Focus and Scope

El-Aqwal: Journal of Sharia and Comparative Law is focused on publishing scholarly works that advance and deepen understanding in the areas of Sharia law, other religious legal systems, customary law, and state law, through comparative approaches.

The scope of this journal encompasses studies on legal thought and comparative legal analysis across Islamic law, religious law, customary law, and positive law. It welcomes both normative-doctrinal and empirical research grounded in comparative perspectives.