AIM, FOCUS, AND SCOPE

FOCUS

JIPED is an international, open-access, peer-reviewed journal that interrogates and advances the theory, practice, and policy of Islamic Pedagogy across all levels and contexts of education. It positions “Islamic Pedagogy” not as a monolithic model but as a dynamic, research-based conversation that integrates revelation-based epistemologies (naqliyyāt) with contemporary educational sciences (ʿaqliyyāt). The journal is committed to evidence-based studies that enhance holistic human development (tarbiyah) while contributing to global educational discourses.

Scope

  • Foundational & Philosophical Studies
    • Qur’anic & ḥadīth-based theories of teaching and learning
    • Classical Islamic educational thought (turāth) revisited through contemporary lenses
    • Epistemological integration of naqlī and ʿaqlī knowledge systems
  • Curriculum Theory & Development
    • Designing integrated curricula (STEM-Humanities-Islamic Studies)
    • Qur’anic hermeneutics for curriculum framing
    • Learner outcomes mapping to maqāṣid al-sharīʿah
  • Pedagogical Models & Classroom Practice
    • ḥalaqah, muḥāḍarah, and adab-based pedagogies in modern classrooms
    • Technology-enhanced Islamic instruction (virtual ḥalaqāt, AI-assisted tafsīr apps)
    • Culturally responsive teaching in Muslim-minority and Muslim-majority contexts
  • Assessment & Character Education
    • Authentic assessment aligned with akhlāq & adab objectives
    • Spiritual-emotional assessment instruments (ihsān indices, taqwā metrics)
    • Data ethics in measuring “immeasurable” constructs (khushūʿ, ikhlāṣ)
  • Teacher Education & Professional Development
    • Pre-service and in-service programs for Islamic-school educators
    • Mentoring frameworks rooted in sulūk and iḥsān traditions
    • Leadership development for madrasah and Islamic university rectors
  • Policy, Governance & Social Justice
    • Financing models for equitable Islamic schooling
    • Policy studies on national curricula vs. Islamic education aspirations
    • Islamic education responses to pluralism, multiculturalism, and social cohesion
  • Lifelong & Non-formal Islamic Learning
    • Mosque-based adult learning circles (majlis taʿlīm)
    • Digital daʿwah and micro-learning for Muslim youth

Family-centered Islamic parenting and early childhood development