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Dr. Muhammad Ghayas is an Islamic Studies scholar with a strong foundation in both traditional Madrasa and modern university education. He earned his PhD and MPhil in Islamic Thought and Civilization and completed Dars-e-Nizami from Jamia Tafheem-ul-Quran, Mardan, with specialization in Fiqh, ʿIlm al-Faraʾid, and Hadith Studies. Since 2020, he has been serving as an Assistant Professor at Riphah International University, Islamabad, where he also works as Deputy Provost (Hostels). He has actively participated in more than 15 national and international conferences and represented Pakistan in 10 countries, including Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Indonesia, Qatar, and the UAE. He has supervised 28 MPhil theses and is currently supervising 12 MPhil and 4 PhD dissertations, while also serving on the editorial board of five research journals. Alongside his academic services, Dr. Muhammad Ghayas has worked extensively in the Halal industry as a Shariah Advisor in Pakistan and Malaysia, and currently serves on the Halal Board of JMUIM (Pakistan), affiliated with JAKIM (Malaysia). He previously served as Director of Idara Frough-e-Ilm (2010–2020), through which he connected with diverse Madaris across Pakistan. By the grace of Allah, he has contributed to establishing numerous mosques and two academic institutions, Markaz Rahmat-ul-Lil-Alameen (Dir Lower) and Markaz Ta‘leem-o-Tahqeeq (Islamabad). His research focuses on Islamic thought and civilization, Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh, Qur’an and Sunnah, and contemporary issues. He has authored several articles and is currently working on a concise Tafsir of the Qur’an and other academic works.