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 850 | PDF Downloads 350Page v-x
Articles
An Early Jesuit Encounter with the Qur’an
Abstract 945 | PDF Downloads 806Page 1-22
Not Without My Daughter
Abstract 1388 | PDF Downloads 1363Page 23-48
Exploring Nejatullah Siddiqi’s Contribution to the Maqāṣid al-Sharī‘ah in Urdu Literature
Abstract 1227 | PDF Downloads 647Page 80-103
Book Reviews
Imagining the Arabs
Abstract 823 | PDF Downloads 453Page 104-107
The Sunni Tragedy in the Middle East
Abstract 620 | PDF Downloads 622Page 111-114
Shari’a in the Modern Era
Abstract 585 | PDF Downloads 520Page 114-118
Islamic and Jewish Legal Reasoning
Abstract 686 | PDF Downloads 431Page 119-121
Reports
Confronting Challenges in Islamic Studies
Abstract 725 | PDF Downloads 372Page 160-162
ISIS and the Challenge of Interpreting Islam
Abstract 742 | PDF Downloads 391Page 162-165
Forum
The (Un)Substantiated in Dan Diner’s Interpretations of the Islamic World’s “Backwardness”
Abstract 693 | PDF Downloads 701Page 122-145
Islamic Ethics in Dialogue with Socrates, Jesus, and Confucius
Abstract 680 | PDF Downloads 579Page 146-159