Focus and Scope

Al-Anwar Journal of Islamic Studies covers a broad spectrum of topics within the Islamic sciences and related interdisciplinary fields. The journal particularly encourages research that employs diverse methodologies — including textual analysis, historical inquiry, philosophical reasoning, and empirical social research — to illuminate the multifaceted dimensions of Islam as a religion, civilization, and way of life.

The journal's core thematic areas include, but are not limited to:

 

Core Areas of Islamic Sciences

Interdisciplinary & Contemporary Areas

•         Qur'anic Studies and Tafsir

•         Hadith Sciences and Sunnah

•         Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) & Usul al-Fiqh

•         Islamic Theology ('Aqidah and Kalam)

•         Islamic Philosophy and Ethics

•         Islamic History and Civilization

•         Tasawwuf and Islamic Spirituality

•         Arabic Language and Islamic Literature

•         Islamic Education and Pedagogy

•         Islamic Law and Contemporary Issues

•         Islamic Economics and Finance

•         Islamic Social Sciences

•         Islam and Modernity / Islam and the West

•         Comparative Religion and Interfaith Dialogue

•         Muslim Minority and Diaspora Studies

•         Gender and Family in Islamic Perspective