Focus and Scope

Al-Aufiya: Indonesian Journal of Islamic Education and Studies focuses on Islamic education and Islamic studies by positioning Islam as a system of values, a tradition of knowledge, an educational practice, and a social reality within Muslim communities. This journal does not merely discuss Islamic education in the context of formal learning, but also examines how Islamic values, religious thought, spirituality, culture, and Islamic intellectual traditions are transmitted, developed, and transformed within educational and social life.

The scope of Al-Aufiya: Indonesian Journal of Islamic Education and Studies includes:

1. Islamic Religious Education and Islamic Learning
   Studies on the concepts, practices, strategies, innovations, assessment, and development of Islamic Religious Education in schools, madrasahs, pesantren, higher education institutions, and society.
2. Philosophy of Islamic Education and Islamic Thought
   Studies on the philosophical foundations of Islamic education, Islamic epistemology, educational aims, the concept of human beings, values, adab, knowledge, and the thoughts of Islamic educational figures.
3. Sufism, Spirituality, and Education of the Soul
   Studies on Sufism, Islamic spirituality, tazkiyat al-nafs, moral formation, education of the heart, religious experience, and the formation of Muslim personality.
4. Islamic Intellectual Traditions and Islamic Textual Studies
   Studies on classical Islamic books, manuscripts, the thoughts of Muslim scholars, Islamic works, the history of Islamic thought, and Islamic intellectual heritage relevant to education and Muslim life.
5. Pesantren, Madrasah, and the Ecology of Islamic Education
   Studies on pesantren, madrasah, majelis taklim, Muslim families, Muslim communities, and socio-religious spaces as ecosystems of Islamic education.
6. Moral Education, Adab, Character, and Islamic Values
   Studies on the internalization of Islamic values, moral formation, adab education, religious character, social ethics, and students’ morality.
7. The Relationship between Islamic Education, Culture, and Indonesian Muslim Society
   Studies on the relationship between Islamic education, local culture, Nusantara Muslim traditions, socio-religious practices, and the dynamics of Indonesian society.
8. Religious Moderation, National Identity, and Multicultural Life
   Studies on tolerance, social harmony, diversity, nationalism, inclusivity, and the role of Islamic education in plural societies.
9. Digital Transformation and Islamic Knowledge Authority
   Studies on digital media, artificial intelligence, Islamic literacy, digital da‘wah, the authority of teachers and scholars, and changing patterns of religious learning in the technological era.
10. Curriculum, Leadership, and Transformation of Islamic Educational Institutions
    Studies on Islamic value-based curriculum, leadership of kyai, Islamic Religious Education teachers, madrasah principals, institutional management, educational policy, and the transformation of Islamic educational institutions.
11. Contemporary Islamic Issues and Muslim Community Education
    Studies on the environment, gender, Muslim families, youth, the Muslim economy, globalization, social change, and socio-religious issues related to Islamic education.