The International Conference on the Synergy of Islamic and Multidisciplinary Approaches (ICISMA) was held successfully on February 11-12, 2026. Organized by Universitas Islam As-Syafiiyah (UIA) and Research Synergy Foundation (RSF). Supported by Scholarvein, Reviewer Track, Research Synergy Institute, and Global Research Community, this conference was held virtually through the online platform.
This conference aims to provide a dynamic forum for the advancement of knowledge, collaboration, promotion of cross-cultural understanding, and to strengthen interdisciplinary research in various spectrums of Islamic Law, Islamic Economics, Education, Social Sciences, Halal Industry, Technology, and Management.
The conference has successfully gathered speakers, participants, scientific reviewer, session chair, and attendees from more than 16+ countries around the globe, such as Indonesia, Egypt, Malaysia, USA, Taiwan, India, Iran, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, the Philippines, Cambodia, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and many more.
In the session. With the list of presenters and research titles:
Track Islamic Studies
Paper ID: ICA25102
Presenter: Abdul Lantong
Paper Title: Towards an Islamic Paradigm for Reconciling Islam and Modern Science for Responsive Muslim Education: A Perspective Drawn From Ziauddin Sardar’s Epistemological Thought
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Q1) MALAYSIA_Mamdukh Budiman → Can Islam Berkemajuan be positioned as a contextual model of Islamic epistemology in Southeast Asia that aligns with Sardar’s paradigm?
Paper ID: ICA26104
Presenter: Nanda Khairiyah
Paper Title: Artificial Intelligence and the Crisis of Religious Authority: A Conceptual Review of Islamic Discourse in the Age of Machine Mediation
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Q1) Muhammad Fajar Maulana → Assalamu'alaikum Ms. Nanda Khairiyah In the context of increasing reliance on AI for religious information, how can Islamic scholars and institutions maintain credible religious authority while ensuring that AI-mediated interpretations do not oversimplify or misrepresent classical Islamic scholarship?
Paper ID: ICA26115
Presenter: Siti Atieqoh
Paper Title: Gender Bias in Child Marriage Issues: Reconstructing Religious Discourse Based on Islamic Moderation
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Q1) Muhammad Auwalu Shuaibu → What can the presenter say in a setting where a girl child is married on or before 18 years but was allowed to continue her education and becoming a dual role player of being a wife and a student. In this way isn't the girl child being protected from having unwanted pleasure outside marriage while pursuing her life ambition?
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Q2) Al-judie Lukman → Assalamu'alaikum! In the Islamic context, what roles can Islamic scholars, community leaders and women’s groups play in developing and promoting a moderated religious narrative that explicitly rejects gender bias and advocates for the rights of girls in the context of child marriage?
Paper ID: ICA26118
Presenter: Rahmat Hidayat
Paper Title: Minority Dakwah and Muslim Political Agency: Insights from the U.S. for Southeast Asia
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Q1) Normaizatul Akma Saidi → is dakwah functioning mainly as a religious practice, a socio-political strategy, or both?
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Q2) Muhammad Fajar Maulana → Assalamu’alaikum, Mr. Rahmat Hidayat. How can lessons from Muslim minority political engagement in the U.S. be adapted effectively in Southeast Asia, where Muslims are often the majority but still face challenges in political representation and inclusive dakwah?
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Q3) Al-judie Lukman → Assalamu'alaikum!Clarification, how do the strategies for minority dakwah (Islamic outreach) and models of Muslim political engagement in the U.S. offer actionable insights for Southeast Asian Muslim minority communities navigating pluralistic or non-Muslim-majority political contexts?
Paper ID: ICA26103
Presenter: Muhammad Hamdan Syafieq Bin Ahmad
Paper Title: From Principle to Practice: Developing a Three-Tiered Maqasidi Framework for Effective Zakat Distribution in Malaysia
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Q1) Siti Nur Intihani → Question to Mr. Muhammad Hamdan Syafieq, How is the reception and distribution of zakat in Malaysia and has it improved the welfare of the people?
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Q2) Muhammad Fajar Maulana → Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Mr. Muhammad Hamdan Syafieq Bin Ahmad, how can the proposed three-tiered maqasidi framework be practically implemented by zakat institutions to ensure not only efficient distribution but also long-term empowerment and poverty reduction among beneficiaries in Malaysia?
Track Critical Pedagogy
Paper ID: ICA26112
Presenter: Oskar Vitriano
Paper Title: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Islamic Da‘wah Pedagogy: Between Postcolonial Piety and Digital Sovereignty
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Q1) Adistya Eka Sis Ardiansyah → My question for Mr. Oskar Vitriano: Given that the study focuses on the Indonesian context, how transferable are the findings to Muslim communities with different socio political and technological landscapes?
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