Aims, Scope & Objectives

Scope of Journal

The journal aims at addressing the issues related to Islam and Muslims. It welcomes the manuscripts dealing with range of areas mentioned above and presenting the reflections useful in global and Pakistani context.

The journal accepts the submissions in three languages (Urdu, English and Arabic). If you are considering submitting an article to the Journal, please take a careful notice of the Journal's requirments about its scope and refferene style etc.

 Scope of Al-Awan include:

Arts and Humanities 

    • Archaeology
    • Arts
    • Classics
    • Communication Studies
    • Comparative Literature
    • Creative Writing
    • Cultural Studies
    • Ethnography
    • History
    • Journalism
    • Linguistics
    • Literature
    • Media Studies
    • Philosophy
    • Religious Studies

Religious Studies

    • Biblical Studies
    • Comparative Religion
    • Environmental Ethics in Religion
    • Fiqh (Law)
    • Hadith Studies
    • History of Religion
    • Interfaith Studies
    • Islamic Studies
    • Liberation Theology
    • Mythology
    • Mysticism and Spirituality
    • Philosophy of Religion
    • Psychology of Religion
    • Qur'anic Studies
    • Religious Anthropology
    • Religious Art and Architecture
    • Religious Education
    • Religious Ethics
    • Religious Rituals and Practices
    • Religious Texts and Interpretation
    • Seerat un Nabi ﷺ
    • Sociology of Religion
    • Theology
    • Women and Religion

Social Sciences 

    • Anthropology
    • Archaeology
    • Communication Studies
    • Criminology
    • Cultural Studies
    • Demography
    • Economics
    • Education
    • Gender Studies
    • Geography
    • History
    • International Relations
    • Linguistics
    • Political Science
    • Psychology
    • Public Administration
    • Social Policy
    • Social Work
    • Sociology
    • Urban Studies

Aims and objectives of Al-Awan include:

-To encourage advanced scholarly research on contemporary issues of the modern era, in addition to the traditional approach to various branches of Islamic learning on Islam, which aims at a legitimate Islamic verdict on complex social, individual, and scientific issues.

-To help academic researchers get their writings published in all domains of religious studies in general and Islamic studies in particular.

-To deliver analytical reviews on the latest books and other academic materials.

-To publish articles after the blind peer review process, which is carried out by leading specialists in Islamic & religious studies in order to enhance the Islamic scientific research which addresses the issues faced by our societies.

-To develop diversity, tolerance, and fruitful scholarly discussions among researchers without any ethnic, national, or religious discrimination. So Al-Awan welcomes scholars from around the world to submit their scholarly contributions to our platform.