Focus and Scope
Focus & Scope — Al-Ahla: Jurnal Ilmu Hukum dan Hukum Islam
Focus
Al-Ahla is dedicated to advancing scholarship in legal studies, Islamic law (Sharia), and, in particular, Islamic family law across national and transnational contexts. The journal emphasizes theoretically rigorous and empirically grounded inquiries into doctrinal foundations, legal principles, and practices that shape family, community, and Islamic ethical life, with a sustained attention to their social, cultural, and regulatory ramifications in contemporary settings.
We publish original research articles, scholarly essays, and book reviews that contribute to the refinement of concepts, methods, and debates in Islamic law and Islamic family law, fostering dialogue between normative analysis and socio-legal perspectives.
Scope
Submissions may engage, but are not limited to, the following themes:
- Legal Studies and Jurisprudence
- Islamic Law (Usul al-Fiqh, Fiqh) and Its Contemporary Applications
- Family Law and Islamic Family Law
- Family, Marriage, and Gender Studies in Islamic Perspectives
- Islamic Criminal Law and Penology
- Customary Law (ʿUrf/Adat) and Its Transformations in Muslim Societies
- Sharia Economic/Commercial Law
- Islamic Constitutional and Public Law
- Comparative Islamic Law and Comparative Legal Studies
- Anthropology of Law and Sociology of Law
- History of Islamic Law and Islamic Family Law
Multidisciplinary Approaches may include (illustrative):
- Education and Islamic Studies
- Psychology and the Social Sciences/Humanities
- Doctrinal (normative), empirical, and socio-legal methodologies
Aim: To serve as a forum for academics, researchers, and practitioners to present robust findings and critical insights on the dynamics of law and Muslim family life—integrating normative analysis, historical development, and social practice—with relevance for both local jurisdictions and the wider Islamic world.
