Focus and Scope

Exegesis: Journal of Qur'anic Studies welcomes scholarly articles from researchers, academics, and practitioners featuring original, critical, and progressive perspectives in Qur'anic Studies and Qur'anic Sciences (Ulum al-Qur'an). The journal is dedicated to serving as an international forum that explores the Qur'an not merely as a historical religious text, but as a living, dynamic discourse that continuously interacts with various modern disciplines, contemporary issues, and global socio-religious contexts.

The scope encompasses a broad spectrum of inquiry, ranging from classical philological analysis, textual criticism, and manuscript studies to contemporary engagements with digital humanities, science, human rights, gender studies, and environmental ethics. We welcome original contributions written in English, Bahasa Indonesia, or Arabic, in the form of empirical research reports, conceptual/theoretical studies, or manuscript analyses.

All published works reflect the independent findings, views, and arguments of the respective authors and do not represent the official stance of the Editorial Board. Authors bear full responsibility for the authenticity, academic integrity, and substance of their published manuscripts.

Scope and Sub-Themes

To guide prospective authors, the journal's thematic focus covers, but is not limited to, the following areas:

1. Qur'anic Sciences (Ulum al-Qur'an) and Textual Criticism

·         Contexts of revelation (Asbab al-Nuzul), abrogation (Nasikh-Mansukh), and contextual classification (Makki-Madani).

·         Textual variants (Qira'at), orthography (Rasm), and structural, stylistic, or literary I'jaz.

·         Historiography of the Qur'an, canonization, and textual transmission history.

·         Codicological and paleographic analysis of classical and localized Qur'anic manuscripts (Mushaf).

2. Tafsir, Hermeneutics, and Exegetical Traditions

·         Critical analysis of classical (turath), modern, and contemporary tafsir literature.

·         Theoretical frameworks, hermeneutical methods, and emerging trends in Qur'anic interpretation.

·         Thematic (maudhu'i), structural, contextual, and intertextual approaches to Qur'anic exegesis.

3. Living Qur'an and Social Reception

·         Rituals, cultural expressions, and everyday social practices centered around the Qur'an.

·         Sociological and anthropological perspectives on local receptions, memorization (Tahfidh), and recitation traditions.

·         Aesthetic, therapeutic (ruqyah), architectural, and calligraphic applications of Qur'anic texts in society.

4. Digital Qur'an and Media

·         Digital humanities, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and software applications in Qur'anic studies.

·         Transmission, representation, and reception of the Qur'an across social media and digital platforms.

·         Digital authority, online religious discourses, and the commodification of Qur'anic apps.

5. Linguistics, Semantics, and Translation Studies

·         Classical and modern linguistic approaches: Arabic semantics, rhetoric (Balaghah), and discourse analysis.

·         History, theories, and methodologies of translating the Qur meaning into world languages.

·         Comparative translation studies and ideological, cultural, or linguistic challenges in translation.

6. The Qur'an, Science, and Contemporary Issues

·         Interdisciplinary dialogues between the Qur'an, modern science, technology, and bioethics.

·         Qur'anic perspectives on environmental ethics (Eco-Qur'an), sustainability, and climate justice.

·         Critical engagements with human rights, gender dynamics, social justice, and political philosophy.

·         Religious moderation, peacebuilding, pluralism, and counter-extremism narratives in Qur'anic studies.

7. Area Studies and Regional Qur'anic Traditions

·         Qur'anic scholarship across Southeast Asia (Nusantara), the Middle East, Western societies, and global contexts.

·         Intellectual networks, localized tafsir works, and contributions of regional ulama.

·         Pedagogical traditions of the Qur'an in Islamic boarding schools (pesantren), madrasahs, and higher education.