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“During My Time…”  (by IMAM Past-Presidents)  
Mohamed Hatta Shaharom1, Lokman Saim2, Ishak Mas’ud3, Jeffrey Abu Hassan4    
  
Al-Isti‘ādhah  ِ یم ِ ج َّ ِ الر َان َ الشَّیط ن ِ ِ م َّ ا ِ ُ ب َعُوذ   ((االستعاذة) أ
Basmalah  ِ یم ِ ح َّ ِ ٱلر ن ٰ َ م ْ ح َّ ِ ٱلر ٰ َّ ِ ٱ م ِسْ َة) ب ل َ َسْم   ((ب
Al-Istighfār اللھم اغفر لي   ) ( )   
Ṣalawāt   ٍد َّ َم ُح ِ م ٰ آل َى َل ع َ دٍ و َّ م َ ح ُ ٰ م َى َل ّ ع ِ َل َّ ص ُم ھ ٰ َّ ات (ٱلل َ َو ل َ   ()ص
May we be protected by Allah the Almighty from self-aggrandisement (ta‘ẓīmun al-dhāti تعظیم الذات), 
self-delusion (wahmun al-dhātiوھم الذات ) and vanity (ghurūr  غرور). Our resolve is to be always on the 
Path of the Divine instead of the Path of Shaitan.     
1.     SHIP: Sacrifice (prioritising commitments), Humility (humbling experiences), Intention (solely for 
Allah), Passion (from the heart).  
 2.     FIMA: Immediate involvement in the international, professional, academic and humanitarian 
spheres.  
 3.     Islamic Sciences (Diploma, Institut Pengajian Ilmu-Ilmu Islam, Malaysia) and Arabic (Egypt and 
Malaysia).  
 4.     Islamic Movement: Influence of Ikhwān al-Muslimīn and Jamaat-e-Islami. (Abul A‘la Maududi 
died in 1979, Yūsuf al-Qaradawi led the funeral prayer at the Lahore Stadium, Pakistan. Leaders, 
activists and supporters of the Ikhwān were all released by President Anwar Sadat by 1971, only to be 
harrassed and arrested again by 1979-1981).  
5.     Academic Administration and Boards of Companies. The politics of academia and intricacies of 
entrepreneurship.  
6.     Malay Language and Literature, and DBP: Sastera Tanpa Sains Tiada Kemajuan. Sains Tanpa 
Sastera Tiada Keanggunan (Literature without science is devoid of advancement. Science without 
literature is devoid of elegance).  
“In our time...” describes the struggle and the earnestness of those around us; i.e. family, companions, 
colleagues and the milieu of professionals and fellow humans who wanted and still want to improve the 
conditions of the nation and the world.  
Sorrow Behind the Smiles: Notes on a Humanitarian Journey in Iraq, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iran. 
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur 2006. One example of the five books describing 
international humanitarian missions in Iraq, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iran, Palestine (Gaza) and Indonesia 
(Aceh) with IMAM, Mercy Malaysia, MyCARE.   
As we look to the future with this conference on how we will need to reset, refine, and reform the future 
of Malaysian Healthcare, we should also look back at how IMAM/PPIM contributed to the current 
healthcare milieu. We are blessed that 3 of our previous predecessors and presidents of 
IMAM/PPIM are here today with us to discuss their experiences and challenges in helming 
IMAM/PPIM during their time in office. We will also eagerly listen to them as we hope they will 
suggest to us the way forward in the challenges facing our profession and IMAM in the seemingly 
difficult future facing us. Please do join us in this discourse to better the future of medicine in Malaysia.  
  
Keywords: IMAM, challenges, future, reform  
  

1. Persatuan Terapi Psikospiritual Malaysia,   
https://www.facebook.com/malaysianpsychospiritualtherapy/  

2. School of Medicine, KPJ University College, Kota Seriemas, 71800 Nilai, 
Negeri Sembilan  

3. Hospital Pakar Al-Islam, Jalan Raja Abdullah, Kampung Baru, Kuala 
Lumpur   

4. KPJ Seremban Specialist Hospital, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan  
  

 



  
 

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Correspondence to: Dr. Jeffrey Abu Hassan, KPJ Seremban Specialist Hospital, Seremban, Negeri 
Sembilan. jeffreyazim@yahoo.co.uk   

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v7i70.513