Focus and Scope

Journal of Transformative Islamic Law

Focus and Scope

 

The Journal of Transformative Islamic Law (JTIL) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that promotes rigorous, critical, interdisciplinary, and context-sensitive research on Islamic law. The journal is particularly concerned with the ways in which Islamic legal thought, norms, institutions, and practices respond to social transformation, legal reform, technological development, cultural diversity, and contemporary demands for justice.

Focus
The central scholarly orientation of the journal
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JTIL focuses on the development, interpretation, application, critique, and transformation of Islamic law in both historical and contemporary settings. The journal understands Islamic law not merely as a body of classical doctrine, but as a dynamic legal and intellectual tradition that continuously interacts with state law, customary norms, social institutions, political change, economic development, human rights, gender relations, technological innovation, and global legal discourse.

The journal prioritizes research that combines sound engagement with Islamic legal sources and methodologies—including fiqh, uṣūl al-fiqh, maqāṣid al-sharīʿah, fatwa studies, and Islamic legal theory—with critical, comparative, socio-legal, anthropological, historical, philosophical, or empirical approaches. Particular attention is given to studies that offer new interpretations, evaluate legal reforms, address contemporary problems, and contribute to more just, responsive, and transformative models of Islamic law.
Scope
Main fields and themes welcomed by the journal
01 Islamic Family Law Marriage, divorce, inheritance, child protection, guardianship, marital property, reproductive issues, gender justice, and reform of Muslim family law.
02 Islamic Economic and Business Law Islamic banking, finance, contracts, fintech, digital transactions, halal industry, waqf, zakat, Islamic philanthropy, dispute resolution, and consumer protection.
03 Islamic Constitutional and Political Law Fiqh siyāsah, constitutionalism, governance, democracy, citizenship, public policy, legislation, state–religion relations, and Islamic perspectives on modern nation-states.
04 Islamic Criminal Law and Justice Islamic criminal jurisprudence, punishment, restorative justice, morality regulation, victim protection, legal enforcement, and comparative criminal law.
05 Uṣūl al-Fiqh, Maqāṣid, and Islamic Legal Theory Ijtihad, legal reasoning, interpretation of sacred texts, legal maxims, maqāṣid al-sharīʿah, fatwa methodology, and epistemological developments in Islamic law.
06 Law, Society, and Legal Pluralism Interaction among Islamic law, state law, customary law, local traditions, legal culture, social practices, indigenous communities, and religious authority.
07 Human Rights, Gender, and Social Justice Equality, dignity, religious freedom, minority rights, women’s rights, children’s rights, disability, migration, refugees, and Islamic legal responses to social vulnerability.
08 Courts, Fatwas, and Islamic Legal Institutions Religious courts, judicial reasoning, fatwa institutions, Islamic arbitration, legal profession, religious administration, and institutional transformation.
09 Islamic Law, Technology, and Contemporary Change Artificial intelligence, digital platforms, data protection, cyber law, biotechnology, medical ethics, environmental issues, and other emerging legal challenges.
10 Comparative and Global Islamic Law Comparative Islamic legal systems, Muslim-majority and minority contexts, transnational legal developments, international law, and global debates on Islamic legal reform.
Editorial Preference

The journal welcomes original research articles, conceptual papers, comparative legal studies, case analyses, and critical review articles. Manuscripts should demonstrate a clear contribution to Islamic legal scholarship, employ an appropriate and transparent methodology, and engage critically with relevant primary and secondary sources.