Journal of Contemporary Maqasid Studies
Journal Data
| Type | JOURNAL |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Maqasid Institute |
| ISSN | 2831-5049 |
| OpenAlex | S4387279179 |
| MAG | 4387279179 |
| Total publications | 25 |
| Coverage period | 2021 - 2025 |
| Language | EN |
| Access | Open Access |
| Cited by | 1 |
| Impact factor | 0.167 |
| h-index | 1 |
This journal focuses on Maqasid studies, which falls under religious studies and the anthropology/sociology of religion. These fields are closely cognate to social anthropology, often engaging with cultural practices, beliefs, and social structures
African Studies and Geopolitics · Asian Studies and History · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Blockchain Technology in Education and Learning · Creative Drama in Education · Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies · Education and Islamic Studies · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics · Families in Therapy and Culture · French Historical and Cultural Studies
Ethical Governance
Systemic issues of inequality, institutional fragility, and a deficit of ethical grounding in governance challenge the pursuit of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In response, this conceptual study investigates the potential of the Prophetic Leadership Model of Islamic governance as a normative framework to complement the SDGs by integrating spiritual ethics with socio-political objectives. Employing an interpretive method…
Analysis of Environmental Sustainability in the Holy Quran
The current global challenges of climate change and sustainable development are leaving the world helpless, despite numerous failed attempts to address these critical issues. Exploring the Islamic worldview of environmental sustainability and conservation is therefore even more vital in these momentous times. This worldview features a purpose-driven focus, exploring the higher objectives behind environmental sustainability as extrapolated from th…
Reintegrating the Economic Objectives of Sharīʿah
The objectives of Sharīʿah (maqāṣid al-sharīʿah) have generally focused on the protection of religion, life, intellect, progeny, and property. Over time, these objectives have expanded to encompass broader social and economic concerns, particularly in response to the complexities of modernity. In Pakistan, Sayyid Abul Aʿlā Mawdūdī emerged as a pioneer in highlighting the economic dimensions of the Sharīʿah, integrating them into his broader visio…
Resonating Maqāṣid al-Sharī’ah with Generation Alpha
This paper explores the relevance of Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah as a guiding framework for engaging Generation Alpha within contemporary Islamic education and value formation. Generation Alpha is growing up in a digital environment shaped by rapid technological change, fragmented sources of authority, and shifting moral reference points, which poses challenges for traditional, rule-based approaches to Islamic teaching. The study argues that a maqāṣid-or…
Maqasid as a Basis for an Integrated Framework and Methodology
The term Maqasid denotes objectives and purposes, and the maqasid-based Islamic approach to knowledge, manifested in the Maqasidi School of Islamic Thought, has been widely discussed recently. This article aims at taking the discussion to a fundamental and methodological dimension that ensures the genuinity and soundness of the maqasid approach, and introduces the basic fundamentals of a new “Maqasid Methodology”. The formative and hegemonic prin…
Toward Inclusive Islamic Education
Islamic education plays a pivotal role in shaping values and worldviews in many Muslim-majority societies. However, challenges remain in translating core Islamic principles into inclusive practices, particularly concerning gender equity, disability inclusion, and the integration of marginalized communities. This study aims to explore how Islamic education can be re-envisioned to promote inclusivity while remaining faithful to foundational Islamic…
L’Islam des Temps Modernes
Valli, Clara. (2024). L’islam des temps modernes : Retour aux origines. Etudes des finalités de la loi islamique d’Ibn Achour. Paris : L’Harmattan
Covenants in the Qurʾān
Covenant (‘ahd and mīthāq) occupies a central place in the Qurʾān but has been understudied and underrepresented in discourses about Islam. This article contributes to redressing this lacuna by conducting a content analysis of the Qurʾān, specifically the terms ‘ahd and mīthāq that refer to the concept of covenant. It applies the Maqāṣid Methodology and Framework developed by Jasser Auda to examine the concepts, objectives, values, commands, univ…
Is Today’s Family Perishing
Family, parenthood, motherhood, children, and relatives denote the same social structure, within this structure branches out a group of relationships that compose highly interconnected circles. It maintains the process of interconnectedness by framing it with an ethical, legislative and maqasidi paradigm that contributes to clarifying its function and value, enhancing cohesion and operating its internal differences
A Critical Analysis of The Existing Maqasid-Based Welfare Index
Maqasid al-Shariah based welfare measurement is a welfare measurement tool that covers all dimensions of welfare, both material and non-material. According to the Maqasid al-Shariah theory put forward by Al-Ghazali and Al-Shatibi; which was later expanded further into the socio-economic context (Chapra, 2008). Chapra is talking about how we need to expand the application of al-Maqasid to make it more practical and effective. This is because al-Ma…
Interview with Jasser Auda
Analysis of Environmental Sustainability in the Holy Quran
The current global challenges of climate change and sustainable development is rendering the world helpless with numerous failed attempts at addressing these critical issues. Exploring the Islamic worldview of environmental sustainability and conservation therefore is even more vital in these momentous times. This worldview features a purpose-spirited focus by exploring the higher objectives behind environmental sustainability as extrapolated fro…
Maqasid-based Tafsir of the Holy Qur’an between Activation and Disruption
The maqasid-based exegesis is one of the most important categories of Qur’anic commentary that has not been taken into consideration in terms of theory and application. This category of tafsir was never singled out in any of the classical or contemporary literature, except for the presence of its precursors in some commentaries and contemporary theoretical studies. This paper demonstrates that maqasid-based exegesis is generally classified into t…
The Fundamentals (Usul) of Maqasidi Tafsir
This article discusses the topic of maqasid-based tafsir (exegesis) by investigating its origin based on the founding studies of early exegetes, and the renewed insights of the modern and contemporary maqasidi scholars and exegetes at the level of conceptualisation and applications. This paper aims to bring to light that the maqasid-based exegesis is not completely different from the early heritage of exegesis, nor is it different from the renewe…
The Role of Context in Interpreting and Translating the Qur’an
Quoting out of context can become especially serious when dealing with religious texts. As will be demonstrated in this article, attention to context (siyāq) is essential to proper understanding and translation of the Qur'an. However, in much tafsīr writing, and in most of the translations of the Qur'an into English, as well as more general discussion of the Qur'an, we come across examples where insufficient regard to the context seriously mars u…
Maqasidi Approach and its Impact on the Science of Principles of Tafsir in the Thought of Imam al-Shafi’ie
This study aims to shed some light on the contribution of Imam al-Shafi’ie to founding the science of the fundamentals of tafsir and channelling its related scientific issues in accordance with the maqasid perspective through his book entitled “al-Rissalah”. To attain this objective, the research intends to elucidate the concept of purposeful consideration and emphasize its importance in inculcating the science of fundamentals of tafsir, in addit…
Re-Envisioning Islamic Scholarship
Professor Jasser Auda’s work entitled Re-envisioning Islamic scholarship: Maqasid Methodology as a New Approach, published in 2022 is arguably one of the most innovative approaches in contemporary Islamic scholarship and, in my personal opinion, it somehow contributes significantly and uniquely to the project of Islamisation of knowledge or, as some have termed it, knowledge integration. In this work, Auda arguably has managed to lay the foundati…
Maqasid Al-Shari'ah and the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Technological advancements in the twenty-first century, invigorated by the exponential growth of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, have ushered in a new era that provides many of us with amenities and comforts that were hitherto unattainable. But behind this progressive rhetoric of neo-liberalism, capitalism, and post modernism, artificial Intelligence development has also sparked an increasingly ambiguous ethical future, especially at the…
Maqasid Research Methodology Challenges
This paper aims at revealing the genuine and core challenges facing scholars working in the research field of Maqasid Al-Shari’a Al-Islamiyah. The paper depended on the mixed methodology of surveys and interviews to collect raw data from scholars working in the field. The collected raw data considered the differences in cultural, geographical and language backgrounds of the participants. It has also included the scholars with various specialties …
The Blockchain Technology from Maqasid Shari'ah Perspective
The world has undergone a major shift in technology and blockchain is one of the current technologies that is of interest. The application of this modern technology contributes to the development of societies and helps in accomplishing many financial and non-financial transactions. Many may be worried and hesitant of this technology in terms of its reliability, sustainability and legality from Shari’ah perspective. This paper is an attempt to exa…
The Need for Awareness of the Founding Objectives (Maqasid) of Sciences
The Ontology and Epistemology of Maqāṣidī-based Knowledge and Its Educational Implications
Maqasid al-Shariah herein denotes the higher objectives of the Islamic Revelation that guide Muslim worldly and spiritual life. This article aims to extract these Maqasid from the Holy Qur’an and investigate their philosophical, theoretical and practical implications. Ontologically, Maqasid entails a systematic view of the universe that governs the relationship between the Creator and His creation, which in turn governs the natural, psychological…
Maqasid Methodology for Re-Envisioning Islamic Higher Education
This article aims to demonstrate how the Maqasid Methodology re-envisions and re-structures an Islamic approach to higher education. This restructuring has direct implications on the research agendas, course curricula and mission of the higher education process. Achieving the purposes or maqasid of Islam via research and education, however, requires a contemporary re-classification of disciplines. Both Islamic and secular classifications, classic…
Opening Remarks by Editor-in-Chief
Maqasid Studies (JCMS), aims at studying, developing, disseminating, critiquing, expanding and realizing the "Maqasid Methodology".Maqasid Institute is introducing this methodology to the Muslim ummah and humanity in general, based on the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger, peace be upon him.Explaining the features and details of this methodology is a much larger task than these introductory remarks, and is one of the tasks of this iss…
Opening Remarks by Managing Editor
of the Journal of Contemporary Maqasid Studies (JCMS) that aims at reviving and developing the maqasidi thought and supporting contemporary innovative and applied maqasid studies and research in order to arrive at new epistemological and methodological frameworks.The maqasid heritage throughout the Islamic history was extensively accumulated, studied and investigated, yet it remained captive to simplistic approaches that focused on the maqasid on…
Maqasid Al-Shari'ah and the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Technological advancements in the twenty-first century, invigorated by the exponential growth of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, have ushered in a new era that provides many of us with amenities and comforts that were hitherto unattainable. But behind this progressive rhetoric of neo-liberalism, capitalism, and post modernism, artificial Intelligence development has also sparked an increasingly ambiguous ethical future, especially at the…
The Ontology and Epistemology of Maqāṣidī-based Knowledge and Its Educational Implications
Maqasid al-Shariah herein denotes the higher objectives of the Islamic Revelation that guide Muslim worldly and spiritual life. This article aims to extract these Maqasid from the Holy Qur’an and investigate their philosophical, theoretical and practical implications. Ontologically, Maqasid entails a systematic view of the universe that governs the relationship between the Creator and His creation, which in turn governs the natural, psychological…
Maqasid Methodology for Re-Envisioning Islamic Higher Education
This article aims to demonstrate how the Maqasid Methodology re-envisions and re-structures an Islamic approach to higher education. This restructuring has direct implications on the research agendas, course curricula and mission of the higher education process. Achieving the purposes or maqasid of Islam via research and education, however, requires a contemporary re-classification of disciplines. Both Islamic and secular classifications, classic…
Opening Remarks by Editor-in-Chief
Maqasid Studies (JCMS), aims at studying, developing, disseminating, critiquing, expanding and realizing the "Maqasid Methodology".Maqasid Institute is introducing this methodology to the Muslim ummah and humanity in general, based on the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger, peace be upon him.Explaining the features and details of this methodology is a much larger task than these introductory remarks, and is one of the tasks of this iss…
Opening Remarks by Managing Editor
of the Journal of Contemporary Maqasid Studies (JCMS) that aims at reviving and developing the maqasidi thought and supporting contemporary innovative and applied maqasid studies and research in order to arrive at new epistemological and methodological frameworks.The maqasid heritage throughout the Islamic history was extensively accumulated, studied and investigated, yet it remained captive to simplistic approaches that focused on the maqasid on…
Maqasid Research Methodology Challenges
This paper aims at revealing the genuine and core challenges facing scholars working in the research field of Maqasid Al-Shari’a Al-Islamiyah. The paper depended on the mixed methodology of surveys and interviews to collect raw data from scholars working in the field. The collected raw data considered the differences in cultural, geographical and language backgrounds of the participants. It has also included the scholars with various specialties …
The Blockchain Technology from Maqasid Shari'ah Perspective
The world has undergone a major shift in technology and blockchain is one of the current technologies that is of interest. The application of this modern technology contributes to the development of societies and helps in accomplishing many financial and non-financial transactions. Many may be worried and hesitant of this technology in terms of its reliability, sustainability and legality from Shari’ah perspective. This paper is an attempt to exa…
The Need for Awareness of the Founding Objectives (Maqasid) of Sciences
Interview with Jasser Auda
Analysis of Environmental Sustainability in the Holy Quran
The current global challenges of climate change and sustainable development is rendering the world helpless with numerous failed attempts at addressing these critical issues. Exploring the Islamic worldview of environmental sustainability and conservation therefore is even more vital in these momentous times. This worldview features a purpose-spirited focus by exploring the higher objectives behind environmental sustainability as extrapolated fro…
Maqasid-based Tafsir of the Holy Qur’an between Activation and Disruption
The maqasid-based exegesis is one of the most important categories of Qur’anic commentary that has not been taken into consideration in terms of theory and application. This category of tafsir was never singled out in any of the classical or contemporary literature, except for the presence of its precursors in some commentaries and contemporary theoretical studies. This paper demonstrates that maqasid-based exegesis is generally classified into t…
The Fundamentals (Usul) of Maqasidi Tafsir
This article discusses the topic of maqasid-based tafsir (exegesis) by investigating its origin based on the founding studies of early exegetes, and the renewed insights of the modern and contemporary maqasidi scholars and exegetes at the level of conceptualisation and applications. This paper aims to bring to light that the maqasid-based exegesis is not completely different from the early heritage of exegesis, nor is it different from the renewe…
The Role of Context in Interpreting and Translating the Qur’an
Quoting out of context can become especially serious when dealing with religious texts. As will be demonstrated in this article, attention to context (siyāq) is essential to proper understanding and translation of the Qur'an. However, in much tafsīr writing, and in most of the translations of the Qur'an into English, as well as more general discussion of the Qur'an, we come across examples where insufficient regard to the context seriously mars u…
Maqasidi Approach and its Impact on the Science of Principles of Tafsir in the Thought of Imam al-Shafi’ie
This study aims to shed some light on the contribution of Imam al-Shafi’ie to founding the science of the fundamentals of tafsir and channelling its related scientific issues in accordance with the maqasid perspective through his book entitled “al-Rissalah”. To attain this objective, the research intends to elucidate the concept of purposeful consideration and emphasize its importance in inculcating the science of fundamentals of tafsir, in addit…
Re-Envisioning Islamic Scholarship
Professor Jasser Auda’s work entitled Re-envisioning Islamic scholarship: Maqasid Methodology as a New Approach, published in 2022 is arguably one of the most innovative approaches in contemporary Islamic scholarship and, in my personal opinion, it somehow contributes significantly and uniquely to the project of Islamisation of knowledge or, as some have termed it, knowledge integration. In this work, Auda arguably has managed to lay the foundati…
Maqasid Al-Shari'ah and the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Technological advancements in the twenty-first century, invigorated by the exponential growth of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, have ushered in a new era that provides many of us with amenities and comforts that were hitherto unattainable. But behind this progressive rhetoric of neo-liberalism, capitalism, and post modernism, artificial Intelligence development has also sparked an increasingly ambiguous ethical future, especially at the…
Covenants in the Qurʾān
Covenant (‘ahd and mīthāq) occupies a central place in the Qurʾān but has been understudied and underrepresented in discourses about Islam. This article contributes to redressing this lacuna by conducting a content analysis of the Qurʾān, specifically the terms ‘ahd and mīthāq that refer to the concept of covenant. It applies the Maqāṣid Methodology and Framework developed by Jasser Auda to examine the concepts, objectives, values, commands, univ…
Is Today’s Family Perishing
Family, parenthood, motherhood, children, and relatives denote the same social structure, within this structure branches out a group of relationships that compose highly interconnected circles. It maintains the process of interconnectedness by framing it with an ethical, legislative and maqasidi paradigm that contributes to clarifying its function and value, enhancing cohesion and operating its internal differences
A Critical Analysis of The Existing Maqasid-Based Welfare Index
Maqasid al-Shariah based welfare measurement is a welfare measurement tool that covers all dimensions of welfare, both material and non-material. According to the Maqasid al-Shariah theory put forward by Al-Ghazali and Al-Shatibi; which was later expanded further into the socio-economic context (Chapra, 2008). Chapra is talking about how we need to expand the application of al-Maqasid to make it more practical and effective. This is because al-Ma…
Ethical Governance
Systemic issues of inequality, institutional fragility, and a deficit of ethical grounding in governance challenge the pursuit of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In response, this conceptual study investigates the potential of the Prophetic Leadership Model of Islamic governance as a normative framework to complement the SDGs by integrating spiritual ethics with socio-political objectives. Employing an interpretive method…
Analysis of Environmental Sustainability in the Holy Quran
The current global challenges of climate change and sustainable development are leaving the world helpless, despite numerous failed attempts to address these critical issues. Exploring the Islamic worldview of environmental sustainability and conservation is therefore even more vital in these momentous times. This worldview features a purpose-driven focus, exploring the higher objectives behind environmental sustainability as extrapolated from th…
Reintegrating the Economic Objectives of Sharīʿah
The objectives of Sharīʿah (maqāṣid al-sharīʿah) have generally focused on the protection of religion, life, intellect, progeny, and property. Over time, these objectives have expanded to encompass broader social and economic concerns, particularly in response to the complexities of modernity. In Pakistan, Sayyid Abul Aʿlā Mawdūdī emerged as a pioneer in highlighting the economic dimensions of the Sharīʿah, integrating them into his broader visio…
Resonating Maqāṣid al-Sharī’ah with Generation Alpha
This paper explores the relevance of Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah as a guiding framework for engaging Generation Alpha within contemporary Islamic education and value formation. Generation Alpha is growing up in a digital environment shaped by rapid technological change, fragmented sources of authority, and shifting moral reference points, which poses challenges for traditional, rule-based approaches to Islamic teaching. The study argues that a maqāṣid-or…
Maqasid as a Basis for an Integrated Framework and Methodology
The term Maqasid denotes objectives and purposes, and the maqasid-based Islamic approach to knowledge, manifested in the Maqasidi School of Islamic Thought, has been widely discussed recently. This article aims at taking the discussion to a fundamental and methodological dimension that ensures the genuinity and soundness of the maqasid approach, and introduces the basic fundamentals of a new “Maqasid Methodology”. The formative and hegemonic prin…
Toward Inclusive Islamic Education
Islamic education plays a pivotal role in shaping values and worldviews in many Muslim-majority societies. However, challenges remain in translating core Islamic principles into inclusive practices, particularly concerning gender equity, disability inclusion, and the integration of marginalized communities. This study aims to explore how Islamic education can be re-envisioned to promote inclusivity while remaining faithful to foundational Islamic…
L’Islam des Temps Modernes
Valli, Clara. (2024). L’islam des temps modernes : Retour aux origines. Etudes des finalités de la loi islamique d’Ibn Achour. Paris : L’Harmattan