Dr AbdulGafar O. Fahm

Dr AbdulGafar O. Fahm is a Reader in the Department of Religions, University of Ilorin, Nigeria, where he teaches and researches Islamic thought and civilisation, Islamic ethics, spirituality, contemporary Muslim societies, and the ethical implications of emerging technologies. He currently serves as Deputy Director of the University of Ilorin Mentoring Centre. He holds a PhD in Islamic Spiritual Culture and Contemporary Society from the International Islamic University Malaysia. His interdisciplinary scholarship explores how Islamic ethical and spiritual traditions can respond constructively to contemporary questions concerning finance, technology, education, human wellbeing, social responsibility and sustainable development. Dr Fahm has held international research fellowships and affiliations with institutions and scholarly networks in Germany and the United Kingdom, including the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence at the University of Bayreuth and the LUCAS-LAHRI Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Leeds. His recent research has examined artificial intelligence and Islamic ethics, digital Islamic learning, Muslim women and digital knowledge, spirituality and wellbeing, and the ethical foundations of sustainable social development. A recipient of the University of Ilorin Best Researcher Award, Dr Fahm is particularly interested in helping young people connect Islamic moral values with responsible leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship and wealth creation. His work emphasises that economic advancement in Islam is ultimately inseparable from ethical responsibility, human flourishing and service to society.