WHAT makes a respectable scholar, never known to be controversial, at the age of 79, write an explosive book berating Malay and Muslim politicians for their corrupt practices and hypocrisy?
He is known for his academic excellence and leadership. He was the third rector of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). His better-known works are about moderation in Islam from the Malay perspective and the concept of sejahtera from an Islamic point of view. He is also the chief editor and one of the contributors of an encyclopaedia on natural science from the worldview of the Quran.
