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Dr Adi Setia is a lecturer in the History and Philosophy of Science in the Department of General Studies, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). He was research fellow for a six years (1998—2004) at the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC) during the directorship of its founder, Prof Dr Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas, before joining IIUM’s Faculty of Science in 2004. He obtained his MA and Ph.D in the History and Philosophy of Science at ISTAC, with a focus on Islamic Science. His current focus of research includes Worldview of Islam, Islamisation of the Sciences, and the Islamic Gift Economy. In addition, he is currently Senior Fellow & Academic and Research Coordinator of HAKIM and founding Coordinator of the Mu‘amalah Research Group (MRG) at IIUM.