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  • Contestation of Tafsir, Sharia, and Spirituality in Contemporary Islamic Discourse
    Vol. 1 No. 2 (2024)

    This edition presents a comprehensive exploration of Islamic thought, ranging from the application of Sharia in the modern nation-state according to Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, to the ethical and missionary dimensions of Sufi traditions in the Indonesian archipelago. It also features a comparative study of esoteric exegesis between Ahlussunnah and Shiah, a critical distinction between the paradigms of Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah and Maqāṣid al-Qur'an, and an overview of the development of theoretical tafsir studies in Saudi Arabia. The edition concludes with an analysis of KH. Sholeh Darat’s Tafsir Faidh al-Raḥmān, highlighting its methodology, stylistic features, and localization within the Indonesian context. Altogether, these articles offer a rich, multidisciplinary contribution to the ongoing discourse in Islamic studies.

  • Qur’anic Ecotheology and Feminist Reflections on Environmental Crisis
    Vol. 1 No. 1 (2024)

    This edition delves into the intricate relationship between environmental degradation, gender injustice, and Qur’anic interpretation. Beginning with a critical review of Al-Tahrir wa Al-Tanwir from an ecofeminist perspective, it explores the dual exploitation of women and nature under capitalist anthropocentrism. Other articles reinterpret the concept of fasād (corruption) in light of Chomsky’s transformative generative theory, investigate verbal tafsir on environmental issues by Indonesian ulema, and offer feminist-ecotheological insights drawn from the Indonesian Women’s Ulema Congress. Additionally, this volume examines Ibn Rushd’s philosophical reasoning on nature as evidence of divine existence, presenting a rich interdisciplinary contribution to Qur’anic ecotheology in contemporary thought.

  • Contemporary Islamic Discourse: Hermeneutics, Spirituality, and Socioeconomic Issues
    Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025)

    This issue brings together a collection of contemporary studies in Qur’anic interpretation and Islamic Discourse, encompassing balaghah theory, spiritual therapy, Sufi praxis, maqāṣid al-sharīʿah, and the application of taskhīr al-baḥr in the context of the blue economy. The contributing authors explore how classical frameworks, such as balaghah, maqāmāt, and maqāṣid theory are recontextualized in modern settings, while also providing applied reflections on Sufi orders, community welfare, and the reinterpretation of Islamic legal verses. Through hermeneutical analysis, positive psychology, and the study of Islamic intellectual heritage, this issue highlights the epistemological transformation within Islamic thought and its relevance to contemporary global challenges.