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Al-Manahij : Jurnal Kajian Hukum Islam
ISSN : 19786670     EISSN : 25794167     DOI : https://doi.org/10.24090/mnh
Core Subject : Social,
AL-MANAHIJ is a scholarly journal of Islamic law studies. It is a forum for debate for scholars and professionals concerned with Islamic Laws and legal cultures of Muslim Worlds. It aims for recognition as a leading medium for a scholarly and professional discourse of Islamic laws. Al-Manahij covers textual and fieldwork studies of Islamic laws with various perspectives. The journal is published twice a year (every June and December), and each publication contains ten articles in the field of Islamic law, therefore in a year, the journal publishes twenty articles. The journal presents qualified scholarly articles, which always place Islamic law in the central focus of academic inquiry. This journal is a forum for debate for scholars and professionals concerned with Islamic law and Islamic legal cultures within local and challenging global contexts. The journal invites any comprehensive observation of Islamic law as a system of norms in Muslim society. The journal has become a medium of diffusion and exchange of ideas and research findings, so much so that researchers, writers, and readers have interacted in a scholarly manner.
Arjuna Subject : Ilmu Sosial - Hukum
Articles 381 Documents
Middle Eastern Geopolitics and the Transformation of Islamic Law: An Analysis of Islamic Politics in Muslim Countries Kunkunrat; Priangani, Ade; Achmad, Willya
Al-Manahij: Jurnal Kajian Hukum Islam Vol. 20 No. 1 (2026)
Publisher : Sharia Faculty of State Islamic University of Prof. K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri, Purwokerto

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Abstract

This study examines the significant influence of regional geopolitical dynamics on the evolution of Islamic law, emphasizing the consequences of legal policies and reforms in the Middle East for non-Arab Muslim countries, particularly Indonesia and Malaysia. Using a qualitative research design and a comparative case study approach, the research is grounded in a constructivist-interpretivist framework and draws on in-depth interviews with scholars, policymakers, journalists, and observers of Islamic politics. Public discourse, policy, and legal documents are also thoroughly analyzed. The study reveals that the evolution of Islamic law is shaped by both international geopolitical tensions and domestic political factors, with distinct manifestations, including conservative theocratic, revolutionary, ideological, secular-pragmatic, and modernist approaches. Notably, geopolitical rivalries in the Middle East have exacerbated sectarian divisions in the Islamic legal discourse. While, the application of Islamic law outside the region is increasingly being integrated into constitutional and democratic frameworks. By addressing the intersection of Islamic law, politics, and geopolitics, this research advocates for promoting moderate Islamic constitutionalism, fostering transnational legal pluralism, and advocating for a more distinct separation between religious and political interests. The study contributes novel perspectives on how Islamic law adapts and evolves in response to contemporary global political shifts, offering critical insights for policymakers and scholars engaged with legal and political transformation in the Muslim world.