Mohammed Al Najarin: the journey of success between Sharia and law
Mohamed Al Najarin is a graduate of Al Ain University, with a master's degree in private law in 2018. He is currently the head of the internal Shari'a control department at Abu Dhabi National Takaful Company. In an interview with the alumni office about his academic career and how his studies at Al Ain University contributed to the development of his career, he said: "My academic journey began in 1999, when I received a bachelor's degree in Sharia from Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic University. Then, in 2004, he received a master's degree in Tafsir from the University of Sharjah, followed by a doctorate from the Islamic University of Beirut in 2012. Due to the nature of my work, which combines Sharia and law, in 2015 I decided to get a master's degree in private law, and Al Ain University was the perfect choice for me thanks to the offered program, supplementary study requirements, study plan, as well as the timing of lectures in Master's programs. he received his degree in 2018. My legal studies have contributed to enhancing and documenting the practical side of my specialization, as the correct legal understanding of the texts of contracts in Islamic financial transactions is an integral part of forming a comprehensive vision that helps the specialist in this field to develop the correct concepts of contracts, organize them, and formulate them in a realistic way that facilitates practical application. "
About his career and career development, he said: "My experience revolves around Islamic financial transactions in general, and takaful insurance in particular, as I have more than 16 years of experience in this field. I am currently working as the head of the internal Shariah control department at Abu Dhabi National Takaful Company, in addition to being a member of the Shariah professionals Foundation in Dubai and a member of the Takaful committee at the Emirates Insurance Association."
On the reason for choosing his specialization and his future ambitions, he said: "I chose the specialty of private law because it represents a practical application of an important aspect of my theoretical studies at all stages, due to the lack of specialists in this type of Islamic financial transactions."
Regarding his voluntary and community participation, he said: "there are no voluntary community participation in the traditional sense, but the free training courses that I provide through the company I work for can be considered a kind of volunteer work, as they aim to educate the community about this type of financial transactions that comply with the provisions of Islamic Sharia. I also participate in seminars and conferences related to my specialty."
Regarding his opinion about the role of the graduate towards the University and his role in community service, he said: "The Graduate's role does not end once he receives his degree, but it is the beginning of a real relationship with the scientific edifice from which he graduated from. The affiliation remains in place, and the moral and spiritual relationship remains continuous through communication, providing opinion, advice, and what serves the development and progress of this edifice, being part of an integrated educational system that serves one community."
On how to organize the time between his working, Personal, Health and cultural life, he said: "ambition and sacrifice are the basics. Yes, ambition should be limitless, one goal should be set after another.
Achieving this requires sacrificing time, effort and money to reach and scale goals. It requires sacrificing an additional part of social life without harming it, giving educational attainment more space, while reducing personal space for a specific period of time, which significantly enhances the possibility of achieving ambitions and goals."
Regarding his achievements and awards, he said: "I participated in the drafting and revision of many legitimate standards issued by regulators. he also participated in many conferences and forums inside and outside the country, whether attending or presenting a research paper, in addition to many training courses and workshops. He also received several certificates of appreciation and commemorative shields."
As for the pillars on which a student or graduate should be based, he said: "prayer, patience, perseverance, sincerity, persistence, and thinking about the impossible, in addition to equal opportunities, are all part of the basic pillars that should be the student's curriculum before and after graduation."
In conclusion, graduate Mohammed Al Najarin gave a final advice to the graduates of the university, saying: "the search for knowledge does not end when obtaining a certain scientific degree, but the search for knowledge, dissemination and community service is God's message to humans until the end of life. The student should be sincere and make an effort, with the intention of making the request for knowledge a worship from beginning to end."