Focus And Scope

Al-Muqārana: Journal of Comparative Islamic Law is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by PT Adikara Cipta Aksa. The journal provides a scholarly platform for academics, researchers, legal practitioners, policymakers, and students to disseminate original research articles, conceptual papers, case studies, and critical reviews in the field of Islamic law with a particular emphasis on comparative legal studies.

Al-Muqārana aims to advance the development of Islamic legal scholarship by promoting interdisciplinary, comparative, analytical, and evidence-based research that explores the dynamic interaction between Islamic law, national legal systems, and contemporary global legal developments. The journal encourages critical engagement with classical and modern Islamic legal thought, as well as comparative analyses between different schools of Islamic jurisprudence and legal traditions across jurisdictions.

The journal welcomes manuscripts related to, but not limited to, the following areas:

  • Comparative Islamic Law;
  • Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) and Legal Theory (Uṣūl al-Fiqh);
  • Comparative Madhhab Studies;
  • Contemporary Issues in Islamic Law;
  • Islamic Constitutional and Administrative Law;
  • Islamic Criminal Law and Comparative Penal Systems;
  • Islamic Family Law and Gender Issues;
  • Islamic Economic and Financial Law;
  • Islamic Commercial and Contract Law;
  • Islamic Inheritance and Waqf Law;
  • Human Rights and Islamic Law;
  • Islamic Law and Legal Pluralism;
  • Islamic Law and Public Policy;
  • Comparative Studies of Sharia and National Legal Systems;
  • Islamic Law and Environmental Sustainability;
  • Islamic Law and Technology;
  • Islamic Law and Artificial Intelligence;
  • Islamic Law in Muslim Minority Contexts;
  • International and Transnational Dimensions of Islamic Law;
  • Dispute Resolution and Islamic Legal Institutions;
  • Contemporary Developments in Comparative Islamic Legal Studies.

Al-Muqārana welcomes normative, doctrinal, empirical, socio-legal, historical, and comparative research that contributes to the advancement of Islamic legal studies and comparative legal scholarship. The journal particularly encourages manuscripts that explore the harmonization, interaction, and transformation of Islamic law within diverse legal systems, addressing contemporary challenges arising from globalization, technological advancement, social change, and evolving legal frameworks across Muslim and non-Muslim jurisdictions.