
UIN Antasari Inaugurated Three New Professors
Banjarmasin – Rector of UIN Antasari Prof. Dr. H. Mujiburrahman, MA through an open senate meeting inaugurated three new Professors which was held in a hybrid (offline and online), Wednesday (18/05/2022).
Offline activities were carried out at the Mastur Jahri Auditorium of UIN Antasari and were attended directly by a limited number of leaders within UIN Antasari, while online activities were held through the Youtube channel of UIN Antasari Banjarmasin.
In a senate meeting chaired directly by the chairman of the senate, Prof. H.A. Hafiz Anshary AZ, MA., those who were confirmed as professors were Prof. Dr. H. Zulfa Jamalie, S.Ag. M.Pd., Prof. Dr. Ani Cahyadi, S.Ag., M.Pd and Prof. Dr. H. Fathurrahan Azhari, MHI
Zulfa Jamalie inaugurated as Professor of History of Da’wah History of Islam and Banjar Culture at the Faculty of Da’wah and Communication Studies,while Ani Cahyadi inaugurated as Professor of Educational Technology at the Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training. Fathurrahman Azhari inaugurated as Teacher Major in Sociology at the Faculty of Islamic Economics and Business.
Zulfa Jamalie was born on May 25, 1971 in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan. He took a bachelor’s program at the Da’wah Faculty of IAIN Antasari (1991-1995), a master’s degree at the University of Malang (1999-2001) and a doctorate at the College of Low, Government, and International Studies (COLGIS) Universiti Utara Malaysia, Kedah (2006-2011).
In the inauguration, he delivered a scientific oration entitled “Religious Manuscripts and Local Islamic Studies (Historical Review).
Ani Cahyadi was born on August 30, 1976 in Karya Jadi, Barito Kuala, South Kalimantan. He took his undergraduate programs at the Tarbiyah and Teacher Training Faculty of IAIN Antasari (2000), masters at Yogyakarta State University postgraduates (2005) and doctorates at Jakarta State University postgraduates.
In his inauguration as a professor, he delivered a scientific oration entitled “ Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) Learning Principles and the Transition to Face-to-face Learning and Its Relation to the Prototype Curriculum for SD/MI Students.
Fathurrahman Azhari was born on June 9, 1960 in Anjir Muara, Barito Kuala Regency, South Kalimantan. He started his baccalaureate education in 1981 at the Sharia Faculty of IAIN Antasari and graduated in 1984, then continued to the doctoral level and received a bachelor degree in 1987. In 2006 he continued his master’s program at the postgraduate program of IAIN Antasari, in 2011 he returned to continue his education at the doctoral level at the Merdeka University, Malang. In his inauguration as a professor he delivered a scientific oration entitled “Social Change and Fiqh”.
The Rector of UIN Antasari, Mujiburrahman in his speech, on behalf of the entire academic community of UIN Antasari Banjarmasin congratulated and appreciated the three newly inaugurated professors.
Mujiburrahman also conveyed his impressions of the academic journey or biographies of the three professors which were shown in a short video. He said that looking at the academic journey/ curriculum vitae of the three professors, it showed their love for science.
“The main ethos of a great teacher is the love of science, we know, there is no civilization on this earth that has stood majestically throughout history unless it stands on the foundation of science,” he said.
The Rector confirmed this with the results of a serious research by Frans Rosenthal who examined the brilliance of Islamic civilization in the Middle Ages is science. In addition, the Rector also conveyed the anecdotes of several scientists whose knowledge gave a lot of influence and contribution to the progress of civilization, starting from Ibn Sina, Al Ghazali, to Nawawi Al Bantani.
“We are college students, we can formally be called the most educated people, so of course the scientific ethos, passion for science must not disappear,” said Mujiburrahman.
For this reason, at the end of his speech, Mujiburrahman invited all participants who attended the inauguration of the professor to make science an ethos, as a guide to make life meaningful and useful.