AJISS, established in 1984, is a quarterly, double blind peer-reviewed and interdisciplinary journal, published by the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), and distributed worldwide. The journal showcases a wide variety of scholarly research on all facets of Islam and the Muslim world including subjects such as anthropology, history, philosophy and metaphysics, politics, psychology, religious law, and traditional Islam.
Edtiorial
An Anchor and a Vehicle
Abstract 844 | PDF Downloads 345Page v-x
Articles
An Early Jesuit Encounter with the Qur’an
Abstract 939 | PDF Downloads 801Page 1-22
Not Without My Daughter
Abstract 1382 | PDF Downloads 1331Page 23-48
Exploring Nejatullah Siddiqi’s Contribution to the Maqāṣid al-Sharī‘ah in Urdu Literature
Abstract 1220 | PDF Downloads 644Page 80-103
Book Reviews
Imagining the Arabs
Abstract 813 | PDF Downloads 453Page 104-107
The Sunni Tragedy in the Middle East
Abstract 611 | PDF Downloads 621Page 111-114
Shari’a in the Modern Era
Abstract 581 | PDF Downloads 518Page 114-118
Islamic and Jewish Legal Reasoning
Abstract 683 | PDF Downloads 430Page 119-121
Reports
Confronting Challenges in Islamic Studies
Abstract 724 | PDF Downloads 369Page 160-162
ISIS and the Challenge of Interpreting Islam
Abstract 739 | PDF Downloads 389Page 162-165
Forum
The (Un)Substantiated in Dan Diner’s Interpretations of the Islamic World’s “Backwardness”
Abstract 691 | PDF Downloads 696Page 122-145
Islamic Ethics in Dialogue with Socrates, Jesus, and Confucius
Abstract 677 | PDF Downloads 576Page 146-159