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Islamic Studies Review
Published by Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia
ISSN : 28291816     EISSN : 29637260     DOI : https://doi.org/10.56529/isr
Core Subject : Religion,
Religion
Islamic Studies Review is dedicated to disseminate both scholarly research and critical reflection on Muslim texts, history, and societies across the globe.
Arjuna Subject : Seni dan Humaniora - Studi Agama
Articles 69 Documents
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Religion, Orientalism, and Modernity: Mahdi Movements of Iran and South Asia (Geoffrey Nash) Haq, Syamsul
Islamic Studies Review Vol. 4 No. 2 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56529/isr.v4i2.521

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The discourse on contemporary Islamic studies is undergoing an important paradigm shift, in which Eurocentric narratives that have dominated the field for centuries are being challenged and reconstructed. This process of decolonizing knowledge involves not only a critique of Edward Said's classical orientalism but also an active effort to restore subjectivity and agency to Muslim communities in interpreting and developing their own religious traditions. In this context, Nash's work provides a valuable perspective on how religious groups in the Muslim world have not simply been passive objects of Western influence, but also active agents who respond to, adapt, and even utilize orientalist discourse for their benefit. Modernism in Muslim-majority regions such as Iran and South Asia has different characteristics from Western narratives of modernity. The Mahdi movements studied by Nash show how modernity is interpreted and negotiated differently in local contexts, creating a unique synthesis between religious tradition and the demands of modern times. In addition, decolonization efforts in contemporary Islamic studies seek to uncover and appreciate these varied experiences of modernity, rejecting the idea that there is only one single path to progress.
AI and Islamic Jurisprudence: Re-reading Contemporary Fatwās for Ethical Possibilities in Techno-Social Forms of Life Muhammed Ameen Fazal
Islamic Studies Review Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56529/isr.v5i1.540

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This study examines contemporary Islamic legal responses to Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the broader discourse on Islam’s engagement with modern science and technology. Historically, Muslim jurists (fuqahāʾ) and muftīs have responded to technological innovations through context-specific juristic reasoning rather than through simple acceptance or rejection. However, AI presents a qualitatively distinct challenge, raising questions about human reasoning, moral agency, religious authority, and knowledge production. Focusing on the 10th Annual Dār al-Iftāʾ al-Miṣrīyah Conference, “The Making of the Competent Muftī in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” and the 26th session of the Majmaʿ al-Fiqh al-Islāmī al-Duwalī, this study analyzes how contemporary muftīs conceptualize the relationship between human expertise and machine-generated fatwās. Through textual analysis of conference papers, resolutions, and juristic discussions, it explores how Islamic legal thought defines the role of the muftī and distinguishes human juristic reasoning from AI-generated outputs. This study argues that AI differs from earlier technological innovations because it not only facilitates communication and calculation but also reshapes the conditions of knowledge production, social life, and ethical responsibility. This development exposes the limitations of positivist approaches that reduce fatwās to codified legal rulings or reactive, religious pronouncements. By recovering the fatwā as a historically situated mode of ethical and juristic reasoning, this study demonstrates that Islamic legal thought retains the capacity to generate new normative possibilities in the age of AI. While contemporary juristic discussions often remain constrained by positivist categories, the fatwā tradition offers conceptual resources for addressing the ethical challenges of increasingly AI-mediated forms of life and contributes to broader debates on Islamic law, technology, and the future of human moral agency.
Political Loyalty in Modern Islamic Thought: Multiplicity and Implications Abdessamad Belhaj
Islamic Studies Review Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56529/isr.v5i1.563

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This paper argues that mainstream Muslim schools of thought support multiple loyalties, including country, ethnicity, tribe, and religion. First, we provide a summary of the major positions held by various Muslim schools of thought regarding the concept of al-walāʾ wa-l-barāʾ (loyalty and disavowal). The article then addresses the implications of these loyalties in contemporary Muslim politics. We focus on how these discourses on loyalty construct enemies of Islam and Muslims. Finally, we show how various political factors impact Muslim allegiances and how commitment to Islam can complement and be consistent with civic responsibility in secular and pluralistic democracies, particularly Western societies.   
The Illusion of Certainty: Medical Realism and Its Uncritical Reception in Islamic Thought Amana Raquib; Marium Ezam Qazi
Islamic Studies Review Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56529/isr.v5i1.579

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This study explores the nature and methods of biomedical reasoning to ascertain its epistemic standing. The analysis of the metaphysical presuppositions that undergird contemporary biomedicine as well as its logical weaknesses is needed, since biomedicine, when appropriated from within the Islamic tradition of theology and jurisprudence, is assumed to have extremely high epistemic worth and prestige due to its practical efficacy and success. When biomedicine interacts with the Islamic knowledge tradition (theology and jurisprudence), these unquestioned assumptions lead to the subsuming of the Islamic worldview by the biomedical worldview, in which Muslims tend to interpret their doctrines and principles under the undeclared philosophical position of scientific realism (SR). The method employed in this paper is to reveal the underlying metaphysics of modern biomedicine and the lack of finality (qaṭʿiyya) in its reductionist working principles. Through this method, this paper argues that the high level of ẓann (both in terms of conjecture and doubt) that characterizes the knowledge (theoretical models) and practice of biomedicine does not warrant its use within the sphere of Islamic theology. By delineating the inherent metaphysical reduction and various logical weaknesses in biomedicine, this paper tends to open the discourse in which Muslim scholars should treat biomedical knowledge as instrumental knowledge for pragmatic ends, instead of adopting it in a scientific realist fashion, providing a provisional outline of such a framework.
Qawmī Madrasah Education in Bangladesh: Safeguarding Islamic Traditions and Navigating Modern Challenges Md Mahdi Hasan; Bhirawa Anoraga
Islamic Studies Review Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56529/isr.v5i1.580

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This paper examines qawmī madrasah education in Bangladesh as a distinctive site for traditional Islamic scholarship, where the preservation of religious authority is continuously negotiated alongside the demands of modern educational structures. Drawing on qualitative fieldwork conducted in four qawmī madrasahs, including semi-structured interviews with 30 participants, classroom observations, and engagement with relevant scholarly, policy, and media sources, this study explores the perspectives of students, teachers, parents, and institutional authorities. The paper argues that the central challenges facing qawmī madrasahs are not merely the result of curricular limitations, but are rooted in their commitment to preserving the authority, authenticity, and transmission of Islamic knowledge, as understood by their ʿulamāʾ (traditional Islamic scholars). Qawmī students’ aspirations are closely tied to the pursuit of ʿilm (religious knowledge) and engagement in daʿwa (religious outreach), reflecting a broader moral and religious orientation that is often reinforced by family expectations, as many parents enroll their children in qawmī madrasahs to cultivate religious commitment, moral discipline, and future Islamic scholarship. However, a significant structural limitation emerges from the lack of formal recognition across the different stages of qawmī education. While students may complete the highest level of study, their earlier qualifications remain unrecognized within the national educational framework, creating barriers to entry into general universities, limiting access to a wide range of employment opportunities beyond the qawmī sphere, and restricting prospects for higher studies abroad. The findings further show that pedagogical practices, institutional autonomy, and limited curricular integration intersect in shaping both opportunities and constraints within the system. Crucially, resistance to reform is closely tied to concerns among the ʿulamāʾ regarding state intervention, particularly the fear that any external regulation may compromise their epistemic and institutional autonomy. The study concludes that meaningful engagement requires a coherent alignment between curriculum, certification, and institutional practice, developed through negotiated frameworks that preserve the internal logic of qawmī education while expanding students’ access to broader educational and social pathways.
Beyond the Veil: Colonial Legacy and the Hijab Debate in Morocco Oumaima Bouchouk; Asmaa Bouchouk
Islamic Studies Review Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56529/isr.v5i1.581

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The hijab has been a controversial issue in Morocco, despite the country's Muslim majority and the constitutional declaration of Islam as the state religion. This study examines contemporary debates surrounding the hijab in Morocco. It analyzes the discursive strategies of both opponents and supporters, the material implications for veiled women, and the implications of these patterns for Moroccan national identity. This article employs qualitative content analysis (QCA) and discourse analysis (DA) of Moroccan media sources, public discourse, and intellectual dialogues conducted between 2008 and 2026, arguing that the debate on the hijab is not fundamentally about women's clothing but rather a symptom of deeper, unresolved conflicts. This struggle is between colonial legacy and post-colonial identity, state secularism and popular religiosity, and competing visions of what it means to be Moroccan in the contemporary world. The analysis identifies several patterns in the opposition's discourse, such as calls for development, liberation, universal values, and feminist frameworks, as well as a strategic silence regarding the Moroccan constitution. Supporters respond with arguments based on religious obligation, individual rights, cultural authenticity, and resistance to Western hegemony. This article documents the material consequences of this debate, including professional exclusion, educational barriers, and social polarization. This article suggests that the hijab debate is likely to continue as long as Moroccan institutions operate according to secular norms that differ from the country's constitutional and religious traditions.  
Muslim Youth in Southeast Asia (edited by Mohd Al Adib Samuri and Peter Hopkins) Yanwar Pribadi
Islamic Studies Review Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56529/isr.v5i1.582

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Twilight of the Saints: The History and Politics of Salafism in Contemporary Egypt (Stéphane Lacroix) Ali Samalia
Islamic Studies Review Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56529/isr.v5i1.583

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Law and Muslim Political Thought in Late Colonial North India (Adeel Hussain) Manzoor Ahmed
Islamic Studies Review Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56529/isr.v5i1.584

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