Focus and scope

Focus
The Indonesian Journal of Islamic Law (IJIL) is a peer-reviewed academic journal that promotes socio-legal innovation and transformative ijtihad in Muslim societies, particularly in Southeast Asia and the Global South. It seeks to advance interdisciplinary scholarship that connects classical Islamic legal reasoning with contemporary realities in governance, family, economy, and social justice. By bridging law, society, and reform, IJIL highlights how Islamic law evolves as a dynamic system that responds to the ethical and institutional challenges of the modern world.

IJIL stands at the intersection of law, society, and reform, encouraging empirical and theoretical research that redefines the role of Islamic law in shaping modern legal systems and civic life. Through field-based studies, comparative legal analysis, and interpretive inquiry, the journal fosters an academic dialogue between Sharī‘ah and modernity—aiming to reformulate Islamic legal thought as a dynamic framework responsive to human welfare (maṣlaḥah) and public ethics.

Scope
IJIL’s scope reflects its commitment to bridging normative jurisprudence and empirical social inquiry. The journal invites research that interrogates, reinterprets, and reconstructs Islamic law within contemporary socio-political, economic, and global contexts.

IJIL welcomes articles in the following areas of study:
1. Theoretical and Epistemological Foundations
  • Contemporary Uṣūl al-Fiqh and the renewal of ijtihad
  • Maqāṣid al-Sharī‘ah and paradigms of legal reform
  • Fatwa institutions, digital jurisprudence, and authority in the age of technology

2. Law, Society, and Gender Justice
  • Islamic family law, marriage, and inheritance in changing societies
  • Law and gender dynamics in Muslim contexts
  • Legal pluralism and the interaction between Sharī‘ah, state law, and local custom

3. Judicial Institutions and Governance
  • Islamic judicial systems and procedural justice
  • Legal reforms in Muslim-majority states
  • The politics of Islamic law and constitutional debates

4. Economic Ethics and Social Welfare
  • Islamic economic law, ethical finance, and regulatory frameworks
  • Zakat, waqf, and Islamic philanthropy as tools for social transformation
  • Sustainable development and the moral economy in Islamic jurisprudence

By integrating ijtihad-based reasoning with socio-legal methodologies, IJIL serves as a platform for transformative scholarship that explores how Islamic law evolves, adapts, and contributes to justice and human flourishing in the contemporary world.