UPCOMING extempore speech on
islām:
The covenants fulfilled
by
his Excellency Tan Sri Professor Dr. Syed Naquib Al-Attas
date

21 October 2023 |
6 Rabi’al-Thani 1445H

time

8pm - 11.30pm

dresscode

Formal/ Batik/ Malay Traditional

Program Details

Background

Recently,  Ta’dib International Foundation, RZS-CASIS of UTM together with Raja Zarith Sofiah of Johor Foundation and in partnership with QSR Brands and the World Trade Centre (Kuala Lumpur) was honoured to have been given the opportunity to co-organise an inaugural lecture by The Honourable Tan Sri Professor Dr Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas in conjunction with the launching ceremony of his latest book, Islām: The Covenants Fulfilled. The event was held at Dewan Merdeka, World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur on the afternoon of 29th July 2023.

The event was very successful and received an extraordinary response as it was attended by 1400 people, consisting of Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, royal family, national leaders, top government management, UTM and Ta'dib International Foundation, scholars, professionals, domestic and foreign students.

In his lecture, Professor al-Attas expounded a couple of important points in his book, Islam: The Covenants Fulfilled. Initially, he explained the subtleties of understanding the relationship between the soul and the body of a human being. He then elucidated the historical progression of revealed religion culminating in Islam.

While the lecture was relatively brief due to time constraint, it was full of insight and inspiration.

Following that, this Extempore Speech by YM Tan Sri Prof. al-Attas is a continuation of the previous lecture to further explain the contents of the book.

Program Schedule

8.00 pm
Arrival of Guests
8.45 pM
Arrival of VIPs and Tan Sri Prof. Dr. Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas
9.00 PM
Recitation of Do'a & Welcoming Remarks
9.15 PM
Extempore Speech by Tan Sri Prof. Dr. Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas
11.15 pm
Adjourn & Refreshments

Program Registration & Purchase

admission tickets, online live access, program book

Admission Tickets

All tickets includes admissions and light refreshments throughout the event.

Seat Packages

Front Seat Package
RM 125.00

Free seating at first 10 rows from the stage on the ground floor. Inclusive of:

  • Post Event Recording Access
  • Program Book (Hardcopy)
Center Seat Package
RM 100.00

Free seating at last 10 rows from the stage on the ground floor. Inclusive of:

  • Post Event Recording Access
  • Program Book (Hardcopy)
Balcony Seat Package
RM 60.00

Free seating at the floor circling the hall. Inclusive of:

  • Post Event Recording Access
  • Program Book (Hardcopy)

Seat Only Admission

Front Section Seat
RM 85.00

Free seating at first 10 rows from the stage on the ground floor.

Center Section Seat
RM 65.00

Free seating at last 10 rows from the stage on the ground floor.

Balcony Section Seat
RM 50.00

Free seating at the floor circling the hall.

Group Package

Family-Front Section
RM 289.00

4 x Free Seating at first 10 rows from the stage on the ground floor

Family-Center Section
RM 221.00

4 x Free Seating at last 10 rows from the stage on the ground floor.

Live Streaming Online Access

Live Streaming Online Access - RM 100.00

If you could not make it to the special lecture physically, we have a live streaming online option for you to still benefit from the program. The live streaming online access includes:

  • Post event recording access (valid for 60 days)
  • Recording of the Inaugural Lecture on Islām: The Covenants Fulfilled

Post Event Recording Access

Post Event Recording Access - RM 50.00

You may purchase the access to the event recording BEFORE and AFTER the event. The post event recording access includes:

  • Post event recording access (valid for 60 days)
  • Recording of the Inaugural Lecture on Islām: The Covenants Fulfilled

E-Program Book

E-Program Book - RM 15.00

The program book (in PDF) contains the summary of the previous lecture given by The Professor at the book launch in July as well as several write ups related to the particular book.

Frequently Asked Questions

About Tan Sri Professor Dr. Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas

As a global scholar Professor Al-Attas has lectured throughout the world and written more than thirty books and many articles on Islam in the fields of comparative philosophy, theology, metaphysics, religion, history, language, literature, epistemology, and education. The global influence of his ideas in contemporary times is indicated by the fact that some of his works written in English have been translated into more than fifteen major European and Asian languages.

At the age of 92, the esteemed scholar has completed yet another seminal book to the world of scholarship and for the attention of the global Muslim community.Originally written in long-hand, like all of his books, Professor Al-Attas has devoted the last several years of his life to addressing a pertinent issue confronting the learned among the Muslims worldwide.

Prof Al-Attas founded the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization Malaysia (ISTAC), a world-class learned institution, where he taught and collected the unique multilingual library comprising more than one hundred and forty thousand volumes of rare books and manuscripts. For his outstanding creative and effective contributions in the various fields of Islamic thought and civilization, as well as his contributions to contemporary thought on education and epistemology, he received many distinguished awards of recognition and acknowledgement from learned and scientific institutions and societies in Europe, America, Asia, Africa, and Australia.

"A genius."

Fazlur Rahman Malik

Former Advisor to the President of Pakistan and Professor of University of Chicago

"One of the greatest Muslim scholars of the 20th century."

Dr. Mustafa Ceric

Former Grand Mufti of Bosnia

"Your wisdom has guided us in Iran."

Muhammad Khatami

Former President of Iran

"Mufakkir Kabir (A great thinker)"

Shaykh Ahmad El-Tayyib

Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and former President of Al-Azhar University

"The most important Muslim intellectual our community has produced in a very long time."

Dr. Hamza Yusuf

President of Zaytuna College, USA

"A real reformer in contemporary Islamic thought."

Professor Dr. Wan Mohd Nor Wan Daud

Malaysian scholar and educationist

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