Introduction:
Choosing a research title is the first and most influential step in a researcher’s academic journey. It serves as the reader’s gateway to the subject, accurately reflecting the scope of study and its core problem. In the field of Islamic sciences, this step gains even greater importance due to the diversity of specializations and the interplay between classical texts, scholarly heritage, and contemporary issues. This workshop aims to equip researchers with the scholarly criteria that should be observed when formulating a research title in Islamic studies, supported by practical examples that highlight common mistakes and methods for addressing them.

Workshop Topics:

The significance of the title in Islamic research and its role in guiding the study.

Methodological guidelines for crafting a title: clarity, precision, comprehensiveness, and thematic boundaries.

Distinguishing between general and specialized titles, as well as between classical and contemporary approaches.

Common mistakes in selecting a title and how to correct them.

Practical exercises in evaluating and improving proposed titles in Islamic studies.

Speaker:
Prof. Abdulsalam Hamoud Ghaleb Al-Ansi
Dean, Faculty of Education, Languages, and Media, Al-Najah University, Burao, Somalia

Prof. Al-Ansi, from Sana’a, Yemen, holds a Ph.D. in Islamic Studies with a specialization in Comparative Jurisprudence, a Master’s degree in Islamic and Arabic Sciences, and a Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Sharia. He serves as Dean of the Faculty of Education, Languages, and Media, and as Professor of Comparative Jurisprudence at Al-Najah University, Burao, and Al-Madinah International University, Malaysia. He is also the Director of International Relations at Al-Zaytouna International University, Syria, and an accredited international trainer and consultant with several academic and development institutions. Prof. Al-Ansi has participated in over ten international conferences in person, held in India, Turkey, Yemen, and Somaliland, and in more than twenty virtual international conferences. He has published over ten peer-reviewed research papers in international journals, served as a peer reviewer for multiple scholarly publications, authored more than ten books, and developed over ten university curricula in jurisprudence, legal theory, maqasid al-sharia, legal maxims, and Islamic governance. His contributions extend to organizing numerous international conferences and academic forums.