International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) was established according to the visions developed by prominent Islamic scholars Ismail al-Faruqi (Co-founder of the International Institute of Islamic Thought in Virginia [IIIT]), Abdul Hamid Abu Sulayman (Current Chairman of IIIT), and Syed Muhammad Naqib al-Attas (Founder of the International Institute of Islamic Thought & Civilization [ISTAC]), with the aim of linking what they call ‘revelation and heritage’ with social and human sciences.