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A scholarly journal for Islamic Studies

Islamic scholarship,
examined with rigour.

Advancing Scholarship in Islamic Studies

A peer-reviewed scholarly journal dedicated to rigorous, ethical, and interdisciplinary research across the diverse fields of Islamic Studies.

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Volume 1, Issue 1

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Al-Hayat Research Journal
of Islamic Studies
Volume 01
Issue 01
AHRJIS · 2026
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Perspectives in Contemporary Islamic Scholarship

A demonstration issue used to validate the AHRJIS article publishing architecture and scholarly metadata workflow.

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Research Article
Islam and Social Sciences

Developing an Islamic Communication Framework for Social Cohesion

Ahmad Rahman, Maryam Siddiqi · Demonstration content

This demonstration article examines how classical Islamic principles of truthful speech, consultation, dignity, and public responsibility may inform a structured communication framework for social cohesion. It outlines a conceptual model linking ethical intention, reliable information, respectful dialogue, and accountable civic participation while identifying limitations that require future empirical study.

Research Article
Islamic Law and Jurisprudence

Maqasid al-Shariah and the Evaluation of Emerging Social Questions

Fatimah Noor · Demonstration content

This fictional demonstration article considers methodological safeguards for using Maqasid al-Shariah in the evaluation of emerging social questions. It emphasizes textual grounding, disciplinary competence, careful description of circumstances, proportional reasoning, and transparent treatment of uncertainty, while warning against using broad objectives as substitutes for legal method.

Review Article
Islamic Philosophy and Ethics

Moral Agency and Public Responsibility in Contemporary Islamic Thought

Yusuf Kareem · Demonstration content

This fictional review article maps representative approaches to moral agency and public responsibility in contemporary Islamic thought. It distinguishes individual intention, social obligation, institutional accountability, and collective action, then proposes questions for comparing how these categories are used across ethical, theological, and social-scientific scholarship.

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AHRJIS is being established to support careful research into Islamic texts, ideas, histories, institutions, cultures, and contemporary questions. The journal prioritizes methodological clarity, ethical practice, scholarly dialogue, and reliable public records.

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