Focus and Scope

About Journal

al-Mawarid: Jurnal Syari’ah & Hukum is a peer-reviewed journal published two times a year (February and August) by the Department of Ahwal Syakhshiyah, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Formerly, first published in 1993, al-Mawarid was initially published as Al-Mawarid: Jurnal Hukum Islam, an Indonesian bi-annual journal on Islamic Law. Since 2019, to enlarge its scope, this journal transforms its name to al-Mawarid: Jurnal Syari’ah dan Hukum.

al-Mawarid warmly welcomes graduate students, academicians, and practitioners to analytically discuss and deeply explore new issues in relation to the improvement of shari'ah and law challenges and beyond.

Note: The previous version of this journal was entitled "Al-Mawarid: Jurnal Hukum Islam" published from 1993 until 2015. The archives of the journal can be found in this link

Focus

al-Mawarid: Jurnal Syariah dan Hukum (Print ISSN 2656-193X, Online ISSN 2656-1654) is a double-blind peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to advancing the study of both the theoretical foundations and practical applications of Islamic law in a global context through interdisciplinary and contextual approaches. The journal aims to bridge classical principles of fiqh with contemporary challenges by strengthening the framework of applied maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah, analyzing the hybridization of Islamic law within modern legal systems, and exploring the transformation of socio-digital Islamic law, particularly within the dynamic contexts of Global South societies. With this orientation, al-Mawarid is committed to fostering critical and innovative academic contributions to legal reform, social justice, and public policy development by integratively engaging with sharia norms, social practices, and technological change in a reflective and sustainable manner.

Scope:

The journal welcomes original research articles, conceptual papers, empirical studies, and critical reviews from academics and practitioners within the following areas:

Applied Maqāṣid al-Sharī‘ah and Legal Reform (e.g., studies on the operationalization of maqāṣid in addressing contemporary issues such as child protection, gender justice, economic ethics, and public policy, both in normative frameworks and legal practice).
Hybrid Legal Systems and Islamic Legal Pluralism (e.g., analyses of the interaction and tensions between Islamic law, state law, and other legal systems, including jurisdictional conflicts, the role of courts, sharia arbitration, and the authority of fatwas within modern legal systems).
Global South Islamic Legal Studies (e.g., studies of Islamic law in Global South countries, focusing on legal pluralism, the relationship between adat–sharia–state, and socio-political dynamics in postcolonial societies).
Socio-Digital Islamic Law and Emerging Technologies (e.g., exploration of the transformation of Islamic law in the digital age, including technology-based religious practices, digital religious authority, cyber ethics, and legal implications of virtual interactions).
Islamic Family Law and Social Justice (e.g., contemporary studies of Islamic family law covering marriage, divorce, child rights, mediation, and issues of social justice amid changing modern family structures).
Islamic Economic Law and Governance (e.g., analyses of Islamic economic and financial law, including banking, capital markets, productive waqf, as well as governance and regulatory frameworks in modern economic systems).