeks to promote scientific research and academic excellence<br \/>\naway from any ideological or political affiliations.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\">(Source: The Union + Dakar News)<\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 2.25pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; 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