Focus and Scope

Focus:
Al Hukm is a scholarly journal dedicated to the critical examination of contemporary Islamic legal thought and practice. It serves as a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue, bridging traditional Islamic legal sciences with modern academic disciplines to address emerging issues in the Muslim world.

Scope:
The journal encompasses a broad spectrum of themes within Islamic legal studies, including but not limited to:

  1. Contemporary Fiqh Issues: Analysis of new and prevalent legal cases (nawazil) in modern contexts.

  2. Legal Theory & Philosophy: Explorations in usul al-fiqh, Islamic legal philosophy, and epistemological foundations.

  3. Maqasid al-Shari'ah: Critical studies on the development, application, and reinterpretation of the higher objectives of Islamic law.

  4. Islamic Economic Law (Fiqh al-Mu'amalat al-Maliyah): Comprehensive studies on the law of financial and economic transactions in Islam. Its scope includes:

    • Financial Institutions: Analysis of regulations, products, and practices of Islamic banking, takaful (Islamic insurance), Islamic capital markets, and Islamic fintech.

    • Contemporary Transactions: Legal studies on modern contracts such as sukuk (Islamic bonds), Islamic securities, syndicated financing, and Islamic derivatives.

    • Macroeconomic & Public Finance Issues: Discussions on zakat, productive waqf, Islamic public policy economics, state finance (baitul mal), and Islamic business ethics.

    • Compliance & Regulation: Studies on implementation, shariah audit, dispute resolution, and the harmonization between national regulations and shariah principles.

  5. Interdisciplinary Studies: Examination of the relationship between Islamic legal ideas and modern social sciences and humanities (e.g., sociology, anthropology, political science, economics).

  6. Applied Islamic Law & Comparative Studies: In-depth discussions on the practical implementation, complexities, and dynamics of Islamic law, with a particular interest in Indonesia and other Muslim-majority regions.