This journal is dedicated to the interdisciplinary, critical, and contextual study of modern state law and contemporary Islamic law. It seeks to foster scholarly dialogue between Islamic legal traditions and national legal systems across diverse domains—such as family, economics, politics, and social life—by engaging perspectives from legal studies, Islamic studies, social sciences, economics, and philosophy.

The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

The Relationship between Islamic Law and State Law

• The reconstruction of Islamic legal norms within the framework of national law.
• The positioning of Islamic law within modern and secular legal systems.
• Legislation inspired by Islamic values in democratic states.
• The interplay and tension between normative Sharī‘ah and positive law.

Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Islamic Law

• The study of Islamic law through sociological, anthropological, political-economic, and philosophical approaches.
• Normative-empirical analyses of the practice of Islamic law in contemporary societies.
• Comparative studies between Islamic law, customary law, and state law.

Contemporary Ijtihād and Legal Reform

• The role of religious and state authorities in institutional ijtihād.
• The evolving dynamics between fatwas, Islamic jurisprudence, and state law.
• The development of Islamic law grounded in the objectives of Sharī‘ah (maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah)and public interest (maṣlaḥah).

Contemporary Issues in Islamic and State Legal Perspectives

• Family and inheritance law in the context of modern nation-states.
• Islamic economic ethics and the regulation of Islamic finance.
• Environmental protection and social justice within Islamic legal and state policy frameworks.
• Debt management, poverty alleviation, and community empowerment through Islamic legal instruments.