Prof. Dr. Ahmad Sunawari Long

Spesialisasi penelitian Profesor Ahmad Sunawari meliputi Filsafat Islam Kontemporer, Filsafat Barat, Epistemologi, dan Studi Masyarakat Muslim. Beliau sangat aktif dalam jejaring intelektual global, antara lain sebagai Presiden International Society of Muslim Philosophers and Theologians (ISOMPT) dan Pendiri serta Pemimpin Redaksi International Journal of Islamic Thought (IJIT) yang terindeks Scopus. Ia juga menjabat sebagai profesor tamu di berbagai universitas, termasuk Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta.

Kepemimpinan dan kontribusinya di tingkat nasional sangat signifikan, antara lain sebagai Anggota Dewan Direktur Darul Quran JAKIM dan Anggota Dewan Dana Wakaf UKM. Beliau juga aktif dalam Dewan Dekan Studi Islam Malaysia dan sebagai pakar penilai jurnal untuk MyCite dan ASEAN Citation Index.

Sebagai peneliti, beliau telah memimpin dan terlibat dalam lebih dari 30 proyek penelitian yang didanai oleh skema nasional seperti FRGS, LRGS, dan berbagai lembaga pemerintah. Fokus penelitiannya mencakup isu-isu seperti moderasi beragama, psikologi Islam, kajian masyarakat urban, penguatan akidah, serta dinamika Islam di Malaysia dan Asia Tenggara.

Produktivitas akademiknya sangat mengesankan, dengan puluhan buku teks (seperti Sejarah Falsafah dan Falsafah Minda), bab buku, dan artikel di jurnal internasional terindeks Scopus dan Web of Science. Beliau juga aktif sebagai pembicara kunci dan presenter di konferensi internasional di berbagai negara seperti
Indonesia, Turki, Taiwan, Yunani, dan Jepang.

Di bidang pengabdian, Profesor Ahmad Sunawari membimbing banyak mahasiswa S1, S2, dan S3, serta aktif dalam kegiatan kemasyarakatan dan pengembangan mahasiswa. Atas dedikasinya, beliau telah menerima berbagai penghargaan, termasuk Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang UKM dan gelar Ahli Setia Negeri Sembilan (ANS).

Dengan kombinasi kepemimpinan akademik, produktivitas penelitian, dan kontribusi luas pada pengembangan pemikiran Islam, Profesor Dr. Ahmad Sunawari Long merupakan salah satu figur intelektual Muslim yang paling dihormati dan berpengaruh di Malaysia dan kawasan Asia Tenggara.

• – Ahmad Sunawari Long & Zurazmi Yaakob (Ed.). 2015. Citra Usuluddin & Falsafah (Manifestation of Theology and Philosophy). Bangi: Jabatan Usuluddin & Falsafah. ISBN 978-967-5478-89-5.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long. 2014. Metodologi Penyelidikan Islam (Islamic Research Methodology). Bangi: Penerbit UKM. ISBN 978-967-412-051-1.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long & Zul'azmi Yaakob (Ed.). 2010. Asas Agama dan Hikmah (Principles of Religion and Wisdom). Bangi: Jabatan Usuluddin dan Falsafah. ISBN 978-983-2234-79-1.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long & Zul'azmi Yaakob (Ed.). 2008. Wacana Muslim Asia Tenggara (Southeast Asian Muslim Discourse). Bangi: Jabatan Usuluddin dan Falsafah. ISBN 978-983-2234-53-1.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long & Zul'azmi Yaakob (Ed.). 2008. Islam: Pemikiran & Kehidupan (Islam: Thought and Life). Bangi: Jabatan Usuluddin dan Falsafah. ISBN 978-983-2234-66-1.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long & Zurazmi Yaakob (Ed.). 2006. Budaya dan Pemikiran Islam: Mesir–Malaysia (Islamic Culture and Thought: Egypt–Malaysia). Bangi: Jabatan Usuluddin dan Falsafah. ISBN 978-983-2234-30-2.
• – Ibrahim Abu Bakar, Idris Zakaria, Ahmad Sunawari Long & Kamaruddin Hj. Salleh. 1998. Essays on Muslim Theology and Philosophy. Bangi: Department of Theology and Philosophy. ISBN 983-9152-42-4.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long. 2022. History of the Establishment of Hajj Management Institutions, Before and After the Independence of Malaya. In Ahmad Sunawari Long & Izhar Ariff Mohd Kashim (Ed.). 2023. History of Hajj Fund. Kuala Lumpur: Institut Terjemahan Buku Malaysia.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long & Muhammad Syafiqzzuddin Akmal Shamsuddin. 2021. The struggle of liberalism in the demand for human rights in Malaysia. In Kamarudin Salleh & Saidin Ernas (Ed.). Islam and Peace in Malaysia and Indonesia. Bangi: Penerbit UKM.
• – Muhammad Syafiqzzuddin Akmal Shamsuddin & Ahmad Sunawari Long. 2021. Human Rights in Malaysia. In Kamarudin Salleh & Saidin Ernas (Ed.). Islam and Peace in Malaysia and Indonesia. Bangi: Penerbit UKM.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long. 2017. Ibn Khaldun and functionalism. In Ahmad Sunawari Long (Ed.). Falsafah Ibn Khaldun (Ibn Khaldun’s Philosophy). Kuala Lumpur: Institut Terjemahan dan Buku Negara. pp. 199–210.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long. 2010. Social contract from the perspective of modern philosophy. In Ahmad Sunawari Long & Zurazmi Yaakob (Ed.). Foundations of Religion and Wisdom. Bangi: Dept of Theology and Philosophy. pp. 19–30.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long. 2010. Miracles according to philosophers. In Faudzinaim Badaruddin & Idris Zakaria (Ed.). Viewpoints of Theological Thought. Bangi: Faculty of Islamic Studies.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long. 2009. Globalism vs. mondialism against globalization. In Jaffary Awang, Muda@Ismail Ab. Rahman & Jawiah Dakir (Ed.). Islam in Globalization Era. Bangi: Faculty of Islamic Studies.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long. 2009. Muslim middle class in Klang Valley, Malaysia: Their religious appearance and consumerism. In Ahmad Sunawari Long et al. (Ed.). Issues and Challenges of Contemporary Islam and Muslims. Bangi: Dept of Theology and Philosophy. pp. 41–44.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long. 2008. Islam in Malaysia: Mahathir's era. In Mazian Ibrahim & Kamarudin Salleh (Ed.). Islam and Post Independence. Shah Alam: Karisma Publications. pp. 7–13.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long. 2008. The role of Southeast Asian Muslims: The Malaysian experience. In Ahmad Sunawari Long & Zul'azmi Yaakob (Ed.). Southeast Asian Muslim Discourse. Bangi: Dept of Theology and Philosophy. pp. 1–10.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long. 2008. Islam in Malaysia: How? In Ahmad Sunawari Long & Zul'azmi Yaakob (Ed.). Islam: Thoughts and Life. Bangi: Dept of Theology and Philosophy. pp. 174–179.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long. 2007. The new Malay philosophy: an analysis. In Hamadi Husain, Jaffary Awang & Suhermanto Ja'far (Ed.). Islam and Contemporary Issues. Surabaya: IAIN Sunan Ampel. pp. 417–426.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long. 2007. Mind from Plato's and Aristotle's perspective. In Jaffary Awang & Indriaty Ismail (Ed.). Religious and Islamic Discourse. Bangi: Dept of Theology and Philosophy. pp. 174–179.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long. 2006. The Relativism of Islamic Clothing: From Cairo to Kuala Lumpur. In Ahmad Sunawari Long & Zul'azmi Yaakob (Ed.). Islamic Culture and Thought: Egypt–Malaysia. Bangi: Dept of Theology and Philosophy. pp. 59–67.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long. 2006. Malay and Chinese Philosophy: A Comparison according to the Malay Dilemma. In Wan Abd. Hamid Wan Teh & Anisah Hj. Zainal Abidin (Ed.). Culture and Thought in Global Society: Malaysia and China. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. pp. 77–91.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long. 1998. Fazlur Rahman: His criticism of Muslim modernists. In Ibrahim Abu Bakar et al. (Ed.). Essays on Muslim Theology and Philosophy. Bangi: Department of Theology and Philosophy. pp. 225–236.
• – Wan Fariza Alyati Wan Zakaria, Ahmad Sunawari Long, Zulazmi Yaakob. 2024. Matlamat pembangunan mampan SDGs dalam kerangka Malaysia Madani dan prinsip maqasid. International Journal of Islamic Thought. 25 (June): 160–176.
• – Erie Hariyanto et al., including Ahmad Sunawari Long. 2024. The resistance of Madurese Muslim society to the development of non-Muslim tourism objects. Jurnal Ilmiah Peuradeun. 12(1): 27–50.
• – Fauzi, Lukman Hakim, Ahmad Sunawari Long, Taslim HM. Yasin. 2024. Pulang Bale Marriage Traditions and Child Care Issues. JURIS. 23(1): 177–189.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long et al. 2023. A study on the significance of mindfulness, mujahadah al-nafs and mental illness among risk-prone university students based on Islamic psychotherapy. Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results 14 (2): 2516–2527.
• – Jalaluddin Abdul Malek et al. 2023. Significance of applying internal elements of mental illness, patience (ṣabr) and resilience among COVID-19 patients from Islamic perspectives. Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results 14 (2): 2340–2350.
• – Mohd Faizul Azmi, Abdull Rahman Mahmood, Ahmad Sunawari Long. 2023. Analisis karya-karya kritikan terhadap falsafah mashaiyyah dalam tradisi intelektual Muslim. Advanced Research in Islamic Studies and Education (ARISE) 3(3): 88–114.
• – Hasse Jubba et al. 2023. Changes in the political behavior of Towani Tolotang as a minority religious group: fiqh al-aqaliyyat perspective. Al-Ihkam: Jurnal Hukum dan Pranata Sosial 18 (1): 392–419.
• – Hasse Jubba et al. 2023. Social media construction: making sense of hadith dissemination on Instagram. Esensia: Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Ushuluddin 24 (2): 99–111.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long et al. 2022. Epistokrasi dalam wacana politik al-Ghazali dan Brennan. Islamiyyat 44 (2): 17–28.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long, Mohd Hatib Ismail, Zul’azmi Yaakob. 2022. Fethullah Gülen: interfaith dialogue as a way to global peace. International Journal of Islamic Thought (IJIT) 21: 13–23.
• – Mohd Nasir Omar et al. 2021. Islamic notion of happiness (al-sa‘ādah): an analysis of Miskawayh’s thought. International Journal of Islamic Thought (IJIT) 19: 49–57.
• – Lukman Hakim, Ahmad Sunawari Long. 2021. The tradition of tulak breuh as a fidyah of prayer in Aceh Besar society: a study of law theology. Samarah 5 (1): 191–209.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long et al. 2021. Significance of applying religiosity and resilience in Islamic view among MPOB staff during MCO. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry (TOJQI) 12(1): 160–173.
• – Ahmad Zaki Hasan et al. 2021. The relationship between reciting the Qur’an, practicing dhikr and stress management among MPOB staff during COVID-19 pandemic. TOJQI 12(5): 2036–2048.
• – Siti Noor Atikah Mohd Shamsuddin, Ahmad Sunawari Long, Yusri Mohamad Ramli. 2021. Wacana isu-isu keadilan sosial dalam masyarakat majmuk di Malaysia. BITARA International Journal of Civilizational Studies and Human Sciences 4(2): 151–161.
• – Zuly Qodir et al. 2020. A progressive Islamic movement and its response to the issues of the ummah. Indonesian Journal of Islam and Muslim Societies 10(2): 323–352.
• – Muhd Najib Abdul Kadir et al. 2020. Elements of self-reflection and introspection coping among COVID-19 patients in quarantine. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation 24(1): 5412–5423.
• – Ahmad Zaki Hasan et al. 2020. Impact of mental health problems on COVID-19 patients from an Islamic perspective. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation 24(1): 5436–5447.
• – Ahmad Zaki Hasan et al. 2020. Internal elements of mental illness among COVID-19 patients from an Islamic perspective. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation 24(1): 5448–5449.
• – Jaffary Awang et al. 2020. Planned problem-solving strategy, resilience and element of religion in coping with COVID-19 disease in Malaysia. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation 24(1): 5476–5484.
• – Ahmad Sunawari Long et al. 2020. Islamic religiosity, resilience and mental health among respondents during COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation 24(1): 5549–5561.
• – Ahmad Yunus Mohd Noor et al. 2019. Main tourism sectors in Malaysia: a contribution towards economic growth. Journal of Communications on Stochastic Analysis 13(8): 81–88.
• – Abu Yazid Abu Bakar et al. 2019. Influence of lecturers’ perception in practicing work motivation in smart campus university. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology 10(4): 42–50.
• – Zaizul Ab Rahman et al. 2019. Issues and challenges of Islamic mental-cognitive process in empowering adolescents. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology 10(4): 23–31.
• – Zaizul Ab Rahman et al. 2019. Enhancement between personal empowerment and developing self-identity in smart campus. Religación Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities 4(20): 248–254.
• – Zaizul Ab Rahman et al. 2019. Towards resilient community and built environment for smart and sustainable campus. Religación Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities 4(21): 237–242.
• – Zaizul Ab Rahman et al. 2019. Relationship among stress, mental health, life practice and action activities in smart campus. Religación Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities.
• – Zaizul Ab Rahman, Ahmad Sunawari Long, Ahmad Yunus Mohd Noor, Azmul Fahimi Kamaruzaman & Mohd Izhar Ariff Mohd Kashim. 2019. The representation of al-Takhalli approach in coping risk behaviors among teenagers. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology 10(4): 12–22.
• – Adaptogenic potential of Artemisia vulgaris Linn. (1753) leaf extract on male albino rats. 2017. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, 13: 582–590.
• – Cytotoxic and genotoxic studies on the mucus of Indian volute Melo broderipii (Gmelin 1758) and Spider conch Lambis lambis (Linn 1758). 2016. Journal of Pharmacognosy & Natural Products, 2(3): 1–7.
• – Philippine Pharmacists Licensure Examination (PPLE) score indicators: a Cebu school experience. 2016. Journal of Asian Association of Schools of Pharmacy, 5: 383–391.
• – In vitro α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibition activity of tabing Abutilon indicum (Linn 1836) root extracts. 2016. International Journal of Toxicological and Pharmacological Research, 8(5): 391–396.
• – In vitro aminoglycoside potentiation on Escherichia coli persisters by metabolic stimulation. 2016. International Journal of Toxicological and Pharmacological Research, 8(5): 406–411.
• – Acute and chronic toxicity studies of Tuba-tuba Jatropha curcas L. (1753) leaf extract on albino rats (Rattus norvegicus). 2016. International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemical Research, 8(7): 1154–1159.
• – ACE (Angiotensin Converting Enzyme) inhibition activity of oven-dried and air-dried Sambong Blumea balsamifera L. (DC.) tea. 2016. International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemical Research, 8(7): 1132–1136.
• – Drug Delivery Systems. 2016. ISBN: 978-971-539-076-7. USC Press, Philippines.
• – Essentials of Inorganic Medicinal Chemistry. 2017. ISBN: 978-971-539-074-3. USC Press, Philippines.
• – Siti Arinah Tukiran, Ahmad Sunawari Long & Badrul Redzuan Abu Hassan. 2019. Falsafah pragmatisme John Dewey dan pembelajaran sepanjang hayat dalam muallaf. International Journal of Islamic Thought, Vol. 15, hlm. 129–139.
• – Masitah Idris, Wan Fariza Alyati Wan Zakaria, Ahmad Sunawari Long & Nozira Salleh. 2019. Kualiti kerja dalam organisasi: tinjauan dari perspektif pengurusan Islam. International Journal of Islamic Thought, Vol. 15, hlm. 60–70.
• – Zaizul Ab Rahman, Jaffary Awang, Abdull Rahman Mahmood, Ahmad Sunawari Long, Kamaruddin Salleh & Mazlan Ibrahim. 2018. An overview of rape phenomenon in Malaysia by Muslim scholars. International Journal of Business and Social Science, Vol. 9, No. 3, March. doi:10.30845/ijbss.v9n3p16.
• – Zaizul Ab Rahman, Abdull Rahman Mahmood, Ahmad Sunawari Long, Mohd Haidhar Kamarzaman, Faudzinaim Badaruddin, Indriaty Ismail & Jaffary Awang. 2018. Family environment and confidence consumption at the center of recovery. International Journal of Business and Social Science, Vol. 9, No. 2.
• – Zaizul Ab Rahman, Jaffary Awang, Abdull Rahman Mahmood, Ahmad Sunawari Long, Kamaruddin Salleh & Faudzinaim Badaruddin. 2018. Leadership style of the residential college principal in National University of Malaysia and the staff working satisfaction: towards the professional development of residential college principal. International Journal of Business and Social Science, Vol. 9, No. 3, March. doi:10.30845/ijbss.v9n3p19.
• – Zaizul Ab Rahman, Abdull Rahman Mahmood, Ahmad Sunawari Long, Mohd Haidhar Kamarzaman, Mazlan Ibrahim & Jaffary Awang. 2018. Stress, mental health, life practice and action activities: one study on the family confidence. International Journal of Business and Social Science, Vol. 9, No. 2, February.
• – Zaizul Ab Rahman, Jaffary Awang, Abdull Rahman Mahmood, Ahmad Sunawari Long & Indriaty Ismail. 2018. The factor of religiousness in the spirit of unity among adolescents living in Malaysia community. International Journal of Business and Social Science, Vol. 9, No. 3, March. doi:10.30845/ijbss.v9n3p8.
• – Zaizul Ab Rahman, Ahmad Sunawari Long, Kamaruddin Salleh & Jaffary Awang. 2018. Application of Islamic spiritual approaches in treating problematic behaviors among teenagers at risk. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET), Volume 9, Issue 6, June, pp. 1237–1246, Article ID: IJCIET_09_05_140.
• – Norashibah Hj Besar, Ahmad Sunawari Long, Faudzinaim Badaruddin, Zaizul Ab Rahman & Mohd Haidhar Kamarzaman. 2018. Element of the negara zikir (nation devoted to God) among staff of the Ministry of Religious Affairs in Ugama Brunei Darussalam. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET), Volume 9, Issue 7, July, pp. 1987–1994, Article ID: IJCIET_09_07_211.
• – Jaffary Awang, Muhammad Farid, Ahmad Sunawari Long, Zaizul Ab Rahman & Al-Muslim Mustapa. 2018. Interreligious peace in multicultural society: a critique to the idea of peace multiculturalism. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET), Volume 9, Issue 9, September, pp. 1485–1493, Article ID: IJCIET_09_09_144.
• – Norashibah Hj Besar, Ahmad Sunawari Long, Zaizul Ab Rahman, Nozira Salleh & Nur Farhana Abdul Rahman. 2018. Level of developing a nation concept by country devoted to God approach. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET), Volume 9, Issue 7, 2018, pp. 1995–2002, Article ID: IJCIET_09_07_212.
• – Rafiza Mohamed, Jaffary Awang, Ahmad Sunawari Long & Zaizul Ab Rahman. 2018. NGO social interaction concept to deliver Kuala Lumpur homeless. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET), Volume 9, Issue 6, June, pp. 1456–1463, Article ID: IJCIET_09_06_163.