Strengthening International Collaboration in Higher Education Through Centre of Excellence in Fatwa Area: IFFAH Experience with IIFA

This article describes the experience gained by the Institute of Fatwa and Halal (IFFAH), Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), from the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA). This study employs a descriptive approach. Implementing the istiktab method is one way to strengthen IFFAH, as evidenced by the findings. Besides, it could support the fatwa institution in Malaysia and create a holistic niche of expertise geared toward the welfare of the global community and ummah