Focus and Scope

Nurul Ummah: Jurnal Studi Islam (Nurul Ummah: Journal of Islamic Studies or Nurma) publishes scholarly articles in the field of Islamic Studies, with a primary focus on the study of turāth texts of the Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamāʿah tradition and their relevance to contemporary Islamic and humanitarian issues. Published articles may take the form of library-based research or conceptual-analytical studies grounded in classical Islamic texts.

The journal emphasizes the development of moderate and contextual Islamic thought grounded in the scholarly methodology (manhaj) of the pesantren tradition. Its scope includes:

  • Theology, Sufism, and Ethics (Akidah, Tasawuf, dan Akhlak): Islamic spirituality, the purification of the soul (tazkiyat al-nafs), and the formation of noble character based on turāth texts.
  • Islamic Jurisprudence, Legal Theory, and Legal Maxims (Fikih, Uṣūl al-Fiqh, dan Qawāʿid Fiqhiyyah): classical Islamic law, comparative study of the legal schools (madhāhib), the methodology of legal derivation (istinbāṭ), and jurisprudential responses to contemporary problems.
  • Qur’anic Sciences and Exegesis (ʿUlūm al-Qurʾān and Tafsīr): classical and modern exegesis, thematic exegesis, and interpretive methodologies for addressing social, cultural, and religious issues.
  • Ḥadīth Studies (ʿUlūm al-Ḥadīth): the study of chains of transmission (sanad) and texts (matn), thematic ḥadīth studies, and the contextualization of ḥadīth in modern life.
  • Prophetic Biography (Sīrah Nabawiyyah): the exemplary conduct of the Prophet Muḥammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) in the domains of preaching, leadership, education, and social strategy.
  • Instrumental sciences (ʿUlūm al-Ālah): Arabic syntax (naḥw), morphology (ṣarf), rhetoric (balāghah), and logic (manṭiq) as methodological tools for understanding and analyzing classical Islamic texts.

Nurul Ummah: Jurnal Studi Islam places Islamic Studies at the center of academic inquiry through an in-depth, thematic, and interdisciplinary approach. The journal serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas and scholarly findings from various pesantren and academic traditions.